BETTANY HUGHES: Almost 2,000 years ago, the Roman army arrived in Britain. They stayed for close on 400 years. Today we can find out lots of clues about children and their lives in Roman Britain ...

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 ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...