Cold feet and pension problems – what it was really like to be a Roman legionary Rome was a glorious idea but it was also a very human endeavour. As a revelatory new show about the brutal and ...

The only complete surviving legionary long shield on display at Legion: life in the Roman army at the British Museum.

This gravestone is just one example, from the National Roman Legion Museum, of how the Romans lived - and died - in the settlement they called Isca, today known as Caerleon. It is one of eight ...

From cavalry helmets to panels of goatskin used for military tents, a new exhibition looking at the lives of Roman soldiers opens at the British Museum in London this week.

Woke madness as academic claims British Museum is promoting 'unrelenting fascist imagery' Commentator Benedict Spence said he is "yearning" for the comments to be a joke "for their sakes and ours".

The Roman legions came, they saw, and they conquered vast swathes of land from Mesopotamia all the way to Hadrian’s Wall – and now, some 2,000 years on, they’re occupying Bloomsbury in a gripping new ...

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 ...

The world's only intact Roman shield and body armour that was found in a German field after being buried for more than 2,000 years are set to go on display in a new exhibition at the British Museum.

There are some incredible rare finds on show at this exhibition but it fails to depict a more diverse life in and around Rome’s armies.

Celebrating its 175th anniversary, the National Roman Legion Museum has a summer packed full of activities for the whole family. Join a party like no other on August 2 with a day full of Roman ...

Newsletter The only complete surviving legionary long shield on display at Legion: life in the Roman army at the British Museum (Image credit: Getty Images) By The Week UK published 9 February 2024 ...