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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Caesarea was home to one of the first Christian communities and, according to the New Testament, was where the apostle Peter baptised the Roman centurion Cornelius. "This was the first instance of ...

There are several examples of altars to Roman gods and goddesses which have ... Marcus Cocceius Firmus, centurion of the Second Augustan Legion". This object was selected by Louisa Hammersley ...