But what exactly made the Roman army so successful ... and so they needed the exercise. ANITA: Urgh Daaad! MUM: The Romans wanted to conquer, to control as much of the world as they could.

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

A recent study published in the journal Antiquity sheds new light on how Roman soldiers maintained and repaired their chainmail armor on the empire's northern frontiers. Researchers from Czechia ...