“When Michelangelo moved to Rome in 1534, he was almost 60 years old,” said Sarah Vowles, the British Museum’s Italian and French prints and drawings curator.

The British Museum’s show is themed around another legionary in search of footwear. Terentianus was a 2nd-century Egyptian lad with military ambitions but no social connections.

Home; Culture & Life; Art; the week recommends Legion: life in the Roman army – one of 'the most powerful' British Museum exhibitions. This 'gripping' new exhibition explores how Rome built its ...

British Museum set to launch exhibition exploring Roman-era combat (Image: Supplied) Although there is no direct evidence that gladiatorial games took place in Dorchester's Maumbury Rings, the ...