Third century baths and latrine block at Vindolanda, the Roman fort close to Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. “The study of ancient parasites helps us to know the pathogens that infected our ...

Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread among Roman soldiers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall were infected by parasites that cause serious stomach upsets, reveals new research. An analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to the ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments ...