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Forget Rome – this was the ancient empire that made the modern world
Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with the brutal Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, ...
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Fashion and Function in the Late Roman Empire
The image of a toga-wearing Roman faded by late antiquity. In this video, we explore how late Roman citizens, soldiers, and ...
Big Roman shoes discovered near Hadrian's Wall—but they don't necessarily mean big Roman feet
Excavations at the Roman fort of Magna near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland in northeast England have uncovered some very ...
Archaeologists Discover Large Roman Shoes at Hadrian's Wall
They do illuminate the lifestyle of the Roman soldiers who manned the wall. Archaeologists have unearthed multiple pairs of ...
Loose Women's Denise Welch explains her 2.5stone weight loss
Actor and presenter Denise Welch has given a health update after losing 2.5stone thanks to a new technique. The star had to ...
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Romans loved to wear socks and sandals — could that be the reason for the massive shoes found at Magna fort?
Archaeologists aren't "baffled" by giant shoes but see them as a way to test different theories about how Roman soldiers coped with new environments along Hadrian's Wall.
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Thousands of leather shoes, bags and sword scabbards discovered during dig in medieval harbor in Norway
Thousands of pieces of leather discovered in an Oslo harbor are giving archaeologists insight into everyday life in medieval ...