Except for the legions of Rome, all the early troops in Europe were mercenaries because there were no standing armies. |
Border security was tightened just as the U.S. slowdown was forcing legions of migrants to return to Mexico. |
The force assembled to sail to Britain in AD 43 comprised four legions and about the same number of auxiliary troops, around 40,000 men in all. |
He's peddling relief for legions of businesspeople who are caught in a web of portable work, always-on technology, and bad habits. |
They fought the Roman legions and the Sassanid Persians, and in most cases lost. |
The entire complex was built by the three legions in Britain, though garrisoned by the more mobile auxiliary troops. |