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 ...

Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting ...

Dr Elliott believes the evidence indicates superior Roman artillery technology led to an overwhelming victory, claiming: "The ...

Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople for equipment repairs.

Researchers from Czechia and Germany examined a 14-kilogram clump of ancient Roman mail ... outside the Bonn legionary fortress in Germany. The findings suggest that soldiers stationed far from ...

In extreme circumstances, soldiers were required to conserve ... that was found in a shallow pit in 2012 outside of Bonna, a Roman legionary fortress in what is today Bonn, Germany.

Archaeologists discover tomb of Roman legionary Flaccus in the Netherlands ... in Heerlen (Netherlands), an exceptional discovery was made: the tomb of a Roman soldier named Flaccus. This find, dating ...

and probably belonged to a Roman soldier who lost his life in battle. Few examples of this type of shield have survived over the millennia, even though it is well known from depictions in art.