Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator ...

Archaeologists are now three years into a five-year dig at a Roman fort. Earlier this year the excavation made headlines when eight shoes which were at least 30cm (11.8in) long - the equivalent of a ...

Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall were infected by parasites that cause serious stomach upsets, reveals new research. An analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to the ...

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite—roundworm, whipworm, and ...