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

Cambridge researchers examined ancient sewer drain sediment and found the Roman soldiers were far from comfortable. They suffered from intestinal worms and diarrhea, according to a news release by ...

An analysis of sewer drains from a Roman fort has shown that the occupants were contaminated with three types of intestinal ...

Learn how parasites preserved in an ancient sewer reveal how disease spread among Roman soldiers.

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 ...

Research by Cambridge and Oxford universities examining parasites in the Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda ...

Scientific research has just revealed that Roman soldiers defending the northern frontier of Britannia faced an invisible enemy perhaps even more debilitating than the tribes beyond Hadrian's Wall. A ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman soldiers stationed on the edge of the empire faced more than cold winds, enemy raids, and ...

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

The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts told Live Science. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...