They’re just some of the finds from Hadrian’s Wall – the 73-mile stone wall ... re thinking of everyday objects preserved from ancient Rome, this outpost in the wild north of the empire ...

The fort and the surrounding settlement lies to the south of Hadrian's Wall. Over the summer months there are excavations on site, which have uncovered a number of Roman documents and artefacts ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire, a territory that ...

Hadrian’s Wall, in England ... WWII—did little to change the prevailing view of the ancient frontier as a fixed barrier separating Rome from hordes of hostile barbarians.

Gladiators in ancient Rome were indeed thought of as celebrities ... Archaeologists Find A Roman Knife With A Gladiator-Shaped Handle Near Hadrian’s Wall Recently, archaeologists excavating ...

A Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall has been donated to the nation by its owner. Carrawburgh Roman Fort in Northumberland has been cared for by Jennifer Du Cane's family since 1950. Its remains lie ...

Great walls stretching across the country from coast to coast. Roads, forts, bathhouses, bridges and art works. All this graphically proclaimed the might of Rome. They brought a style of ...

Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an ...

“Looks like we brought the weather with us from California,” the elderly tourist says, pulling on a hat and strolling past me. He disappears up a grass slope, beneath a brilliant, blue sky ...

considered one of Hadrian's Wall's "big three" alongside Vindolanda and Housesteads Roman forts. However, that does not seem to be the case, as the Hadrian's Wall Partnership Board reported that ...

Housesteads Roman Fort - showing north gate, which leads to Hadrian's Wall. Housesteads is one the best preserved forts in the country. Housesteads is located on a high ridge and covers an area of ...