More than 6,000 “modern” body armour units are being acquired for Irish soldiers, the Tánaiste has said. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Harris said that a €16.5m contract ...

The costume included a silver armour breast plate and helmet decorated ... Actors playing various roles, including Roman soldiers, biblical figures and Jesus Christ, wind their way through the ...

Crews starting work on a gas line in Bulgaria uncovered a late Roman-era settlement. The timing of abandonment implies that the settlement’s residents were driven out by a barbarian raid ...

Historian Tristan Hughes investigates what it was really like to fight as a legionary soldier in the ... is contrasted with the Roman sword, optimized for penetrating armour.

Such strict discipline is rightfully enforced throughout the Army because a weapon failure can not only lead to the individual soldier’s death, but to death of other comrades and potentially, even a ...