An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired ... settlement outside a Roman fort, has finally shed light on this ...

The craftsmen likely worked at the fort when soldiers were not around and were removed when the military returned.

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front lines ...