Legion was the largest unit in the Roman army that had the strength of 3000 personnel in the early … Read More... about Legion – Roman war machine
Gladius – Short sword of the Roman legionnaire
Gladius is a Roman short sword widely used by Roman light infantry from the beginning of the 1st … Read More... about Gladius – Short sword of the Roman legionnaire
Cohort – Backbone of the Roman Legion
Cohort was a standard unit in the Roman army which divided the legion into 10 parts. Number of … Read More... about Cohort – Backbone of the Roman Legion
Centuria – 80 men strong tactical unit
Centuria comes from latin word centum which stands for a hundred. It's name implies a total number … Read More... about Centuria – 80 men strong tactical unit
Diocletian’s Palace – retirement home built as Roman castrum
Diocletian's Palace is ancient Roman palace situated in Split (Spalato), Croatia and was bult by the … Read More... about Diocletian’s Palace – retirement home built as Roman castrum
Contubernium – a Roman squad
Contubernium was the smallest organized unit of the Roman army. It included 8 fighting men led by a … Read More... about Contubernium – a Roman squad
Legio IIII Flavia Felix, a Vespasian’s legion
The fourth legion, also known as Legio IIII Flavia Felix was a legion of the Roman Imperial army … Read More... about Legio IIII Flavia Felix, a Vespasian’s legion
Roman Gladiators reenactment gallery
Roman Gens and naming conventions
Gens was considered a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and … Read More... about Roman Gens and naming conventions