QurantoMcGheeARomanSolidersLife

 A Roman Solider Life  For most Romans the common job of a person was being a solider. It was a common job for everyone except the women. Yes you heard me right women never served in war. If you were a man and owned property and was in between the ages of 17-46 you could be called into the army at anytime. To leave and never have to serve again you would have to serve for 16-17 campaigns. As a soldier you would have to train every day and learn how to build and dismantle bases. They did this so if they took over a camp they could destroy it fast and if they needed to build one they could just build one on spot. Now the down side was if you were a soldier and were accused of mutiny or disobeyed you would be beaten or even killed  L !! The other down sides were that when going to far places you didn’t have a horse to carry your luggage, you had to carry it on your back!! Now to brighten this bad news when you retired from the army Rome  either gave you money or land so that you wouldn’t give away any war secrets to other civilizations.  This is what a roman soldier  would have looked like