Roman general Gaius Marius's soldiers weren't happy at all when he forced them to wear backpacks—yet they helped the Romans ...
A millennia-old helmet that saw ancient Rome’s first great Mediterranean war was recently unearthed in Italy. The find was announced by the Sicilian regional government in a Sept. 5 announcement. In a ...
Before modern engineering existed, Rome was already mastering concrete, aqueducts, and siege weapons that could level cities.
This edition of History In A Nutshell travels back to antiquity; to some of the earliest days of Western Civilization: Ancient Rome! This expose briefly covers the rise and fall of Rome, including: ...
A new interactive 3D reconstruction of ancient Rome has been launched allowing viewers the opportunity to virtually transport themselves back in time and explore the capital of the Roman Empire as it ...
Introduction: the terrible tide of war / Philip de Souza -- War before history / R. Brian Ferguson -- Ancient Egyptian warfare / Ian Shaw and Daniel Boatright -- Ancient Near Eastern warfare / Nigel ...