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Outside of the arena, Tom hurried up another tall hill. There were soldiers everywhere, standing in large groups and wearing heavy polished armour. Granny Bea hated fighting, so surely she wouldn’t stay here for long?
Just then, Tom heard an angry yowl from behind a wall of shields. What was Digby up to now?
means
'the Field of Mars', who was the Roman
god of war. The famous Roman army gathered and trained here, but it was also used for voting, the
and for festivals.
The soldiers were called , and each legion of about 5,000 soldiers was commanded by a .
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