When most people imagine Roman soldiers, they picture the famous legionaries wearing segmented armor and red cloaks. But over time, Roman soldiers began to look very different. By the late Roman ...

Turns out that getting screwed over by the green weenie is a time-honored military tradition that dates back centuries By James Clark Updated Feb 8, 2021 1:53 PM EST A 1,900-year-old scrap of papyrus ...

The survival of a brimmed wool cap that is roughly 1,600-year-old offers an unusually intimate glimpse into how a single Roman soldier may have faced the brutal light and grit of Egypt. Instead of ...

Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries outside Italy. There were soldiers from Africa, France, Germany, Spain and the Middle East. The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best ...

A payslip from 1,900 years ago found in Masada, shows a Roman auxiliary soldier was left broke after the military deducted the costs of his food, clothing and equipment from his salary. According to ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time Augustus ...