Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

While archaeologists have long been unearthing mass-produced memorabilia featuring the fierce battles of ancient Roman gladiators, rarely do they come across artifacts that depict specific fighters ...

Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in movies and TV shows. He reviews the depiction of gladiator fights in "Gladiator," starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix.

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, an ancient Roman battering ram was found. The heavy object was used during a battle that took place more than 2,200 years ago. A deepwater submarine was ...

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front lines where it was the most dangerous.

Historian Roel Konijnendijk reviews ancient warfare scenes and battle tactics in movies and ... He points out how line formations operate in "Rome," starring Tobias Menzies and Kerry Condon.

The ancient Roman brooch found at an Iron Age settlement ... “through ad hoc exchange” or “perhaps even taken in battle as a trophy.” During the second century, the Roman military ...