But the city was abandoned in A.D. 256 after being besieged by soldiers from the Sasanian Empire of ancient Iran. Archaeologists found the skeletons of 19 Roman soldiers, complete with all their ...

The Emperor and the Roman Army, 31 BC - AD 235 by B Campbell (Oxford ... Dr Jon Coulston is a lecturer in Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.

Jerusalem (CNN)-- Israeli archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman bathhouse that was probably used by the soldiers who destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a huge empire that stretched from Britain all the way to the Middle East. The ...

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 ...