Roman culture intrigues China, inspiring TV dramas, novels about a legion's journey to the East In the remote village of ...

AT the height of the Roman Empire, all roads led to, and from, Rome. In Britannia alone — a province conquered in 43 AD and ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

In the same way, the Persian god Mithras was popular with the Roman legions – many of whose soldiers had served in Persia – and shrines to him have been found in Britain, Syria, and across ...