Archaeologists found a 2,000-year-old Roman camp 7,000 feet up in the Swiss Alps, with sling bullets from the Roman 3rd ...

The viral nature of the term “Roman Empire” makes it easy to forget the trend started because ancient Rome had one of the most unforgettable armies in history. A new show at the British Museum is ...

One of the biggest mysteries of Roman Britain is the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. As 5,000 of Rome's finest soldiers marched north to quell a rebellion, they suddenly realized they were ...

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 ...

The researchers concluded that the construction of the siege system took about two weeks. “Once the assault ramp was completed, the Romans launched a brutal attack, ultimately capturing the fortress ...

At its peak, the Roman empire numbered some 60 million inhabitants and controlled everything "from Mesopotamia all the way to Hadrian's Wall", said Nick Clark in the Evening Standard. Stationed across ...