While preparing for the construction of a new housing development, archaeologists discovered the remains of a Roman cavalry ...

“The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse” is a saying that holds true for the Roman Empire, which expanded through the strength of its army, including its cavalry. An archaeological ...

The site, which likely once housed a roman cavalry unit, shows evidence of the respect soldiers had for their mounts.

"Finding such a large horse cemetery from Roman times is very rare," Sarah Roth, the archaeologist in charge at the State ...

The statement, translated from German to English, noted the town was one of the region's "most important Roman military sites" in ancient times. A cavalry unit there boasted around 700 horses at ...

The horses in this burial site belonged to a Roman cavalry unit, or 'Ala,' stationed at Hallschlag in the 2nd century AD.

Archaeologists have discovered over 100 horse skeletons from Roman times, dating back to the 2nd century AD. These horse skeletons belonged to a Roman cavalry unit stationed at Hallschlag.

Archaeologists uncover ancient Roman horse cemetery with over 100 horses in Stuttgart. (photo credit: State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional Council/ArchaeoBW ...

Archaeologists excavated a construction site in Stuttgart and found an ancient Roman graveyard with over 100 military horses, officials said. Photo from the State Office for Monument Preservation ...

The “sensational find” in Stuttgart sheds unique insights into the use of horses by the Roman army, according to the German State Office for Monument Preservation (LAD). These buried horses ...