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Hadrian’s Wall parasites reveal the gross reality for Roman troops

Archaeologists have long known that life on the Roman frontier was harsh, but new microscopic evidence from Hadrian’s Wall ...
Scientific American

Ancient Romans Guarding Hadrian’s Wall Were Riddled with Worms and Parasites

Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...
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Microscopic Analysis of Roman Poop Proves Their Engineering Couldn’t Save Them From Parasites

This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...

Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall were infected by parasites, study finds

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...
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Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall suffered with intestinal worms, diarrhoea

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian’s Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...
The Purdue Exponent

Research reveals Roman soldiers were plagued by gut parasites

An analysis of sewer drains from a Roman fort has shown that the occupants were contaminated with three types of intestinal ...
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Ancient Sewers Reveal Intestinal Parasites Sickened Roman Soldiers Near Hadrian’s Wall

Learn how parasites preserved in an ancient sewer reveal how disease spread among Roman soldiers.
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'Behavior is an organ' - What parasites exploit

Parasites don’t just steal nutrients — many actively take control of their hosts’ behavior. From fungi that force insects to ...