Life of a Roman Soldier
- Initial training no boot camp in those days - Soldiers oath (page 6 Legionary book) - No weekends off but had all religious holidays off - Temple of Mithras, he was most of the soldiers god, You had to pass 7 tests of skill to become of full - Drained marshes to build new forts on - Quarry, stones for buildings etc. - Polished iron armor and weaponry - Only a select few got out of bad jobs and they were clerks, - Was the boss of all the soldiers who worked - was a badge of honor also used as a whip for - petty such as being late would be to make the soldier look like a fool and make them stand
We had to make our own shelters for the nite and leave extra men on guard. If a unit had disgraced itself in battle the worst of allpunishments that I hated to see was decimstion. Although that rule was not strictly enforced. They gave out the worstpunishments. There were many deductions taken out of that 250 that I did not like. A very boring job which involved just sitting down was the constant polishing of armor andweaponry. Family Life - Forbidden to marry - That was not strictly enforced - Was not unusual to keep wife and children in nearby homesF. Most often it was buffalo which I have liked since I was a child. About once a month I would getsentry duty. We showered about once per week onaverage. The centurions dress was much more elaborate than the regular soldiers. Living inside the fort was not all that bad. Although I did get all of the religious holidays which wasvery enjoyable.
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