The Roman system of controlling of the tribes north of Hadrian's Wall broke down. Scouting was abandoned and forts like Newstead north of Hadrian's Wall were left deserted. Hadrian's Wall itself was ...

each cohort was again split up into centuries of… ANITA: A hundred! A century is a hundred! MUM: Normally yes but a Roman century was 80 men. The officers, who were in charge and gave orders ...

JULIA: I just found this fragment of rusty metal. It doesn’t look like much but this was once a sword. A sword known as…the gladius! The gladius was part of the Roman soldier’s equipment ...