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 The Roman Empire grew to such a great extent mostly because of the skills and strength of the soldiers. At first men were asked to leave their farms for short periods of time to fight. Later men stayed in the army full time. The Roman army was well organized.A group of eight soldiers shared a tent and ate together. The group of eight was called a contubernium. The men were disciplined. The general could have a soldier beheaded for not following orders. Deserters got their right hands cut off. While traveling, the diet of a soldier consisted mostly of unleavened bread. Unleavened bread was made without yeast so it was flat. The soldiers also ate porridge and what vegetables they could find. They got a little wine. The Roman soldier dressed in a helmet, mail breastplate, leg and arm guards, belt, tunic, and boots. =====

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 This has definitly impacted what soldiers are today. This is because nowadays we have much more advanced weapons and our wars a little diferent. Overall today and Ancient Rome's war plan and soldier characteristics our very similair. ===== The soldiers all received a portion of the "spoils of war". These gifts of land and valuables made the soldier's life a very profitable one. In addition, with normal generals in charge the higher ranks would receive more land than the lower ranks. Caesar was the first to distribute all the spoils of war evenly among all the officers and soldiers.