Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman legionaries clashed with Germanic fighters near the ...

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... The man in charge of a century was known as a ‘centurion’. He carried a short rod, to show his importance.

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... The man in charge of a century was known as a ‘centurion’. He carried a short rod, to show his importance.