He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet, armor ... with all the weapons they carried. The toughest postings for soldiers were those at the frontiers of the Roman Empire, where legionnaires ...

they had the best weapons and the best armour. When the Romans invaded Britain, their army was so good that it took on armies 10 times its size and won! Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from ...

some of whom were buried with distinctive armor and weapons that established that they'd been Roman soldiers. Many had injuries on their bones caused by weapons like lances, daggers and swords ...

They dug up the remains of potentially 150 males aged between 20 and 30 years, hinting that a “catastrophic event in a military ... weapons and equipment, the team still discovered a Roman ...

The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the best armour. The Roman army conquered a huge empire. A Roman soldier could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and ...