Each legion had between 4,000 and 6,000 soldiers ... Image caption, This modern painting shows Roman soldiers at Birdoswald Fort (Hadrian's Wall). A centurion watches men training.

THE BODY of a Roman man buried face-down with a knife in his back - and missing his feet - has sparked mystery at the site of a huge, newly-unearthed fort. The eerie discovery was made in Spain ...

Roman sources show four legions took ... After the barrage, Dr Elliott says those in the fort "would have surrendered, or the legion would have assaulted it". "I think the battle of Creswell ...

Aaron Hammond of Timeline Auctions said: “These iron construction nails were crafted by the Roman 20th Legion under Governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola for the fort headquarters at Inchtuthil.

The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ‘legions’. Each legion had between 4,000 ... Presenter: The fort here at Vindolanda was the home to 800 soldiers and their job ...