Soldiers were rigorously trained to march long distances, fight in precise formations ... born in an army camp and was a mascot to the Roman legions. At first, the arrival of Germanicus and ...

He likens the concept of a fish-scale battle formation to that of the famous Roman testudo formation, a defensive tactic in which a legion’s members press their shields together in a manner that, ...

An author believes he has discovered a previously unknown battle involving a famous lost Roman legion. Using clues from aerial photography and chance finds in fields, archaeologist and Roman ...

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