The Romans launched several invasions and kept 10% of the entire army in the province but failed to conquer the whole island. Instead, a militarized frontier divided the island in two — marked by the ...

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Archaeologists have long known that life on the Roman frontier was harsh, but new microscopic evidence from Hadrian’s Wall shows just how miserable daily existence could be for the troops who guarded ...