From BBC Radio 4, Britain's biggest paranormal podcast is going on a road trip.

I thought in that moment, oh my God, we've summoned something from this board.

This is uncanny USA.

He says somebody's in the house and I screamed.

A. Listen to Uncanny USA wherever you get your BBC podcasts, if you dare. The When someone mentions the Roman army, your mind might immediately think of the Legionaries.

The Roman citizen soldiers that became some of the most feared

professional fighters of antiquity. Particularly during the early imperial period roughly 2,000

years ago, equipped with their iconic banded iron lorica segmentata armour,

their short gladius stabbing swords, large scutum shields, helmets, and so on.

However, the Legionaries couldn't win Rome's wars on their own, just as important

to the success of the Roman army, if not more important, were another key troop type,

the Oxilleries. Recruited from across the empire,

auxiliary soldiers could be cavalry, they could be infantry, they could be skirmishers.

They served various roles from frontline troops to garrison border guards along

frontiers like Hadrian's wolf. The stories of these soldiers, who they were,

where they came from and where they served in the empire are amazing.

And talk through what we know,

while I was delighted to interview

fan favorite and historical fiction heavyweight,

Dr. Ben Kane.

Now Ben, he knows all the things about the Roman army from cavalry to

tombstones and I really do hope you enjoy.

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