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Ros Ereira, cameo producer
Matt Williams, Time Team digger
and Roman legionary
Comitatus, experimental
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South Shields, Tyneside , 20 March 2005

Time Trial

Watched the programme, browsed the web pages? Now try our quick quiz to see how you get on.

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Time Team digger Matt Williams was given a hard time by his commander during his 'training' as a Roman legionary at South Shields. What was a Roman legionary commander called?

 

How many cohorts made up a standard Roman legion?

 

What was the officer in charge of a cohort called?

 

How many legionaries made up a standard Roman legion?

 

What was the senior centurion called in a Roman legion?

 

At Birdoswald, another Roman fort where Time Team excavated a cemetery during the 2000 series, Phil Harding confidently identified one find as part of a Roman roof tile. What did it turn out to be?

 

out of 6 correct on first try

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Related links

spacerThe Roman occupation
spacerTime traveller's guide to the Roman empire
spacerRoman forts
spacerThe legionaries' lot
spacerFurther reading
spacerOther websites
Matt Williams
Comitatus
Phil in a trench
Raysan's reconstruction
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