NEW Web \'Life in the Legion\' and \'Reconstruction Gallery\'

[John Conyard]

It is not an emblem. But the Terentius illustration is designed to show something of life in the army, soldiers, their clothing and belief. It illustrates this sub-section of the Comitatus site perfectly.

I am not always comfortable taking a subjective view of the life of a legionary, and prefer to stick to hard archaeological evidence and it's interpretation. But it is enjoyable to try and place a late Roman soldier in the north of Britain in context, while challenging a few pre-conceptions along the way.

Such iconogrpahy would have looked down from the walls of most head quarters buildings. I wish we had more, especially from the 4th century.