A 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet, on view at “Legion: Life in the Roman Army” at the British Museum. Photo by Lewis Whyld/PA Images via Getty Images.

The British Museum has announced a blockbuster new show dedicated to the humble foot soldiers who built the Roman Empire. Among the more than 200 objects going on display are the world’s only ...

Life in a Roman legion was nasty, brutish and, providing a legionary survived his 25-year enlistment, a long march to citizenship and wealth. “Legion,” now at the British Museum, is a superb ...

Caerleon (Isca), which dates from AD 75, is one of three permanent legionary fortresses in the UK. It was built to house 5,500 Roman citizens and was occupied for between 200 and 300 years.

He would probably have been on special assignment, perhaps with the legion's commander or other high-ranking member of the Roman government in Britain. The artefact was found by a team working at the ...

Near the site of the ancient Roman legionary fortress in Bonn, Germany, archaeologists uncovered a 14-kilogram cache of chainmail, dated to the 2nd–3rd centuries AD.The remnants of the armor were ...

Caerleon (Isca), which dates from AD 75, is one of three permanent legionary fortresses in the UK. It was built to house 5,500 Roman citizens and was occupied for between 200 and 300 years.

Archaeologists digging at a site in south Wales uncover an entire suit of Roman armour, ... Caerleon (Isca), which dates from AD 75, is one of three permanent legionary fortresses in the UK.