Instead, soldiers patched broken armor using pieces from other ... often far from the regions where military equipment was originally produced, the Roman army faced a growing demand for self ...

The Roman army conquered a huge empire. A Roman soldier could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. Image caption, Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries ...

A Roman soldier was a well-trained fighting machine. He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats, build bridges and smash his way ...