A new show at the British Museum is turning the spotlight on the soldiers that helped build and safeguard Roman rule. “Legion: Life in the Roman Army” transports visitors to the million square ...

Life in a Roman legion was nasty, brutish and, providing a legionary survived his 25-year enlistment, a long march to citizenship and wealth. “Legion,” now at the British Museum, is a superb ...

At its peak, the Roman empire numbered some 60 million inhabitants ... "Indelible" details of this sort make Legion one of "the most powerful" British Museum exhibitions in living memory.

The reconstructed arm guard will go on view at the British Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, “Legion: Life in the Roman Army,” opening February 1. The show will explore the life of the Roman ...

Life in the Roman empire was as mundane as life in 2024. ‘Legion’ tells the story of a single Roman soldier, recounting a life of hard work, ambition, disappointment and unreachable goals.

Ground-penetrating radar is revealing the secrets of a Roman legion camp near Tel Megiddo ... Hannah Kate Simon is an archaeologist and art historian with a focus on Roman art and archaeology.