- 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 outside w/o
             weapons or armor to show he is not worthy to be a
             - serious crime such as sleeping on guard or deserting
             resulted in flogging, rank lowered. At the time of war the
             - If a unit disgraced itself in battle it might be "decimated"
             - 1 in 10 selected to be clubbed or stoned to death by
             - Decimation was stopped after Emperor Trajan
             - Was not unusual to keep wife and children in nearby homes
             - Deductions were taken out for worn out gear, bedding food,
             - Often got a bonus in pay to celebrate an important event
             I wanted to join the Roman Army ever since I was a young boy playing in the fields of my
             home in (NAME A TOWN OR CITY RELATED TO ROME HERE). My father was a
             legionaire in the Roman Army for 25 years. It was my goal in life to follow
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