The Roman Empire was created ... The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty years. Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword, called a gladius.

A gruesome ancient mass grave of over 150 soldiers was discovered near Vienna in Austria during soccer field renovations. The ...

A sword known as…the gladius ... where slaves could be captured and taken back to Rome. The Roman army was a vital part of ancient Roman life, affecting everything from the way it was governed ...

Vindobona was the ancient Roman military camp and settlement that would ... not save them from injuries sustained by daggers, spears, swords, projectiles, and other sorts of weapons, which proved ...

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... they hurled their javelins and drew their swords, before charging into the enemy. Then the cavalry (soldiers riding horses ...