Learn how a Roman polybolos unleashed rapid-fire projectiles during the siege of Pompeii.

For the first time, researchers have conducted a quantified analysis of the Roman siege at Masada. The team, from Tel Aviv University’s Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, used a blend of ...

Evidence of Roman engineering ingenuity is not in short supply. From Rome’s Pantheon to the Pont du Gard aqueduct in southern France to the Alcántara Bridge on the Iberian Peninsula, large-scale ...

Archaeologists working in the Swiss Alps say they have identified a Roman military camp at roughly 2,200 meters (about 7,000 ...

Archaeologists analyzed declassified images of Syria, Iraq and Turkey from the 1960s to 1970s and found hundreds of Roman forts, a study said. Figure from Casana, Goodman and Ferwerda (2023); CORONA ...

Three summers of extreme drought might have contributed to British rebellion against Roman legions, according to academic research. The drought took place between 364 and 366 AD and may have been a ...

“The prolonged and extreme drought seems to have occurred during a particularly poor period for Roman Britain,” Andreas ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...

A new study found dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, providing the first direct evidence that excrement was used for illness. Between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Pergamon, Turkey, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roman Soldier looking out at the horizon Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda, located near Hadrian's Wall in ...