The first group of people claiming to be an ambassadorial mission of Romans to China was recorded as having arrived in 166 AD by the Book of the Later Han. The embassy came to Emperor Huan of Han China from “Andun” (Chinese: 安敦; Emperor Antoninus Pius or Marcus Aurelius Antoninus), “king of Daqin” (Rome):

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A superb Roman eagle in near pristine condition, serpent prey wriggling in its beak, has been found by archaeologists in the City of London.

The Romans never conquered Ireland. They did not even try. Some archaeologists have suggested that Agricola established a bridgehead at Drumanagh, an Iron Age promontory fort that juts into the Irish Sea near Rush, some 20km north of Dublin.

Roman glass objects have been recovered across the Roman Empire in domestic, industrial and funerary contexts. Glass was used primarily for the production of vessels, although mosaic tiles and window glass were also produced.

The legions were identified by Roman numerals, though the spelling sometimes differed from the modern “standard”. For example, in addition to the spellings “IV”, “IX”, “XIV”, “XVIII” and “XIX”, the respective spellings “IIII”, “VIIII”, “XIIII”, “XIIX” and “XVIIII” were commonly used.

A cohort (from the Latin cohors, plural cohortes, see wikt:cohors for full inflection table) was a standard tactical military unit of a Roman legion. Although the standard size changed with time and situation, it was generally composed of 480 soldiers.

Legatus legionis, Legion Legate: The overall legion commander. The post was usually filled by a senator, appointed by the emperor, who held command for 3 or 4 years, although he could serve for a much longer period.

Punishments for crimes Fustuarium or bastinado — Following a court-martial sentence for desertion or dereliction of duty, the soldier would be stoned, or beaten to death by cudgels, in front of the assembled troops, by his fellow soldiers, whose lives had been put in danger.