What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle Where it is from: Dura-Europos, Syria When it was made: Second century A.D. Related: Babylonian tablet preserves student's ...

The Romans met a large army of Britons, under the Catuvellauni kings Caratacus and his brother Togodumnus, on the River Medway, Kent. The Britons were defeated in a two-day battle, then again ...

Pp. viii, 216. Maps, diagr., notes, biblio., index. $34.95. ISBN: 1473869080. A Dictionary of the Battles of the Roman Empire Prof. Taylor (Hardin-Simmons), who has specialized in Roman history, has ...