Image caption, Re-enactors with Roman shields. Legionaries signed up for ... called ‘colonia’. An auxiliary was a soldier who was not a Roman citizen. He was only paid a third of a legionary ...
The Hallaton Helmet, a remarkable artifact believed to have belonged to a high-ranking Roman cavalry officer, has been restored to its former glory and is now on display at the Harborough Museum.
The Roman army ... pierce through shields. A clever strategy is to use Archers against enemy melee units, forcing them into Testudo, and then executing an ambush with your cavalry from behind ...