Archaeologists in South Moravia have uncovered a rare Roman artefact: a bronze fragment of a soldier’s wrist purse.

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

The Roman army and its wars, the empire, daily life... have all been meticulously researched and presented in easily accessible texts. History teachers will be able to refer to them with their ...

One of the biggest mysteries of Roman Britain is the disappearance ... the empire in the second century A.D. The Ninth Legion was an elite military unit that began operating in Britain after ...

including sling bullets stamped by the Roman’s 3rd Legion. The ancient Roman army didn’t seem to be afraid of anything, but they definitely weren’t afraid of heights, as evidenced by the ...

Included amongst the finds were slingshots embossed with the stamp of the Roman army’s third legion, an Imperial Roman army which is known to have fought upon the battlefield below.