But some 2,000 years ago, archaeologists now believe that it was the site of a fierce battle between Roman soldiers and local warriors, one which changed the course of history and helped lead to ...

an Imperial Roman army which is known to have fought upon the battlefield below. “The sensational discovery of a Roman military camp in Graubünden once again underlines the fact that ...

An auxiliary was a soldier who was not a Roman citizen. He was only paid a third of a legionary’s wage. Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front ...

But he said it was a possible the artefact was a "trophy won in battle". He said: "It's the only Roman artefact recovered from the site. If the inhabitants had established regular trade with Roman ...