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 ...

Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting ...

Although the change is facing pushback, this is not the first time the State Department has implemented a font change to internal documents. The font was exchanged for Times New Roman in 2004, but ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet, on view at “Legion: Life in the Roman Army” at the British Museum. Photo by Lewis Whyld/PA Images via Getty Images.

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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 ...

Roman Catholic Film Critic William Mooring, whose “Hollywood in Focus” column is syndicated in 41 diocesan newspapers, charges that “moderates” have been replaced in the ranks of Legion ...

Roman soldiers occupying what is now northern Bulgaria along the Danube River had to deal with all manner of uprisings against the empire, but at least they could keep their wine reasonably cool.

The Roman Legion base was in use from 120 and 300 CE. Photo by Emil Aladjem/IAA. Experts had already known of the camp’s existence, but it wasn’t until 2010 that they were able to confirm its location ...

"The Roman Legion camp at Legio was the permanent military base for over 5,000 Roman soldiers for more than 180 years, from 117–120 to about 300 CE,” IAA excavation director, Dr. Yotam Tepper ...