Since 2002, Dando-Collins has produced about a book a year on some aspect of Roman history, most often a “biography” of one of the legions. In this work, he attempts, with fair success, to give us a ...

One of the biggest mysteries of Roman Britain is the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. As 5,000 of Rome's finest soldiers marched north to quell a rebellion, they suddenly realized they were ...

Fans of armies and battles from times gone by are legion on the web and in real life. While in France, many of these enthusiasts turn to the Napoleonic Wars or the Second World War, here's a group ...

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 ...

Between the years 66-70 CE, the 10th Legion fought against Jewish rebels in Galilee, the Judean desert, and the Jerusalem area, until the destruction of the city and the Temple.