The Roman soldier thus received a sum, intended in part for his ration of salt, the salarium (money for salt), which gave us our word “salary.” Its value does not diminish during religious ...

By Sunday morning, memes about Jesus “rizzing” his way out of the tomb flooded X, formerly known as Twitter. Many called him ...

The peasant parade carries a countercultural message: The weak and the powerless gathered together with the divine presence ...

The attempt by a former head of Ukraine’s tax administration to dodge a sentencing on corruption charges by “hiding” in a ...

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Sometime during the first century C.E., a fierce battle took place in what is now Vienna, Austria—likely between Roman soldiers and Germanic warriors. Afterward, the battered bodies of dozens ...

2. The 129 bodies, which were likely a mix of Roman soldiers and Germanic tribesmen, were found in total. Dislocated bones were also found at the site, meaning that as many as 150 victims' remains ...

Archaeologists Discover a Mass Grave of 150 Roman Legionaries Beneath Vienna’s Sports Field—Gruesome Battle Evidence ... Researchers also noted a peculiar detail: the teeth of the fallen soldiers were ...

Archaeologists used radiocarbon analysis on artifacts like an iron dagger, lance points, scale armor, and a helmet cheek piece.