It is thought that this panel was originally part of a Roman shield, as indicated by the curved edges and central indentation where a shield boss could have been originally placed. Shields would ...

Image caption, Re-enactors with Roman shields. Legionaries signed up for ... the home to 800 soldiers and their job was to guard the wall against people they described as barbarians.

Image caption, Re-enactors with Roman shields. Legionaries signed up for ... the home to 800 soldiers and their job was to guard the wall against people they described as barbarians.

What it is: A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle Where it is from: Dura-Europos, Syria When it was made: Second century A.D. Related: Babylonian tablet preserves student's ...

They’re just some of the finds from Hadrian’s Wall – the 73-mile stone wall built as the northwestern boundary of the Roman Empire ... the roads are too bad to send wagons; another laments ...