The Roman army had long, well-organised supply lines that stretch all over the empire. As such, wherever the army was, soldiers could get letters from home and new equipment such as new boots or ...

An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own ...

often far from the regions where military equipment was originally produced, the Roman army faced a growing demand for self-sufficiency," the researchers wrote. This need was especially ...

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ... He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats, build bridges and smash ...

A payslip belonging to a Roman auxiliary soldier ... after getting paid once the military recouped expenses for food, equipment, clothes, and the like. As it turns out, getting screwed over ...