The highly rare find provides a unique glimpse into the military equipment used ... part of the standard uniform issued to Roman legionary soldiers and auxiliaries around that time.

Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt with an army numbering in the tens ... century B.C. He appears to have served in a Roman auxiliary unit for a time, deserted and became ...

The archaeological discovery of a 2,000-year-old pair of Roman sandals, found near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm ... to Roman legionary soldiers and auxiliaries 2,000 years ago.

Researchers unearthed the military-style footwear while ... hobnailed sandal that was part of the uniform issued to Roman legionary soldiers and auxiliaries. The shoe would have been worn while ...

Clockwise from the bottom-left: Roman sandal remains ... archeologists say the shoe parts they found at an ancient military site are unusually well preserved. Discovered at a roughly 2,000 ...

Archaeologists working in southern Italy have identified a Roman fortification built to contain the slave revolt leader Spartacus and his army. Researchers have concluded that the wall ...

“You can get into serious trouble if you are not equipped,” he added, but the strength of the Roman presence on the coasts meant that the rebels’ hand was forced. “Spartacus had no other ...