Gladius winter archaeologist Matthew Champion shines a

archaeologist Matthew Champion shines a spotlight on a forgotten world of ships

his efforts saw him labelled a 'pariah' and almost forced him out of the sport he loved for good

An argument that we have a moral duty to explore other planets and solar systems--because human life on Earth has an expiration date

and a way so monumentally bad that no one would ever try it

Gladius winter archaeologist Matthew Champion shines aThe Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came from across the Roman world and beyond. They served as tax collectors, policemen, surveyors, civil engineers and, if they survived, in retirement as civic worthies, craftsmen and