is contrasted with the Roman sword, optimized for penetrating armour. The discussion also covers the functionality of javelins ( or pilum) as both throwing weapons and for thrusting, shedding ...

Archaeologists said the discovery of the mass grave is especially important because the Romans often cremated their dead, and so Roman inhumation burials from ...

they had the best weapons and the best armour. When the Romans invaded Britain, their army was so good that it took on armies 10 times its size and won! Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from ...

He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet, armor ... with all the weapons they carried. The toughest postings for soldiers were those at the frontiers of the Roman Empire, where legionnaires ...

Finally, he analyzes the visual depictions of Roman armor and weapons in "King Arthur," starring Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, and Mads Mikkelsen; "Risen," starring Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton ...

The soldiers were the best trained, they had the best weapons and the best armour. The Roman army conquered a huge empire. A Roman soldier could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and ...