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The missing Roman legion: How 5,000 elite soldiers vanished without a trace

Imagine commanding a battle-tested force of five thousand heavily armed elite warriors, only to have the entire group evaporate completely from the pages of history. This is not the plot of a ...
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Evolution of The Roman Soldier | Animated History

Roman Legionary 58 BC–AD 69 (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA, 2003). D'Amato, Raffaele. Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192 (United Kingdom: Frontline, ...