Roman Legionary Soldier
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- Legionary Soldiers
- RECRUITMENT
- interviewed on legal status
- Vegetius' manual - 'broad-chested, powerful shuolders and strong arms'.
- Correct trade - hunter, butcher, carpenter
- TRAINING
- March 24 Roman miles
- Physcial fitness (swimming, jumping etc)
- Weapon training (wooden sword, wicker shield)
- Attack dummy enemies
- Javelin (pilum) throwing
- 3m long, pierce armour from 23-28m away
- Routine marches through countryside
- Practise building forts/camps
- WORK
- Mostly peacetime duties
- Building, road making etc
- Stationed in large legionary fortess
- e.g. Deva (Chester) or Vindobona (Vienna).
- Duty rosterprovides evidence of work
- Wirtten on papyrus
- Mostly peacetime duties
- PAY
- 1st century A.D. 225 denarii per annum
- 96 A.D. 300 denarii per annum
- Bought own equipment, food
- Some money in military savings bank
- Actually got 1/4 or 1/5 of pay
- Discharge sum of 300 denarii or land
- PROMOTION
- Paid more, fewer duties
- Centurion commanded century (100 soldiers)
- Assisted by optio
- 60 centurions
- Responsible for training and discipline
- Paid 1500 denarii per annum
- Primus Pilus (senior centurion) - highly respected, high salary
- Could become a 'praefectus castrorum'
- Standard bearer (signifer), Tesserarius (organised guards) and a few clerks
- AUXILARIES
- Heavily armed legionaries, best fighting force
- Cavalry, other specialised troops
- Archers - Arabia
- Slingers - Majorca and Minorca
- Cavalry most important
- Positioned each side of Legion
- Protect centre
- Launch attacks
- Pursue defeated enemy sources
- RECRUITMENT
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