The Romans needed a powerful army to invade foreign lands ... A hundred! A century is a hundred! MUM: Normally yes but a Roman century was 80 men. The officers, who were in charge and gave orders ...

A hoard of Roman coins dating from the Fourth century and covering the reign of nine emperors has been found in northern ...

The Roman army conquered a huge empire ... The man in charge of a century was known as a ‘centurion’. Image caption, Artillery soldiers fired giant catapults called ‘onagers’.

A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...