History of the Roman Legionary: From Circa 1st Century BC – 3rd Century AD
Previously, we discussed in detail about the Early Roman army (753 – 146 BC) and how it evolved into the organized Roman legions that we…
Roman Legionary
Video aptly presents the arms, armor and equipment of the ‘quintessential’ Roman legionary
An integral part of the ancient Roman war machine, the Roman legionaries played their crucial military role from the ascendant Roman Republic days of 3rd…
Interesting short animation presents the incredibly deep command structure of the Roman legion
While in one of our previous articles we talked about the fascinating organization of the Roman army, the strength of the Roman legion was also…
1,800-year old letter written by a Roman legionary strikes a poignant note
Back in 2012, Grant Adamson, a doctoral candidate at Rice University, was able to decipher a 1,800-year old letter written by an Egyptian soldier named…
