“The Roman Legion camp at Legio was the permanent military ... carried out in the context of the JVRP using ground-penetrating radar equipment, indicated that the entire Roman base and all ...

A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit ... He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats ...

He will be reunited with his belt and equipment for the first time outside ... to understand the deceptively familiar figure of the Roman legionary. 'Every soldier has a story: it's incredible ...

As worn by a Roman legionary, the armored sleeve would have ... that the sleeve references the design of gladiator equipment is “unusual,” but offers tantalizing insight into how the training ...

For example, the wild boar was the emblem of Legio X, another famous Roman legion. The area where the jaws were found. Credit: JVRP / Legio Expedition But why were only the jaws buried? In other Roman ...

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 ...

A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit ... He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats ...