There, limited local capacity to supply metal to Roman soldiers created a need to recycle and reuse mail armor, which likely ... one “resembling a modern T-shirt” that replaced the sleeveless ...

wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats, build bridges and smash his way into forts. Image caption, This modern painting shows Roman soldiers at Birdoswald ...

There were several different types of gladiators who fought at the time of the Roman Empire. Wearing different kinds of armor ... This picture shows a modern-day re-creation of a Thraex gladiator ...

Thanks to modern-day literature ... Dressed in the armor of a provocateur, two fighters prepare to do battle in the arena of the Roman-era Arles amphitheater. Fighters who could switch back ...

Modern military volunteers donned replicas of ancient Greek armour and engaged in exercises inspired by Homer’s epic poem The Iliad. The demonstration shows how elite Bronze Age warriors could ...

Vejle Museums announced the discovery of numerous ancient artifacts, including the Roman armor, in a press release published Jan. 29. The excavation took place in the town of Løsning in the fall.

An “incredibly rare” piece of Roman armour from the second century has been reconstructed from dozens of fragments. The brass arm guard, owned by National Museums Scotland, will be seen for ...