A rare and haunting discovery inside the skull of a Roman man who perished in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius has revealed his brain was transformed into glass—fossilised by an intense surge of ...

Just weeks before Holy Week processions return to Malta’s streets, a Żejtun family is appealing for information after a Roman soldier costume, treasured for decades and worn annually during ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

index. $30.00. ISBN: 022675023X Well written, Gladius is a necessary work for scholars of Roman history, but will also prove interesting and informative reading for the arm chair historian as well.