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The Roman Empire built high-tech baths and sewers, but this fort’s drain just uncovered a dirty and deadly secret
For decades, Vindolanda has offered historians a detailed view into daily life on the Roman Empire’s northern frontier. Now, new scientific findings from its sanitation system have uncovered a chronic ...
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Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall were struck with diarrhoea, sewer analysis reveals
There's little worse than being struck by tummy trouble when you're trying to do your job – and even Roman soldiers could attest to that, a new study shows. Scientists at the universities of Oxford ...
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