Pigs were very important to Roman soldiers; they were their main source of food and carried symbolic meaning, representing strength and masculinity. For example, the wild boar was the emblem of Legio ...

Life in a Roman legion was nasty, brutish and, providing a legionary survived his 25-year enlistment, a long march to citizenship and wealth. “Legion,” now at the British Museum, is a superb ...

The life of a Roman soldier was full of risk, danger and camraderie, but it could also be beset with loneliness. Many soldiers joined in order to build a better future for themselves.