Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...

The fort measures roughly 607 by 509 feet and probably housed a cohort of around 500 "auxiliaries"—soldiers primarily recruited from the masses of free provincial subjects who did not hold Roman ...

According to a translation available in the Database of Military Inscriptions and Papyri of Early Roman Palestine, this payslip belonged to Gaius Messius, a Roman auxiliary soldier who likely ...

It is situated about 7 miles (11 kilometers) west of Vindolanda, the large Roman auxiliary fort that's well known for the remarkable preservation of writing tablets, military medals and leather shoes.

Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman auxiliary fort in the UK recently made a surprising and rather hilarious find: a small stone carved with the unmistakable image of a penis ...

Odds are good you read at least one of the umpteen media stories last month about a possible 2,000-year-old "dildo" unearthed near the remains of a Roman auxiliary fort in the UK called Vindolanda ...

Army chaplain appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for Military Services By Staff Sgt. Patricia Deal, USAREUR Public Affairs Office July 23, 2010 ...

The garrison was home to auxiliary infantry and cavalry units - not parts of Roman legions. Vindolanda (pictured) is a Roman fort south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England ...

The Roman fort of Mamucium was established by 78 AD at a site overlooking the confluence of the rivers Irwell and Medlock. This was a timber fort with earthen ramparts for an auxiliary cohort of ...

An archaeologist has discovered an "extraordinary" ancient Roman fort that once housed hundreds of soldiers. Researcher Mark Merrony located the remains of the fort in Pembrokeshire, a county in ...