The Roman Empire ... was Britain. Soldiers and their families found it to be a cold, remote, hostile place with little to do. Like soldiers ever since, they spent much of their free time writing ...

Researchers suggest that when Roman legions were at the empire's remote northern frontiers, they relied on local craftspeople for equipment repairs.

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force ... BBC Teach has thousands of free, curriculum-linked resources to help deliver lessons - all arranged by subject ...

and probably belonged to a Roman soldier who lost his life in battle. Few examples of this type of shield have survived over the millennia, even though it is well known from depictions in art.

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force ... BBC Teach has thousands of free, curriculum-linked resources to help deliver lessons - all arranged by subject ...