A reconstruction drawing of Hadrian’s wall, a rebellion within its garrison allowed the Picts to invade northern Britain during the Barbarian Conspiracy - Heritage Images/Historic England Roman rule ...

Researchers discovered new signs of gladiatorial battles that did happen under the occupation of the Roman Empire through an excavated artifact. The Colchester Vase is one of the rare artifacts to ...

This Roman battle tactic stands as one of their greatest failures, remembered for its lack of foresight and disastrous ...

An ancient historian at the University of Leicester has found that the Rutland mosaic presents a version of the Trojan War that differs from the story told in Homer’s Iliad. Researchers studying what ...

At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

New research suggests that the illustrations may have been based on "Phrygians," a tragedy by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus, rather than the "Iliad" ...

Simon Esmonde Cleary does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

King Arthur is usually placed in a mythical medieval Britain. But some historians argue he fits better in the final days of ...

Is​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ it possible that two old swords, buried only an inch below a field in Gloucestershire, contain the secret of a long-gone chapter of Britain’s history? The response of archaeologists ...

Walking Britain’s Roman Roads Season 1 is a documentary miniseries hosted by the historian Dan Jones. It explores the legacy of the Roman Empire in Britain through its developments in infrastructure.

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...