Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life ...

Roman soldiers living along Britain’s northern frontier used communal bath and toilet facilities that depended on a sewer ...

A rare Roman mosaic found in rural England has changed historians’ view of the Trojan War. Unearthed in Rutland in 2020, the ...

Archaeologists have long known that life on the Roman frontier was harsh, but new microscopic evidence from Hadrian’s Wall ...

Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...

An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new ...

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...

Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread among Roman soldiers.

As Rome withdrew its legions, Britain fractured into war, migration, and myth. From collapsing cities and falling living ...

The identity of a Roman-era individual found in southern England has finally been resolved after scientists at the Natural ...

A study of ancient skeletons shows that living in Roman cities harmed health in England, especially for babies and mothers.