The survival of a brimmed wool cap that is roughly 1,600-year-old offers an unusually intimate glimpse into how a single ...

In the early 2000s, amateur archaeologists in the UK dug up a large and extremely rusted metal object somewhere in ...

Tiktok has anecdotally proven that men think about the Roman Empire on a strangely frequent basis, but how often does Christie’s think about it? Based on the stellar results of this recent ...

A rare Roman bronze helmet found in a field by a metal detecting enthusiast, sold for an astonishing £2.3 million at auction today. The immaculately preserved 2,000-year-old artefact, one of only ...

Some of the swords and other weapons found in Denmark. Credit: Vejle Museums During the Iron Age, between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago, a chieftain buried an arsenal of weapons sufficient to equip a ...

Fragments of an "exceptionally rare" Roman helmet have been unearthed in Denmark, along with a stash of weapons and an "incredibly valuable" chainmail shirt. Researchers say that this is the only ...

In 1906, a trove of more than 100 brass and leather treasures was unearthed from the site of an ancient Roman fort in Scotland. Since then, the fragments — which once made up a piece of armor — have ...

A NEW exhibition featuring a private collection of Roman helmet cheek-pieces not ever displayed together has gone on show. Saving Face, at Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum, in Wallsend, explores the ...

Conservators in the U.K. have painstakingly reassembled a piece of Roman armor that was broken into more than 100 pieces. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...