“Legion: Life in the Roman Army” transports visitors to the ... a copper alloy helmet to the world’s only intact legionary shield. Domestic objects such as children’s shoes illustrate ...

The shield, which is on its maiden transatlantic ... also help us to understand the deceptively familiar figure of the Roman legionary. 'Every soldier has a story: it's incredible that these ...

The show is aimed squarely at our apparently unending fascination with all things Roman but this small ... s headline exhibit – the last legionary shield in existence. Recommended Sex on ...

A legionary had to be over 17 years old and ... Image caption, Re-enactors with Roman shields. Legionaries signed up for at least 25 years' service. But if they survived their time, they were ...

Life in a Roman legion was nasty ... their “turtle” of shields. “Legion” personalizes our understanding with wall texts and object labels bearing excerpts from the letters of Claudius ...

will explore the life of the Roman army. Skeletal remains of suspected murder victims, a war trumpet, and a legionary shield – the first to be displayed in modern Britain – will throw light on the ...

As worn by a Roman legionary, the armored sleeve would have stretched down from the wearer’s shoulder before ending in a thin square of metal intended to shield his hand—a design that was ...