A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit ... He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats ...

A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit ... He could march 20 miles a day, wearing all his armour and equipment. He could swim or cross rivers in boats ...

Until now, how the Roman army maintained its equipment at such disparate locations ... a Roman vicus settlement near the Roman legionary fortress of Bonn, Germany. Archaeologists have gained ...