What would you do if, while serving on the Roman Empire’s northern frontier, you suddenly realized your chainmail needed repairing? An international team of scientists now thinks soldiers may ...

There, limited local capacity to supply metal to Roman soldiers created a need to recycle and reuse mail armor, which likely supported a cottage industry. This is one conclusion of Czech and ...

Old Ring Featuring 'Venus the Victorious' Found on Road in France, May Have Belonged to a Traveler Speculations about an ...

Examination of a 14kg hoard of mail armor near the Roman legionary fortress of Bonn, Germany, offers new insights into the logistics of recycling and repair along the Roman Empire's northern frontier.

A Roman soldier was a well-trained fighting machine. He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats, build bridges and smash his way ...