Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. The social ...

A group of Roman ... Each legion had between 4,000 and 6,000 soldiers. A legion was further divided into groups of 80 men called ‘centuries’. The man in charge of a century was known as ...

Archaeological excavations in the Kaleto district of the Bulgarian town of Lom, which concluded recently, uncovered significant Roman military remains dating back to the 1st century AD ...

A group of Roman ... Each legion had between 4,000 and 6,000 soldiers. A legion was further divided into groups of 80 men called ‘centuries’. The man in charge of a century was known as ...