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While excavating at Hradisko Hill in South Moravia, Czech Republic, archaeologists recently unearthed an 1,800-year-old ...
Organisers have said St George and the Roman empire are more linked than many people might expect. "St George was likely a Roman soldier from 3rd Century Cappadocia, now Turkey," a spokesperson said.
Other participants in the San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites sporting Roman soldier costumes hammered the eleven men to the crosses today. The process is pretty gruesome, to say the least (Ezra Acayan/Getty ...
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, ...
Could you survive as a Roman soldier on Hadrian's Wall? Join the History Hit YouTube team as we discover what life was like for Roman legionaries and auxiliary troops on the northern frontier of ...
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 of ...
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).
Archaeologists have unearthed a unique grave of a Roman soldier “from year 0” in the Netherlands, shedding light on the ancient civilisation’s presence in the region.. The 2,000-year-old ...
Archaeologists have unearthed a unique grave of a Roman soldier “from year 0” in the Netherlands, shedding light on the ancient civilisation’s presence in the region.. The 2,000-year-old grave was ...