Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman legionaries clashed with Germanic fighters near the ...

Paul often used metaphors his audience would have been familiar with to explain spiritual realities. In Ephesians 6 he ...

An exceptionally preserved 30-pound Roman chainmail, found in 2012 in Bonn, Germany, reveals how ancient soldiers repaired and recycled their armor when they had to take matters into their own ...

VIENNA -- As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an ...

A Roman soldier was a well-trained fighting machine. He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats, build bridges and smash his way ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled ... He also carried a 'pilum' (javelin), a helmet, armor, shield and a pack with supplies. Soldiers were rigorously trained to march long distances ...

The costume included a silver armour breast plate and helmet decorated ... Actors playing various roles, including Roman soldiers, biblical figures and Jesus Christ, wind their way through the ...

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 ...