BETTANY HUGHES: Almost 2,000 years ago, the Roman army arrived in Britain. They stayed for close on 400 years. Today we can find out lots of clues about children and their lives in Roman Britain ...

The Roman army was very well organised ... They then had more civil rights, such as the right to vote and the right for their children to be recognised as Romans, too. Image caption, Palmyra ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...