The first-of-its-kind find outside the borders of the Roman Empire add a level of intrigue to the origins of the stash. A surprisingly well-preserved shirt of Iron Age chainmail added another ...

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman military encampment high atop a mountain range in the Swiss Alps located between eastern Switzerland and northern Italy, Live Science reported.

Also found at the site were a wealth of artifacts from so-called “Roman Switzerland,” such as shoe nails, arrowheads, and weapons, as well as equipment and gear belonging to soldiers.

312 B.C. The censor Appius Claudius Caecus builds Rome’s first aqueduct, the Aqua Appia, which runs almost entirely underground. 144 B.C. Work begins on Rome’s longest aqueduct, the 56-mile ...