One of the biggest mysteries of Roman Britain is the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. As 5,000 of Rome’s finest […] ...

An army of four legions and approximately 20,000 auxiliaries ... Following the initial invasion of Britain, the Roman emperor, Claudius, arrived to symbolically lead his army to victory.

Each legion had between 4,000 and 6,000 soldiers ... to support your lessons and highlight what life was like as a Roman in Britain. BBC Teach has thousands of free, curriculum-linked resources ...

In Britain, at the northernmost edge of the ... around 70,000 Romans and pro-Roman Britons and slaughtered the Roman Ninth Legion. Romans in retreat This was an incredible turn of events.

At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal ... At the northern limit of the Roman Empire was Britain. Soldiers and their families found it to be a cold, remote, hostile ...