One of the biggest mysteries of Roman Britain is the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. As 5,000 of Rome’s finest […] ...

The Roman invasion began in southern Britain. Around 2,000 years ago, Britain was ruled by tribes of people called the Celts. But this was about to change. For around 100 years (a century), the ...

BETTANY HUGHES: Over 2,000 years ago, the Romans first arrived in Britain. Although that was way back in the past, many clues still survive which tell us what life was like during Roman times.

Romans kept dogs as pets, exemplified in this mosaic from the second or third century A.D. Some of the bones from the ritual deposit in Surrey may have belonged to domestic dogs, but it's unclear ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

In Britain, at the northernmost edge of the empire, Rome’s normal strategies for command and control of its provinces failed horribly. For the first time in memory, the Roman army was in retreat ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire, a territory that ...

At the time of inscription the site was not defined by mapped boundaries. In response to increasing threats through tourism, development etc., English Heritage together with the authorities and ...

A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain is set to fetch thousands at auction ... which ...

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