When most people imagine Roman soldiers, they picture the famous legionaries wearing segmented armor and red cloaks. But over time, Roman soldiers began to look very different. By the late Roman ...

For more than 600 years, the chainmail worn by Roman soldiers was essential gear across the entire empire, no matter where a soldier was stationed. The further the frontier stretched from supply ...

Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople for equipment repairs. Reading time 2 minutes What would you do if, while ...

Examination of a 14kg hoard of mail armor near the Roman legionary fortress of Bonn, Germany, offers new insights into the logistics of recycling and repair along the Roman Empire's northern frontier.

Imagine commanding a battle-tested force of five thousand heavily armed elite warriors, only to have the entire group evaporate completely from the pages of history. This is not the plot of a ...