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Daily Life of a Roman Soldier This page will focus on the daily life and routine of a Roman soldier. Rome had the strongest army of their time and didn’t usually lose a battle, so if you are in Rome, you won’t have to worry about protection.  ·   Most of the Roman soldiers will be Roman citizens and land owners. Don’t be surprised if they call on you to fight, because if they do that, you have to fight, so don’t make an argument, because you might die.  ·   You could also volunteer, but that is completely up to you.  ·   When you get called or volunteer, you must take an oath of loyalty to the emperor.  ·   You go through a lot of training and discipline before you go to war, so if you want to be a soldier, you better be trained and ready.  ·   You will live in a barrack when you are a soldier. A barrack has 10 blocks that you share with a century of soldiers. (80 Men) Each block had two rooms; an equipment room and a room where you sleep. The room where you sleep consists of eight beds.  ·   The centurion, who is your commander, will have his own block in the barrack. So the centurion had the good life in the barracks.  ·   When there is no battle though, you will live in a fort and continue to train for the next battle you might have.  ·   The average meal will consist of bread, cheese, a variety of small side dishes, and cheap wine.  ·   Some jobs you might have would include guarding and policing the town, command the guard tower, and uphold the law within the town. Some other, unpleasant jobs you might get will include tending to the horses, wash clothes and bedding, and clean toilets.  ·   You might also have to learn a signaling system to communicate and change tactics during war.  ·   You might be a part of the Calvary, infantry, archery, or anything else.  ·  During war, you will march in a straight and even formation called a phalanx. Young and inexperienced soldiers will be in the front, and veterans will be in the back. Today, many armies have adopted different techniques from the Romans. It varies from the different battle techniques and tactics, to formation and weapons.