A legionary had to be over 17 years old and ... Image caption, Re-enactors with Roman shields. Legionaries signed up for at least 25 years' service. But if they survived their time, they were ...

will explore the life of the Roman army. Skeletal remains of suspected murder victims, a war trumpet, and a legionary shield – the first to be displayed in modern Britain – will throw light on ...

including the world’s only intact legionary shield - on its maiden loan from Yale - and the oldest and most complete classic Roman segmental body armour, unearthed from the battlefield at ...