The military prestige of Alexander’s successors, otherwise known as Diadochi, has now reached its zenith in the person of King Pyrrhus of Epirus. But the fledgling state of Rome is still trying to ...

Spectacular cavalry battles are to be restaged as part of an ambitious six-month exhibition The popular image of a Roman soldier is of an infantryman armed with sword and shield, marching in formation ...

Binchester Roman Fort near Bishop Auckland will host a living history weekend featuring Roman re-enactments and family activities during the May bank holiday weekend ...

He claimed the gods told him to build it. “Divine instruction” is what Roman Emperor Hadrian cited as the reason he commanded a wall to be built across 73 miles of Northern England which he came to ...

One of the Roman cavalry swords recovered from Vindolanda Vindolanda Charitable Trust Researchers have found a collection of rare artifacts at Vindolanda, a Roman cavalry fort along Hadrian’s wall in ...

“The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse” is a saying that holds true for the Roman Empire, which expanded through the strength of its army, including its cavalry. An archaeological ...

Two remarkably well-preserved Roman cavalry swords, accompanied by remnants of their wooden scabbards and fitments, were recently unearthed in the picturesque Cotswold District of the United Kingdom.

An ancient Roman cavalry helmet discovered in 2001 will go on display in the U.K., museum officials said. This is the replica. Photo from the Harborough Museum, Leicestershire, UK Two decades ago, a ...

Two Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by passionate local metal detectorist Glenn Manning in the Cotswolds, England. They are almost 2,000 years old and were found alongside the remnants of ...

More than 100 horses from a Roman cavalry unit found in Stuttgart. Credit: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart / ArchaeoBW Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument ...