John Makepeace will make war today — and he’s going to die trying. He’ll be among more than 100 re-enactors reprising a 9 A.D. battle between Roman legions and Germanic barbarians as part of the ...

New discoveries at the archaeological site of Kalkriese in Germany point to where many Roman legionaries were massacred. Sarah Bond and ancient historian Adrian Murdoch explore the discovery. There is ...

A suave bronze head of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, dominates the start of this new exhibition at the British Museum. Take a moment to savour its glaring inlaid eyes, if imperial-grade art is your ...

Here’s What to Remember: For millennia, soldiers on battlefields the world over have spilled each other’s blood in the name of God, tribe, clan, king, and country. They have fought the enemy du jour, ...

New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2012. Pp. 608. Illus., maps, diagr., tables, biblio., index. $40.00. ISBN: 1250004713 The prolific Australian novelist and scholar Dando ...

A group of enthusiasts regularly transform themselves into a Roman legion and teach us a host of interesting things about ancient Rome. Fans of armies and battles from times gone by are legion on the ...