Though dramatic images of ancient Roman gladiators fighting great beasts like lions and tigers have appeared in books and films for decades, archaeologists never had any direct proof that such battles ...

The Roman army was spread across the entire globe, fighting huge campaigns that would require an enormous amount of supplies. One of the most important supplies would be the surplus of food, which ...

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 ...

"We certainly have within our kind of cultural understanding the sense of gladiator combat, and that gladiators fight each ... town and military base in the north of the Roman province of Britannia.

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 ...

“They make an important contribution to desanitizing our Roman past.” “We may never know what brought this man to the arena where we believe he may have been fighting for the entertainment ...

As long as the tribes were divided, the Roman army was the strongest force in Britain. And while they were fighting each other, the tribes were unlikely to team up and fight the Romans.

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 ...