Each of these was divided into ten cohorts of up to 480 men ... had been born in an army camp and was a mascot to the Roman legions. At first, the arrival of Germanicus and his family appeared ...

Each legion was spilt up into cohorts of 480 men and again, each cohort was again split up into centuries of… ANITA: A hundred! A century is a hundred! MUM: Normally yes but a Roman century was ...

Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting ...

New archaeological findings at Broomlands, west of Cockermouth, have shed light on Roman civilisation and vicus life near the former Roman fort of Derventio, now known as Papcastle.