In South Moravia, Czechia, archaeologists have found a bronze fragment from a Roman wrist purse which dates back 1,800 years, ...

Path to power What historians know with certainty is that, in spite of his birth in distant Syria, Elagabalus belonged to the highly influential Severan dynasty, which dominated Roman politics at ...

Vindolanda was home to somewhere between 500 to 1,000 Roman soldiers at any given time of occupation. This is an example of a Roman marching boot from the site. Credit: Vindolanda Charitable Trust.

A tourist asked to be whipped by a local wearing a Roman soldier costume as part of an Easter tradition in the Philippines. The holidaymaker visited Marinduque province to witness the annual Holy ...

Shocking images show how Ruben was flanked by other devoted followers who were pinned to heavy wooden crosses they had hauled uphill, while each sported a thorny crown made of twigs. Today (18 March) ...

Angels and a high priest melted into the crowd as a group of temple guards followed behind them. A grandmother read over her lines while her grandson dressed in a red and gold uniform sat with his ...

Tom Nepomuceno, 54, carefully arranges the Roman soldier costumes, adding final touches ahead of Cainta’s Holy Week observance. This Good Friday, he will step into one of these costumes himself ...

“The Moryonan is an annual Lenten tradition held during Holy Week in the province of Marinduque. It is one of the most famous and unique traditions in the country, known for its colorful parades, ...

The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of more than a hundred soldiers who died in combat.

George Ellul, now 61, was just 15 years old when his parents, Paul and Emmanuelle, bought him the elaborate Roman solider costume for 180 Maltese lira (around €419).