The viral nature of the term “Roman Empire” makes it easy to forget the trend started because ancient Rome had one of the most unforgettable armies in history. A new show at the British Museum is ...
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The only complete surviving legionary long shield on display at Legion: life in the Roman army at the British Museum. At its peak, ...
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