The Military Decorations of the Roman Army by V Maxfield (London, 1981) The Late Roman Army by P Southern and KR Dixon (London, 1996) The Roman Soldier by GR Watson (London, 1969) The Roman ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions ... He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet, armor, shield and a pack with supplies.

Study authors suspect that the Roman army recycled their metal equipment in various ways, but iron mail armor could not be melted down due to the tiny linked rings that make up the design.

Hughes, who has written widely on the late Roman Army, including Aetius: Attila's Nemesis, gives us an excellent life and times of Flavius Belisarius (c. AD 505-5 65), the Emperor Justinian’s great ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a huge empire that stretched from Britain all the way to the Middle East. The ...