The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army ... asking for news and warm clothing. When they retired, every legionnaire was entitled to a plot of land ...

"Rather than repurposing the metal, mail garments were recycled by using them as 'donors' to patch others," the researchers wrote. This practice indicates that Roman soldiers on the frontiers were ...

There is evidence that Roman soldiers on the frontiers were more ... It consists of two nearly complete mail garments and parts of two others, all corroded into a single mass.