The tomb and its personal artifacts are some of the first true pieces of evidence of an early Roman presence in the area. The ...

Archaeologists have long known that life on the Roman frontier was harsh, but new microscopic evidence from Hadrian’s Wall shows just how miserable daily existence could be for the troops who guarded ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...

This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...

Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread ...

Excavations of sewer drains at a Roman fort in northern England have revealed the presence of several parasites that can ...

Learn how parasites preserved in an ancient sewer reveal how disease spread among Roman soldiers.

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...

Research by Cambridge and Oxford universities examining parasites in the Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda ...

Long before cats became internet icons or household companions, they earned their place by solving a very practical problem.

What it tells us about the past: This tall, semi-cylindrical shield, which is in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, is one of the few surviving examples of a Roman "scutum," the most ...

The Battle of Pydna in 168 BC was arguably the most consequential clash between ancient Rome and the Kingdom of Macedon.