The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its ... The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty years. Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword ...

Archaeologists in the Netherlands unearthed the tomb of a Roman soldier believed to date back ... long considered peripheral within the Roman Empire. "Today evidence has been found that the ...

The Roman army conquered a huge empire. A Roman soldier could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. Image caption, Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries ...

Soccer field renovations near Vienna, Austria recently revealed a significant—if grim—archeological find: a mass grave dating back to the first century CE and Roman empire. The gravesite ...