The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the ... was the most dangerous. The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ‘legions’.

which featured a thin metal shaft connected to a wooden handle and was the primary ranged weapon of the Roman legions. Other weapons included the bow and arrow, the sling, and plumbate ...

The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the ... was the most dangerous. The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ‘legions’.

Because, for the most part, Legion: Life in the Roman Army isn’t about the top ... here too are toy weapons, a board game, and one split-toe woollen sock, its companion lost for ever in the ...

At the core of the army were its legions ... kill expertly with all the weapons they carried. The toughest postings for soldiers were those at the frontiers of the Roman Empire, where legionnaires ...