Thousands of years ago, a person was cleaning out a well in Roman Spain when one of their leather sandals slipped off their foot. Now, 2,000 years later, archaeologists have found the well cleaner's ...

Clockwise from the bottom-left: Roman sandal remains, an x-ray of the remains, and recreation of how the footwear might’ve originally looked. Graphic: Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation ...

Researchers report finding the oldest Roman military fortification known in Germany to date, with the camp's exposed gateway and remains of the stone pavement shown. In gaps between these paving ...

The colorful artwork decorates the frigidarium of the Villa Romana del Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Sicily ...

Archaeologists in Sicily have unearthed an ancient Roman mosaic of strikingly modern-looking sandals. © Edoardo Fornaciari/Getty Images The ancient estate of Villa ...

A rchaeologists excavating a Roman -era fort in northern England have unearthed several enormous ancient leather soles that measure more than 11.8 inches (30 centimeters) long.

The remains of a Roman sandal — dating back around 2,000 years — were recently discovered in Germany, officials said. The ancient footwear was found in a well during an excavation of a civilian ...

ROME -- "I'm going to dress you up in silly costumes, give you weapons and allow you to beat the nonsense out of each other," announces Alex Mariotti, greeting students at Gruppo Storico Romano ...

Shoes can give us an interesting insight into what people used to wear. Here are a dozen of the most extraordinary finds from the archaeological record. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The remains of a Roman sandal were recently discovered in Germany, officials said. Fitted with iron nails, they were likely worn by a soldier some 2,000 years ago. Image from the Bavarian State Office ...

Archaeologists say they've identified the oldest known Roman military fortress in Germany, likely built to house thousands of troops during Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the late 50s B.C. Broken ...