Roman soldiers living along Britain’s northern frontier used communal bath and toilet facilities that depended on a sewer ...

Rare relics of Ancient Rome were recently found at a fort in northern England — including a 2,000-year-old piece of fruit. In an announcement from the Northumberland National Park, officials said in ...

Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life ...

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia — the first time Giardia has been identified in ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments ...

Archaeologists analyzing a Roman sewer at Vindolanda uncover evidence soldiers lived with chronic gut parasites despite ...

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is a North American stop for an exhibit featuring 58 Roman marble sculptures from the Torlonia Collection. Some museum visitors got an early look at the artworks ...

When archaeologists unearth ancient shoes, the artifacts are usually about the same size as the footwear we use today. However, during recent excavations in northern England, researchers were ...

An analysis of sewer drains from a Roman fort has shown that the occupants were contaminated with three types of intestinal ...

Rome's new subway stations near the Colosseum showcase ancient artifacts discovered during construction, turning commutes ...