Legion: Life in the Roman Army runs from February 1 to June ... Sword and sandals, helmet and shield are all on parade here as would be expected, but told through often ordinary individuals ...

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 ...

The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ‘legions’. Each legion had between 4,000 and 6,000 soldiers. A legion was further divided into groups of 80 men called ...

Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. At first they ... During the welcome parade a roof tile falls down from Judah's house ...

In 1954, the children’s novel ‘The Eagle of the Ninth’ popularised the legend of the disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion in Caledonia. Recent research has shown the Ninth was not ...

The remains of 27 defenders of Masada, the Jewish mountain fortress that held out against Roman legions in 73 C.E., will be given a heroes’ burial on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the site of ...