stokarLifeAsARomanSoldier

Stokar AugustusCaesar Aqueducts Colosseum RomanRoads ** Life of a Roman Soldier ** A soldiers life consisted of a basic repetition of everyday activities. Every 15 days each soldier received their rations. There rations that they received was ½ a bushel of Frumenti (grain). With this grain they could prepare a lot of different types of food. Some of the foods were bread, porridge, wheat and barley. Meat was very limited/scarce so when it was available it was eaten quickly. All soldiers were suggested to eat cheese, olive oil, and honey whenever it was available. Each solider only received 45 dollars a year! This was not a lot, even by Ancient Rome Standards. Thought all the soldiers all received a fraction of the “Spoils of War”. “Spoils of War” were gifts of land and valuables which made the soldiers life a extremely profitable one. With normal generals in charge the higher ranks would get more land than the lower ranks. Augustus Caesar was the first to hand out all the “Spoils of War” equally among all the officers and soldiers.