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A Roman soldier stands on guard during a re-enaction at Birdoswald Roman fort in Carlisle

Roman legions: the backbone of the Roman military

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What happened to Britain’s lost Roman legion?

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A montage of Romans (Photos courtesy of Getty and Alamy)

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Hume Castle

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Q&ACould Roman slaves buy their own freedom?

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An allegorical depiction of the plague in ancient Rome, an angel batters down a door while people lie sick on the ground

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A mosaic that shows two Roman women exercising, one holds a flower and another holds a leaf

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Adolf Hitler stands with his back to a statue of Discobolos, the Discus Thrower

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The death of Domitian: how aristocrats conspired against the Roman emperor. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Antony and Cleopatra meet for the first time

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A bust of Marcus Aurelius and a detail on Marcus Aurelius’s column in Rome

Marcus Aurelius: Rome’s reluctant killer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

African Europeans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Photo by Alamy)

Ravenna: from Roman powerhouse to artistic hub. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Roman soldier stands on guard during a re-enaction at Birdoswald Roman fort in Carlisle

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Bust of Germanicus, Roman General

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A statue of the Roman emperor Augustus in Augsburg, Germany. (Image by Alamy)

The fall of Roman Britain: how life changed for Britons after the empire

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Second century relief portraying a Roman ophthalmologist examining a patient. (Photo By DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini via Getty Images)

Roman medicine: 6 ways people stayed healthy in ancient Rome

Julius Caesar. (Photo by Getty Images)

Caesar's British gamble

The Roman emperors: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Author and biographer Max Adams (Photo by Alamy)

Max AdamsBritain in the centuries after the Romans: “You can think of this era as a black hole into which our history tumbles”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The assassination of Julius Caesar

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A guide to the Roman army, plus 10 facts about life in the legions