A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a ... It was divided up into groups called ‘legions’. Each legion had between ...

Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting force in world history up to the end of the empire in the 5th century AD.

An author believes he has discovered a previously unknown battle involving a famous lost Roman legion. Using clues from aerial photography and chance finds in fields, archaeologist and Roman ...