Have you ever thought about these things . Its all curiosity, but interesting. Have a go at my questions.
I'm amazed at Roman soldiers when the empire carried a fullon professional army.
How could you last the 20 or 25 years to get retired and be given some land to cultivate or made a Roman citizen for your service. How many ever got there?????????
How old did the average ROMAN Joe live to without being killed in battle murdered or just died of normal living.
What was Rome like FOR the local messanger (postie) the meat distributer (butcher) the boat cleaners and loaders (the warfies) the bankers (shylocks lenders gamblers).
Still the offer of a deadly life in the army for 25 years, THEN your out and home free. WHAT???????
Doesn't matter about aqueducts and plumbing and heating and running water and fancy clothes it was antiquity , how the hell did they even survive to get to army age?
I'm amazed at Roman soldiers when the empire carried a fullon professional army.
How could you last the 20 or 25 years to get retired and be given some land to cultivate or made a Roman citizen for your service. How many ever got there?????????
How old did the average ROMAN Joe live to without being killed in battle murdered or just died of normal living.
What was Rome like FOR the local messanger (postie) the meat distributer (butcher) the boat cleaners and loaders (the warfies) the bankers (shylocks lenders gamblers).
Still the offer of a deadly life in the army for 25 years, THEN your out and home free. WHAT???????
Doesn't matter about aqueducts and plumbing and heating and running water and fancy clothes it was antiquity , how the hell did they even survive to get to army age?