While initially thought to be body armor or a thigh guard, the relic was only recently recognized for its true function in the 1990s. As worn by a Roman legionary, the armored sleeve would have ...

The Praetorian Guard might have met their early demise in the new film, but they went out in one of the best fight scenes in a Star Wars movie. They definitely improved on the Emperor’s Royal ...

But unlike a modern security detail, the Praetorian Guard numbered thousands of people. Under the first emperor, Augustus, the Praetorian Guard consisted of nine cohorts with 500 men each, which ...

A recently reconstructed brass Roman arm guard, now green and discolored, "gleamed gold" 2,000 years ago. Duncan McGlynn Experts with National Museums Scotland (NMS) have carefully reconstructed a ...

An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own ...

New character posters for Star Wars: The Mandalorian feature the revitalized droid IG-12 and the deadly trio of the Praetorian Guard. Chapter 23 of The Mandalorian, titled “The Spies,” was the ...

Archaeologists pieced together an “ancient jigsaw puzzle” of more than 100 artifacts and reconstructed a Roman piece of armor in Scotland, according to the National Museums of Scotland. Photo ...

Archaeologists pieced together an “ancient jigsaw puzzle” of more than 100 artifacts and reconstructed a Roman piece of armor in Scotland, according to the National Museums of Scotland. Photo ...

Museum conservators have finally pieced together the “ancient jigsaw puzzle,” reconstructing what is now a full piece of “exceptionally rare” Roman armor known as an arm guard, officials said. The ...