Robert Garland illuminates what life was like for a solider in the Roman army.

This website offers a list of the emperors of the Roman Empire, separated by dynasty. In addition, you can click on pictures of art and architecture of each dynasty of the Roman Empire to get information about them.

In this section of a chapter in William Morey's 1901 textbook, you will find out about Marius and his reorganization of the Roman army.

This site from Roman-Empire.net provides an illustration and brief description of the types of Roman soldiers, Roman forts, and siege engines.

Designed to accompany an outreach program that brings artists into the schools, this guide on Roman legionaries is full of information about the weapons and equipment used by Roman soldiers.

Read this passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook to learn about the social war and Sulla's part in it.

Take a tour of a Roman Fort and a Caledonian Village. Dress a Roman soldier and Caledonian warrior. Also, learn about the Romans invading Scotland.

A Roman soldier.

Roman soldiers with spears and shields.

A tombstone that is adorned with the embossed figure of a Roman soldier, who wears a short chiton and a gown.

The armor worn by ancient Roman emperors and generals.

The distinction between rank and unit type doesn't seem to have been as precise as in a modern-day army, in which a soldier has a separate pay-grade, job description, and assigned unit.

Roman soldier wearing a cuirass.

Roman soldier wearing a cuirass with scale armor.

The Roman soldiers seem to have used two sorts of tents, one, a tent proper, of canvas or some analogous material, and constructed with two solid upright poles, and a roof piece between them; the other more resembling a light hut, of a...

A Roman soldier

A Roman soldier

A Roman soldier

From a monument of the imperial age. The soldier wears a metal helmet, a leather doublet with shoulder-pieces, a metal-plated belt, and a sword hanging from a strap thrown over the left shoulder. His left hand holds a large shield, his...

Roman Foot Soldier during the Conquest of Italy

A soldier of the Roman Empire.

Soldiers standing at a gate

Decorations placed on the helmets of the Roman soldiers.

Hadrian (reigned 117-138 C.E.), once a tribune in three different legions of the Roman army and commander of a legion in one of Trajan's wars, was often shown in military uniform. He was clearly keen to project the image of an ever-ready...