The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of ...

"The mass grave in Simmering is the first physical evidence of combat actions from this time and points to the localization ...

One of the biggest mysteries of Roman Britain is the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. As 5,000 of Rome's finest soldiers marched north to quell a rebellion, they suddenly realized they were ...

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 legionaries were the elite (very best) soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was weak or too short was ...

“You’re holding a nail from a Roman soldier’s sandal,” she ... in A.D. 9, three crack legions of Rome’s army were caught in an ambush and annihilated. Ongoing finds—ranging from ...

Illus., maps, append., notes, biblio., index. $29.95. ISBN: 1781553343. The Roman Army in Transition English military historian and reenactor Elliott, author of The Last Legionary: Life as a Roman ...

The legionaries were the elite (very best) soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was weak or too short was ...