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 **__Life As A Roman Solider__**  __ Links __ Home          roads            circus maximus             slavery       Roman Solider       Aqueducts Nero        Life as a Roman Solider could get really intense sometimes. The soldiers would march out in spring and then return in the fall. If there were no wars in the winter or summer then the soldiers would stay in army bases. They were always so busy fighting and training that they rarely saw their family. While not fighting they would live in army camp. The unit would pitch camp every evening after a long day of fighting. Each solider had a job to do to set up camp. Some soldiers dug a defensive ditch around camp while others set up tents, dug latrines, gathered wood, hunted food and prepared the meals. Every army camp was identical. The army bases were filled with barrack blocks. There were eight men to a barrack and eighty men to a block. There was never any time to be alone. The training included jumping, marching, running, swimming, and carrying heavily packs. They also used practice swords for defense. Every soldier would have to act on command and there was never any bending the rules. If a soldier broke a rule or command then there would be harsh punishments like beating or sometimes death. If a man really enjoyed the army he would become a professional and volunteer for up to twenty-five years.          The soldiers back then were a lot like the soldiers today. The Roman Soldiers impacted todays soldiers by creating new weapons and ways to fight the other armys. Another impact they have is the way they live. Today soldiers still live in a camp or building together. The only difference today is that each soldier has their own room and more personal space.