Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front lines where it was the most dangerous. The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ...

Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front lines where it was the most dangerous. The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ...

Legion: Life in the Roman Army runs from February 1 to June 23 and ... free or enslaved – in forts and frontiers across the empire. Many of the items will be on display in the UK for the first ...

At the core of the army were its legions ... taking plots of land near remote Roman forts. Rome was not always able to honor the important promise of land. In 14 AD, just after Tiberius had ...

For the first time in memory, the Roman army was in retreat and the power of ... and the province was held by just three legions and a few forts. They managed to keep a fragile control on Britain ...