The Roman Empire was created and controlled ... The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty years. Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword, called ...
The nearly complete skeleton, with severed feet and a pugio on the back, leaves the cause of death and burial a "real mystery ...
They first invaded Britain in 55 BC, by 79 AD the Roman army came here ... were called centurions. And each century was spilt up into ten groups of eight soldiers called a contuberniam.
Metal Detectorists Find Rare 1st Century Coins; First of Its Kind to Be Unearthed From the European Mainland Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands stumbled on a collection of coins during their ...
By the beginning of the first ... century BC. Julius Caesar and Augustus supported laws that allowed Jews protection to worship as they chose. Synagogues were classified as colleges to get around ...
The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent ...
Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of first-century gold and silver coins, Live Science reports. The rare mix of Roman and British money features portraits of emperors and ...