Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly rare find provides a unique glimpse into the military equipment used by the ...

Roman soldier's boot (Latin: caliga) with nailed sole. In the background, the corner tower of the Waldmössingen fort, rebuilt in 1975. Credit: Universität Freiburg, L. Regetz An archaeological ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Germany. Researchers unearthed the military-style footwear while conducting excavation work ...

Archaeologists excavating a playground in Germany unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman soldier’s shoe, ovens and a game piece. Photo from LWL / B. Tremmel For archaeologists in Germany, the worn-out ...

Archaeologists from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation found vestiges of a civilian settlement around an auxiliary Roman camp dating from between 60 and 130 AD. Among the findings, a ...

The Roman army was a precise military machine with legions of disciplined soldiers who marched in formation. But despite trampling across the vast Roman Empire around 2,000 years ago, few of their ...

The team found one complete sole imprint of a Roman caliga, and several incomplete impressions, easily identifiable by the pocks left by the boots’ iron nails. “The complete imprint was 24.50 cm. long ...