A touring exhibition exploring the world of Roman gladiators has opened in Northamptonshire. Northampton Museum & Art Gallery ...

Among the hidden items were swords, spears, lances, chainmail, and the only Roman helmet that had ever been found in Denmark. Researchers from the Cultural Museum in Vejle discovered the site ...

open image in gallery The Hawkedon Helmet - Britain's only surviving piece of Roman gladiator equipment (The Trustees of the British Museum) It's likely therefore that the gladiator who wore it ...

The scans revealed the two plates were actually “the remains of a Roman helmet” from 1,600 years ago, the museum said. One plate functioned as a “neck guard” and the other as a ...

The stolen artifacts — described by the museum as “archaeological masterpieces” — include the golden helmet of Cotofenesti ... destructive war between the Roman emperor and the Dacian ...

In October 79 BCE, the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius engulfed the vibrant Roman city of ... spotted the helmet at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Fascinated by the seven ...

the museum said. However, they were unusual in having more square-shaped features than round, it added. A cheek piece from a Roman helmet was found to be from a type that became customary from the ...

On Wednesday, after archaeological analysis, experts at the Vienna Museum gave a ... in the grave – armor, helmet cheek protectors, the nails used in distinctive Roman military shoes known ...

Image The golden helmet of Cotofenesti was among the artifacts stolen from the museum.Credit ... beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire. Skeletons of the Roman Empire: Under ...