A 2,000-year-old tomb discovered in Heerlen, Netherlands, contained the remains of a Roman soldier. The site was ... and it didn’t take long to figure out whose. The clay bowls held a key ...

unfamiliar stories can also help us to understand the deceptively familiar figure of the Roman legionary. Every soldier has a story; it’s incredible that these tales are nearly 2000 years old.” ...

He is thought to have been born in Thrace (modern day Balkan region) and it has been suggested he was in the Roman army. He was sold into slavery and trained at the gladiatorial school in Capua ...