While preparing for the construction of a new housing development, archaeologists discovered the remains of a Roman cavalry ...

Archaeologist Sarah Roth explained: "Here we see a particularly close bond of the owner to his horse. Even after about 1,800 ...

Archaeologists were preparing for the construction of a new housing development when they found more than 100 equine skeletons dating to the second century C.E.

The nearly 2,000-year-old example of Roman engineering is covered in penile carvings, thanks to the ancient citizens and soldiers leaving their marks, the Vindolanda Charitable Trust said. Nearly five ...

St George's Day, celebrated on April 23, honors England's patron saint, a Roman soldier from modern-day Turkey. Known for slaying a dragon, his legend symbolizes courage, faith, and the triumph of ...

A military honor guard from the Nevada Army National Guard carried Cherubini’s casket to a hearse as passengers from the flight stayed on board as a matter of respect and watched the transfer of the ...

In fact, it was the site of a sprawling Roman horse cemetery in the second century C.E. Positioned near an ancient Roman cavalry fort, the cemetery was largely a disposal ground for horses who’d died ...

Ancient Roman gladiators were often pitted against animals in the arena—animals capable of killing a human being. Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have ...

This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain. Credit: Public Domain ...

He was a Roman soldier turned Christian martyr. It is believed he protested against the persecution of Christians and was subsequently tortured and killed because of his religion. People attend ...

Left: From the research paper: Unique osteological evidence for human-animal gladiatorial combat in Roman Britain ... rather than soldiers or slaves,” Malin Holst, a co-author of the study ...

The discovery of a Roman horses’ graveyard shows a soldier’s grief at the loss of his equine partner, 1,800 years later. An excavation carried out by the state office for monument preservation ...