Legions Collection

Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer

Romans in Britain 54Bc
Following his preliminary expedition of 55 BC, Julius Caesar and his 5 Roman legions (25, 000 men) and 2, 000 cavalry land again in Britain between Deal and Dover

Julius Caesar (Rubicon)
GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR Roman Emperor Seen here addressing his troops after crossing the Rubicon in 49 B.C

Roman legionary. Sculpture. ITALY. Rome. Museum of Roman Civilization

Roman legions in testudo or tortoise formation
Roman Empire. Roman legions in the testudo or tortoise formation. Engraving by Capuz. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852

Caesar and five Roman legions land on the English coast following the limited success of the first expedition. Date: 54 BC

Gallic Wars - Titus Labienus hatches a trap
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Titus Labienus hatches a trap to get the Treveri to cross the river before his troops, attacking them later. Engraving

Quintus Titurius Sabinus and Arunculcius Cotta are attacked
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Quintus Titurius Sabinus and Arunculcius Cotta, attacked by Ambiorix, forming their troops in a circle. Engraving

Caesar disembarked in Britain (54 BC), placing his ships on dry ground within his camp. Engraving

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar attacks the Germanic camp
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar led his troops across the Rhine in 55 BC for a punitive expedition against the Germanic tribes

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Battle of the Sambre (July 57 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar's campaign against the Belgae in 57 B.C. Battle of the Sambre (July 57 BC)

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). The battle of the Aisne (57 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar's campaign against the Belgae in 57 BC. The battle of the Aisne (57 BC)

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Battle of Vosges (58 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). First campaign against the Germanic tribes (58 BC). Battle of Vosges (58 BC)

Gallic Wars - Ariovistus, Suebi leader, deploys his cavalry
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). First campaign against the Germanic tribes (58 BC)

Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Defeat of the Helvetii and pursuit of Caesar. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires by Count Turpin de Crisse

Caesar's position to receive the Helvetii
Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Caesar's position to receive the Helvetii advancing towards him. Engraving

Defeat of a quarter of the Swiss in the Saone pass
Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Defeat of a quarter of the Helvetii in the Saone pass. Engraving

Gallic Wars. The Helvetii's attempt to cross the Rhine
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). The Helvetii's attempt to cross the Rhine and Caesar's entrenchments. Engraving

Roman standard bearers
Fierce protectors, holding long poles with a number of philarae (discs), topped with a manus (open human hand), symbolising the oath of loyalty taken by the soldiers. Date: Circa 55 BC

SULLA VICTORIOUS 85 BC
Sulla, victorious in his civil war against Marius, enters Rome with his legions Date: 85 BC

WW1 - Joan of Arc inspiring French forces to deeds of valour in adversity. Date: circa 1915

Army of the Roman Empire. Officers in the review of the formed legions. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Three Polish soldiers, WW1
Three Polish soldiers during the First World War

WW1 Officers of the Loyal Legions in South Africa Date: circa 1916

Officers of the Loyal Legions in South Africa during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Satan in Hell
Satan, in Hell, addresses his legions - Awake ! Arise ! or be for ever fallen !

Sallust (86-35 BC). Jugurthine War. Engraving
Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus) (86-35 BC). Roman politician and historian. Jugurthine War (111-104 BC)

Imperial Rome. 1st c. Legions assaulting a city. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Roman massacre of Druids
Roman forces led by Suetonius Paulinus massacre the druids on the island of Mona (Anglesey) Date: 61 A.D

Standard bearer (aquilifer) of the Roman legions (1st c. AD). Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture on bronze. ITALY. Chieti. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: ITALY. Massa d Albe. Alba Fucens

Arminius Defeats Romans
ARMIN, chief of the Cherusci tribe, celebrates his annihilation of three Roman legions, led by Varus, at the TEUTOBURGER WALD Date: 9

Tete d Or park and monument to the Legions of the Rhone, Lyons, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Roman Pig Carving
A Roman stone carving of a wild boar. The wild board was the emblem of the 20th Legion, one of the legions which helped to build Hadrians Wall, Northumberland, England. Date: 1st century

Czech aeroplane 1918
A Czech aeroplane from the First Division at Ufa, Russia, during the Russian Civil War

Austrian trenches at Zborov 1917
Austrian trenches at Zborov (in modern day Ukraine)

Czechoslovak legions in Prague 1918
Czech and Slovak volunteer forces returning from fighting on the western front at the end of World War I

An Australian camp where Napoleons legions assembled

Varuss Legions Buried
Germanicus buries the remains of Varuss legions, decisively defeated by the Germans

Richborough Excavations
Excavations at Richborough, Kent, England, known to the Romans as Rutupiae. It was here that the Roman legions assembled during the Claudian Invasion of A.D. 43

Treasurers House, York
The Treasurers House, York, England, dating from medieval times, the existing building being 17th and 18th century. Ghosts of Roman legions march through the cellars

First Flags
THE FIRST FLAGS standards of the Roman legions

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