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Caesarea Maritima, the city Herod the Great (r. 37-4 BCE) built for Rome on the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean served as the Roman Empire's powerbase of operations both commercially and militarily. With Rome's ultimate goal of adding...

Set within the Anti-Taurus mountain range in southeastern Turkey, beyond the borders of Adiyaman, is the archaeological wonder of Mount Nemrut. Forgotten for centuries, the spellbinding peak of Nemrut Dagi (its Turkish name) has since managed...

The Roman provinces in Hispania (206 BCE–c. 474 CE) illustrate both the persistence of Roman expansion and the durability of imperial rule. The conquest began in the Second Punic War, when Rome displaced Carthage in 206 BCE, and unfolded...

A map illustrating Roman rule in the Balkans around 200 CE, characterized by significant administrative, military, and cultural integration into the Empire. The region was divided into several provinces (Moesia Superior, Moesia Inferior...

Artist's impression of a Roman Legion from the video game Total War Rome II.

Reenactors portraying Roman soldiers charge the audience at Birdoswald Fort along Hadrian's Wall, 2005.

Standard of Legion IX Hispana Punta Umbría, a Roman army reeanctor group.

Tile antefix with the name of Legion XX and a boar, the legionary symbol, from Holt, Clwyd, Wales. 2nd-3rd century CE. The British Museum, London

The Roman assault ramp is located on the western slope of the Masada cliff. It was constructed on a natural spur that abuts the mountain and is composed of stone and earth reinforced with timber bracings. According to Josephus, an ironclad...

Roman bricks stamped with Legio XXII. (Saalburg Museum, Germany)