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Life of a Roman Soldier The men would be drafted at the sge of 18. they were 5.5 feet tall. a legionnarie earned 300 dinarii a year. some of the money was kept for the army for food pensions and equipment. they would serve for 25 years and retire with a pension. while they were in the army they were not allowed to marry but many of the soldiers had a girlfriend near the fort or near the base camp. non roman citizens were allowed to serve.