Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the towering soldiers who defended the empire.

Modern firepower meets ancient tactics in this epic thought experiment: could a single Marine platoon overcome the might of a ...

The recent preliminary report on the interventions carried out between August and October 2024 at the Libisosa Archaeological Park in Lezuza (Albacete, Spain) has highlighted significant advances in ...

Resources Publish at June 04 2012 Updated January 08 2025 Legion VIII Augusta: why not join the Roman army? A group of enthusiasts regularly transform themselves into a Roman legion and teach us a ...

An author believes he has discovered a previously unknown battle involving a famous lost Roman legion. Using clues from aerial photography and chance finds in fields, archaeologist and Roman ...

Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting force in world history up to the end of the empire in the 5th century ...

In 1957, American sinologist Homer Dubs proposed in his paper, A Roman City in Ancient China, that Liqian village could be linked to a Roman legion.

Roman culture intrigues China, inspiring TV dramas, novels about a legion’s journey to the East.

The Roman commander Germanicus would seek revenge years later for the blood of the fallen legions, but, shaken and defeated, Rome would never control the lands where their soldiers’ corpses lay.

Lost Legions follows desperate Roman soldiers scattered after the Battle of Teutoburg Forest, blending the historical with the supernatural.

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 ...