Roughly 1,800 years ago, a Roman cavalry horse died of unknown causes. The animal’s human rider, a Roman soldier, buried the ...

The extraordinary colonia, founded by Roman soldiers between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, yielded several remarkable ...

The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

Well-preserved Roman-era soldiers' dwellings were unearthed, providing a clear picture of daily life at the fortress during ...

The Samnites were Italic tribes that migrated from Central Europe to the mountainous south-central region of Italy in the 9th century BC.

Fortresses, soldier housing, and roads from Egypt’s Ptolemaic and Roman eras found in Sinai, revealing military life over ...

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly ...