Recently, the chainmail, dated to the 2nd–3rd centuries AD, has been studied using advanced imaging techniques. As the Roman Empire expanded ... After all, the Roman army was a terribly efficien ...

The Roman Empire ... the army contained 60 legions. Each of these was divided into ten cohorts of up to 480 men. The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty ...

The Roman Empire is divided into two parts: the Eastern Empire ... the empire relied on German mercenaries to serve in its army. These men often found themselves defending the frontier against ...