Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life miserable. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers analyzing ancient sewer drains ...

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Hadrian’s Wall runs east-west from the North Sea to the Irish SeaLedger et al. Now, an advanced sewer system might have been installed at the famous Hadrian’s Wall, but the Roman soldiers suffered ...

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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 ...

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian’s Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite – roundworm, whipworm, and ...

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