However, further analysis confirmed that "a Roman mercenary origin could not be accepted as true according to paternal ...

The discovery reinforces the theory that Hadrianopolis was not only a cultural center but also a strategic military enclave of the Roman Empire.

Also known as Ludus Latrunculi, which translates to “Game of Mercenaries,” the two-player strategy game was the “toast of the Roman Empire,” as Smithsonian magazine’s Meilan Solly wrote ...