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    THE ROMAN ARMY

    Apr 14, 2022 3 minutes

    Like elsewhere in the territories controlled by the Roman Empire, the soldiers in Britannia were sorted into legions and subordinate auxiliary units. The former were composed of roughly 5,500 Roman citizens, almost all of whom were infantry and had joined for a fixed 25-year term of service.

    The legionaries were then supplemented by numerous units of auxiliaries, which were made up of non-citizens drawn from the many non-Roman peoples around the empire. However, at the end of their terms

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