Cold War US spy satellite images reveal nearly 400 undiscovered Roman forts

• Satellite images taken during the Cold War have revealed almost 400 previously unknown Roman forts.
• The findings were published in Antiquity, an academic journal focusing on archaeology.
• They suggest that Rome's eastern frontier was a hub of trade rather than a defensive border.

Satellite images taken during the Cold War have revealed almost 400 previously undiscovered Roman forts across Iraq and Syria, archaeologists said.

The research, published in Antiquity, an academic journal that focuses on archaeology, has forced historians and archaeologists to re-evaluate their understanding of Rome's eastern front, 1,900 years ago.