It has been dated to the late first century ... If confirmed to be a soldier, "he could only have belonged to Legio VII Gemina," the only Roman legion stationed in Hispania at the time.

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 soldiers were the best trained ...

Roman soldier found buried face down with a dagger ... It has been dated to the late first century BCE, providing a chronological marker for the burial. "The deliberate placement of the pugio ...