Used for upkeep, “this is the first clear evidence that mail armor was being repaired outside a Roman military installation,” says Dr Martijn Wijnhoven of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet, armor, shield and a pack ... His son, Caligula, had been born in an army camp and was a mascot to the Roman legions. At first, the arrival of ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a huge empire that stretched from Britain all the way to the Middle East. The ...