Roman soldier found buried face down with a dagger on his back in newly revealed fortress in Spain. (photo credit: Tera S.L) Archaeologists excavating a 4,900-year-old fortress in Almendralejo ...

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He likens them to checkers or Battleship and emphasizes that they were popular among Roman soldiers. The discovery of the tokens sheds new light on Hadrianopolis' role as a Roman military outpost.

A man was buried face down with his legs cut off and a dagger on his back. Source: Tera SL Archaeologists excavating a 4,900-year-old fortress in Almendralejo, southwestern Spain, have discovered an ...

A Roman centurion reflects on the crucifixion of Jesus, revealing how his heart was changed from soldier to believer in the face of the Savior's sacrifice. I am a Roman centurion. I have stood at the ...

For instance, there’s evidence that soldiers stationed in Judaea played a game called Alquerque – which later evolved into checkers – while another ancient pastime known as 58 Holes bears a ...

Assuming the man was a soldier, then archaeologists have a pretty good idea of where he was stationed at the time of his death. In the second and third centuries C.E., there was only one Roman legion ...

An ancient Roman villa in northern France also had a ... 25, 1908 — and the body was identified as a German soldier from World War I, researchers said, confirmed by the discovery of his ...

The remarkably well-preserved basilica was part of a public meeting place where citizens and politicians could socialize, shop and hear speeches in the growing city Eli Wizevich Researchers ...