We know the names of very few Roman centurions and legionaries, mostly those found on inscriptions and commemorative steles, ...

A Roman Centurion paced back and forth across the stage as travelers filtered in. One by one people were checked in, each receiving their traveling documents, a single gold coin to use for their ...

We join a Roman centurion on one night of his life, as he describes his work repairing Hadrian's Wall. Cornelius is 39 years old and has 80 soldiers under his command, who are now resting before ...

Another inscription honors a Roman centurion named Gaianus. "Gaianus, also called Porphyrius, centurion, our brother, has made the mosaic at his own expense as an act of generosity," it reads.

Image caption, This modern painting shows Roman soldiers at Birdoswald Fort (Hadrian's Wall). A centurion watches men training. After a long day’s march, Roman soldiers had to build a camp ...