The remains of an imperial Roman legionary camp — the only one of its kind ever to be excavated in Israel or in the entirety of the Eastern Empire from the second and third centuries CE — have come to ...

Less lavish than amphitheaters for the civilian population, the military amphitheaters were used for training and entertainment by the troops. Archaeologists excavating at the base of the Legio VI ...

A shallow pit in Area B, containing exclusively mandibles, maxillae and isolated pig teeth; based on a Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI) calculation, the assemblage represents at least 13 pigs.

Archaeologists in Israel have made an important discovery of architectural remains from a large Roman military camp dating back around 1,800 years. The remains were uncovered during a recent ...

Remarkable new discoveries have been unearthed from an excavation of a Roman legion camp in Tel Megiddo, located in northern Israel and hailing from the days of Roman occupation of the "province of ...