pc: ebekka Kuiter. Credit: © Varusschlacht im Osnabrücker Land. For generations, much of what historians understood about Roman legionaries came from carved monuments, scattered metal fragments and later military equipment. Complete examples from the earliest decades of the Roman Empire have remained almost impossible to study. That picture has shifted after archaeologists carefully conserved a…

Quote of the day by Jackie Chan (AP photo) Every generation looks up to role models. Students admire great teachers, athletes dream of becoming sporting legends, and young professionals often aspire to follow the paths of industry leaders. While inspiration is genuinely valuable, constantly trying to become someone else can prevent people from ever discovering…

A health worker in protective gear looks on at an Ebola treatment centre. (Photo: AP) Congo’s confirmed Ebola death toll has risen to 2,011, with the second 1,000 deaths recorded in about three weeks compared with roughly nine weeks for the first 1,000, as the country battles the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.The latest government…