Three summers of extreme drought might have contributed to British rebellion against Roman legions, according to academic ...

An army of four legions and approximately 20,000 auxiliaries ... Following the initial invasion of Britain, the Roman emperor, Claudius, arrived to symbolically lead his army to victory.

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 ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were ... limit of the Roman Empire was Britain. Soldiers and their families found ...

In Britain, at the northernmost edge ... that they killed around 70,000 Romans and pro-Roman Britons and slaughtered the Roman Ninth Legion. Romans in retreat This was an incredible turn of ...

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 ...