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Life Of A Roman Soldier There are many things to know about a Roman soldier. Any soldier belonging to a legion had to be a Roman citizen. The Romans fought hard, and often far from his home country. Weapons, clothes, and food were supplied, but the cost came out of a soldier’s pay. Each soldier paid money into a burial fund to pay for his funeral and a headstone. He earned three times as much as an auxiliary, who was not a citizen. Auxiliaries could become a citizen after twenty-five years of army service. On retirement he was given money to help him settle down to civilization life as a farmer in a veteran’s settlement. Victory, or a new emperor, meant extra pay. Today, our soldier’s in the United States have to be an American citizen to be in the army. Aqueducts Colosseum Slaves Roads Augustus Caesar Roman Soldier Home