“The Roman Legion camp at Legio was the permanent military ... of the country were measured and marked with milestones. The ancient building remains were not preserved to a height, as most ...

The toughest postings for soldiers were those at the frontiers of the Roman Empire, where legionnaires never had enough supplies, faced hostile local tribes and had to endure tedious routines.

The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...

Simon Elliott The known ancient site at Camp ... to paint a vivid picture of how the Roman occupation arrived in this part of the Midlands. "The Ninth Legion, nearly 6,000 men, would have advanced ...

A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.

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 ...