Rome’s infamous Gladiators have captured the public imagination for millennia because of their brutal fights in the arenas of ...

The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the best ... soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit ...

In 2008 and 2012, archaeologists investigated a Roman vicus settlement near the Roman legionary fortress of Bonn, Germany. Archaeologists have gained access to the military organization at these ...

The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the best ... soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit ...