The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

Archaeologists in the Netherlands unearthed the tomb of a Roman soldier believed to date back ... presence in the region during the time of Emperor Augustus. Earthenware plates, a bronze skin ...

Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries outside Italy. There were soldiers from Africa, France, Germany, Spain and the Middle East. The soldiers were the best trained, they had the ...

The period is also known as the reign ... perhaps the most dangerous of all, as the Roman Empire broke apart. A lowborn ...

This was divided into groups called legions, which were based right across the Roman Empire, including Britain. Each one was made up of around 6,000 soldiers, known as legionaries. The legionaries ...

Born Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus in A.D. 12, Caligula rose to power in A.D. 37 as the third Roman emperor. Nicknamed “Caligula,” meaning “little boots,” after the miniature soldier ...

That is, it is an analogous term to Limitanei, which was the name given to the troops stationed at the Limes during the late Roman period (also popularly known ... in the year 365 AD. The empire ...