While initially thought to be body armor or a thigh guard, the relic was only recently recognized for its true function in the 1990s. As worn by a Roman legionary, the armored sleeve would have ...

But unlike a modern security detail, the Praetorian Guard numbered thousands of people. Under the first emperor, Augustus, the Praetorian Guard consisted of nine cohorts with 500 men each, which ...

Traditionally, Roman society was extremely rigid. By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. T ...

In 2005, the city of Roman Forest erected a monument for those who have received a Purple Heart for their military service. The monument, which was originally dedicated by local veterans Floyd ...