The Romans needed a powerful army to invade foreign lands and defend their empire. But what exactly made the Roman army so successful? Find out below: ANITA: The Romans in Scotland; the Roman army.

One of the biggest mysteries of Roman Britain is the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. As 5,000 of Rome’s finest […] ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

As the Roman Empire expanded, the military was stationed ... After all, the Roman army was a terribly efficient machine that “demanded huge amounts of material and complex supply mechanisms ...

Sources: Ioana A. Oltean, University of Exeter; Jon Coulston, University of St. Andrews, Scotland The column emphasizes Rome’s vast empire. Trajan’s army includes African cavalrymen with ...

After bloody fighting in Rome itself, Vespasian was declared emperor. An army general who had been ... Trajan expanded the empire to its furthest limits and looked for honest and capable people ...

Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was ...