Rome & the Sword gives us a look at the origins, evolution, and decline of Roman military institutions, and thus the rise and fall of Roman imperium, using the famous sword – arguably the weapon with ...

All the vintage weapons in the world can’t save “The Last Legion,” a strange and slow-moving concoction of swordfights and snooze-inducing drama. A kind of “Ancient Rome for Dummies,” “The Last Legion ...

‘I’M GOING TO dress you up in silly costumes, give you weapons, and allow you to beat the nonsense out of each other,” announces Alex Mariotti, greeting students at Gruppo Storico Romano gladiator ...

THERE were four Roman emperors in 69AD, and if you go back only another six months, there were five: difficult days indeed if you wanted to stay on the right side of the most powerful man on the ...