The viral nature of the term “Roman Empire” makes it easy to forget the trend started because ancient Rome had one of the most unforgettable armies in history. A new show at the British Museum is ...
The life of a Roman soldier was full of risk, danger and camraderie, but it could also be beset with loneliness. Many soldiers joined in order to build a better future for themselves. We know this was ...
Life in a Roman legion was nasty, brutish and, providing a legionary survived his 25-year enlistment, a long march to citizenship and wealth. “Legion,” now at the British Museum, is a superb ...
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The missing Roman legion: How 5,000 elite soldiers vanished without a trace
Imagine commanding a battle-tested force of five thousand heavily armed elite warriors, only to have the entire group evaporate completely from the pages of history. This is not the plot of a ...
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