The largest hoard of gold coins from the British Iron Age, consisting of 933 pre-Roman coins, has been discovered in Essex.

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - From cavalry helmets to panels of goatskin used for military tents, a new exhibition looking at the lives of Roman soldiers opens at the British Museum in London this week. ...

Installation view of the Legion: Life in the Roman Army exhibition at the British Museum in London, England (photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images) Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers ...

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Life in a Roman legion was nasty, brutish and, providing a legionary survived his 25-year enlistment, a long march to citizenship and wealth. “Legion,” now at the British Museum, is a superb ...

Built in the 2nd century CE as a defense against British tribes, Hadrian’s Wall carves ... insight into life at the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire. During their occupation of Britain, the ...

London — The director of the British Museum said Friday that he would step down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, ...

While excavating outside London, archaeologists discovered thousands of bones thrown down a quarry shaft in Roman times. But one, in particular, stood out: a dog's baculum (penis bone) that had been ...