The #Roman siege of #Alésia in 52BCE was one of the most incredible feats of military engineering of ancient history #thelegionary

Fake facts Friday #thelegionary #romans #romanhistory

Oiled the scabbard, grip, pommel and checked blade for rust. #thelegionary #gladius #romansoldier

Weigh in for the upcoming march. 16.5kgs worn on the body. This includes armour and weapons. #thelegionary #romansoldier #marchtorome #rome #romans #ancientrome

Replica of the axe on display at the Vésunna museum in Perigueux, France. Whilst it is tempting to label this as Roman the area of Vesunna was inhabited by the Petrocores a tribe renowned for their metal work. #vesunna #petrocores #thelegionary #ancientrome #rome #romans #perigueux #galloromaine

My very fetching yellow felt cap to protect my head from the helmet. Historically it may have been a felt cap, leather or other fabric. We don't know because it's natural material and nothing remains from that period. #thelegionary #rome #romanarmour #ancientrome #gaul #loricasegmentata

Morning sunlight on Roman era pitcher glasses cup and lamps. #romans #thelegionary

Today on the #Romanworkbench my #caligae. Despite being a sandal it was sometimes referred to as a boot in historical texts. You can clearly see the #hobnails which go through two layers of the leather sole and are bent over before the last insole layer. #caligae #romanhistory #roman #thelegionary

Here’s the reproduction of the Vesunna axe head made by the talented blacksmith Pawel Surdal. #thelegionary #papstomahawks