Why does a windswept ridge in the Swiss Alps matter now? Because a newly identified Roman camp high above the valleys of Graubünden turns a dramatic mountain landscape into something more precise: a ...

The fortress stood undisturbed for two millennia.

Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople for equipment repairs. Reading time 2 minutes What would you do if, while ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Archaeology students excavate the site of Hoog Buurlo in the Netherlands, where they found a ...

A team of university students sifted through chalky dirt in the Netherlands looking for artifacts or other traces of ancient Roman activity. For years, they’d been piecing together the site’s history, ...

The remains of an ancient Roman army camp have been discovered in the Netherlands, beyond the empire's northern frontier, after researchers used a computer model to pinpoint its location. The "rare" ...

A recreated Roman army has marched on a quiet Cotswolds village - as part of a new festival celebrating the history of the area. Sunday morning saw the first ever Birdlip Roman Festival transform the ...

Prof. Mark Horton examines a tiny carved dragon from a Roman military belt. Dragons were powerful symbols in the late Roman army, carried into battle as standards known as ‘draco.’ Could this rare ...

University students and archaeologists located an ancient Roman military camp beyond the empire’s northern frontier in the Netherlands. Photo from Constructing the Limes A team of university students ...

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