Conservators spent weeks reconstructing the arm guard, which is the most intact example of its kind and is one of only three known from the whole Roman Empire. The armour was previously in more ...

says in the NMS statement that this type of armor is more commonly associated with Roman gladiators, a look that may have inspired the design. “The flexible arm guard is an iconic piece of ...

A Roman soldier was a well-trained fighting machine. He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats, build bridges and smash his way ...

The arm - seen from all angles - was found in a waterlogged Roman well A rare 2,000-year-old wooden arm has been recovered from the bottom of a Roman well. The "finely carved" limb was found by ...

The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the best armour. The Roman army conquered a huge empire. A Roman soldier could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and ...