Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front lines where it was the most dangerous. The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ...

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 ...

The practice of the empire was to include auxiliary units of locals into a regular Roman army and dromedarii played a significant role in the war efforts against Parthian and Sassanid states.

Roman army re-enactors wearing armour and holding javelins. There were two main types of Roman soldiers: legionaries and auxiliaries. The Roman army was huge. It was divided up into groups called ...