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 ...

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ... Image caption, This modern painting shows Roman soldiers at Birdoswald Fort (Hadrian's Wall). A centurion watches men training.

Irene of Rome was the widow of the martyr Saint Castulus, a Roman military officer who was killed ... was shot full of arrows as depicted in the painting by artist Vicente López y Portaña.

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ... Image caption, This modern painting shows Roman soldiers at Birdoswald Fort (Hadrian's Wall). A centurion watches men training.