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Legionary Soldier

Legionary Soldier. Abi, Kelsey, Sam, Taylor, Varun, Tori. Basic Facts. Each soldier was a Roman citizen. They agreed to be a part of the military for 25 years. All soldiers were trained in infantry warfare. Some were architects, doctors, carpenters, etc. Soldiers built camps and bridges.

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Legionary Soldier

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  1. Legionary Soldier Abi, Kelsey, Sam, Taylor, Varun, Tori

  2. Basic Facts Each soldier was a Roman citizen. They agreed to be a part of the military for 25 years. All soldiers were trained in infantry warfare. Some were architects, doctors, carpenters, etc. Soldiers built camps and bridges. A legion normally consists of 5,000 foot soldiers.

  3. More Basic Facts • Augustus reorganized the Roman army into a standing army rather than volunteers. • He also made 28 legions. • The legion was divided into Cohorts which were divided into centuries. • Centuries consisted of 80 men. • Legions could march 20 miles a day. • Legion soldiers were not allowed to marry.

  4. Recruitment Alex Matthew Shehan Elijah Kylie Jordan 2nd Period

  5. Requirments • Roman citizen • Medical examination • Well-being of Roman state depends on the recruitments • Appearance: • Awareness • Strong, manly posture: strong, lean • Physical and mental strength

  6. facts • Legion: a division of the Roman army • Should all be Roman citizens • Made up of 3,000-6,000 soldiers • Legion recruited by an army commander • He was given the task by the Senate • Example: Augustus reorganizing the Roman army • He wanted an army rather than volunteers • Ended up with 28 legions

  7. Training, Armor, and Weapons Justin Bland, Ellie Girma, Anna Litchfield, Jay Patel, Anthony Rudolph, Jonathan Yntema

  8. Armor and Training • Soldiers were taught to thrust with their swords, instead of cutting with them. • Typical weaponry was a sword on the right, a dagger on the left, a javelin, and a shield. • The Legionary soldier wore segmented armor of metal strips with leather straps and buckled straps over a woolen tunic. • When the recruit could handle his weapons and was physically fit, he was required to go on route marches on which he had to carry armor, weapons, and a pack weighing around 90 lbs.

  9. Daggers were carried by Roman Legionary soldiers, not usually for combat, but more as a symbol of their social status and were elaborately decorated. • Most soldiers had marks on their chins from the helmets that they wore. • The shape of the javelin made it so that when a shield was penetrated, it could not be removed and rendered the shield useless.

  10. Life and work of a soldier • Soldiers spent most of their time building and road-making, or on leave. • Soldiers were given duty rosters on papyrus. • Letters have been found, written on wax and wooden tablets. • Soldiers worked the pottery kilns, the bakery, and the brewery, built a bath house and a hospital, and made shields and swords

  11. Life and work of a soldier cont • Daggers were used mostly for show, but were also there in case a sword was lost. • Christianity was slow to enter the Roman army • The armor of the different armies was characterized by the region the armies were from

  12. Pay & Promotion

  13. Pay • Initially, a soldier received 225 denarii per year • Domitian raised it to 300 denarii per year • The soldier only received ¼ of this after having to pay for food, clothing, and equipment. • 1 denarii is roughly worth $20 USD, so that would be around $6,000 USD

  14. Promotion • Any soldier could hope for promotion • If promoted, the soldier would be paid more and given other benefits such as being exempt from duties that a regular soldier would be responsible for. • After 20-25 years of service, a soldier would be given an honorable discharge with 3,000 denarii and land.

  15. The Auxiliaries By: David Draper, Sharim Khan, GowanMoise, Brittany Pioso, Ayesa Mir

  16. What is an Auxiliary Soldier? • Specialized troops in the Roman army • Archers from Arabia, slingers from Majorca and Minorca • Most important- cavalry • Protected the center legionnaires, launched attacks, pursued enemies • Paid less than the average legionnaire • Granted citizenship to the Roman empire after service

  17. Life of an Auxiliary • Non-Roman citizens recruited from conquests • Served for 25 years in Roman army • “Auxilium”- “help” in Latin • Auxiliaries are defined as “help soldiers” • Recruited into “quingenaria” (500 men) and “milliaria” (1000 men) • Split in 80-100 under a centurion • Mainly used for garrison of forts and policing duties

  18. Arms and Armor • Infantry-most common auxiliary soldier • Chain mail shirt-carried sword, dagger, spear w/oval shield • Cavalry- recruited from tribes good with horses • Spear and oval shield w/multiple javelins attached to the saddles-used a sword for combat

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