Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword, called a gladius ... had been born in an army camp and was a mascot to the Roman legions. At first, the arrival of Germanicus and his family ...

Life in a Roman legion was nasty, brutish and ... Curated by the British Museum’s Richard Abdy, “Legion” traces the life of sword and sandal through more than 200 objects across 10 spaces ...