When the army set up camp it was like a city would ... which in Latin means ‘the tortoise’. In the testudo formation, the Roman soldiers formed a tight square. The soldiers on the outside ...

Soldiers were rigorously trained to march long distances, fight in precise formations ... had been born in an army camp and was a mascot to the Roman legions. At first, the arrival of Germanicus ...

This Roman battle tactic stands as one of their greatest failures, remembered for its lack of foresight and disastrous ...

As the Roman Empire expanded, the military was stationed farther and farther away from military production houses, necessitating the forming of partnerships with local craftsmen. After all ...