Rome conquered most of Britain, but Ireland offered little that justified the cost of invasion. The island had no major cities, no obvious mineral wealth, and wasn’t producing large-scale threats to ...

A catchy song for KS2 pupils consolidating key history information about the Roman army. BBC Bitesize for Teachers.

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At the height of its power, the Roman Empire extended as far away ...

Britain will not allow the United States to use its military bases to facilitate an invasion of Greenland, the defence secretary said, after Donald Trump threatened to “make a deal the easy or the ...

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia — the first time Giardia has been identified in ...

READING, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by Antiquity, Rebecca Pitt of the University of Reading examined the bones of women and infants who lived in south and central England before the ...

The health of populations in Britain declined under Roman occupation, particularly in more urban areas. There is a widely held belief that the Romans brought civilisation and its many benefits to ...

The team behind what has been described as ‘one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK’ have revealed that it depicts an alternative ‘long-lost’ telling of the Trojan War. New research ...

A cauldron, chariot parts, ornate jewelry: Precious objects found in the Melsonby Hoard are shedding new light into the rituals of Iron Age Britain. A copper alloy harness fitting with blue glass ...

A newly created high-resolution map of the roads that threaded across the Roman Empire charts the ancient network from Great Britain to North Africa and has added more than 60,000 miles of roads that ...