At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

Roman occupation brought new diseases to Britain, archaeologists find - Lead in urban Roman infrastructure may have led to ...

An ancient historian at the University of Leicester has found that the Rutland mosaic presents a version of the Trojan War that differs from the story told in Homer’s Iliad. Researchers studying what ...

Scientists have now re-examined the 2000-year-old skeleton and its DNA with new techniques. Dr William Marsh, one of our ...

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...

In 2020, a farmer in England's Rutland county notified authorities about the possibility that there was a Roman villa located on his property. A subsequent investigation carried out by the University ...

Urban populations in southern Britain experienced a decline in health that lasted for generations after the Romans arrived ...

By looking at mother-infant experiences together, we can observe the long-lasting impact urbanization has on the health of ...

Analysis of skeletal remains from England before and during Roman occupation confirms theories that the population's health ...

Since the Romans themselves wrote about the subject, we have a clear idea of the good things they did for Britain. Roads, ...

The Romans might be better known for bringing baths and sewers to Britain, but new discoveries show their contributions weren't all so hygienic. Archaeologists excavating the remains of Vindolanda, a ...