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 ...

The gladius was part of the Roman soldier’s equipment which ... It’s similar to the many hundreds of forts across Ancient Rome, with its rectangular layout, rounded corners and ditches around ...