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The Roman Army was considered the most advanced army for its time. The reign of the Roman Empire lasted about 1,200 years, and raised an enormous army that not only occupied Europe, but also in Africa, and parts of Asia. The army defended the Roman Empire throughout its time, and helped construct its cities.
Life in the Roman Army was tough, training was at times rigorous. Soldiers could have twenty-five mile runs in full armor and gear a couple times a month. Soldiers trained daily, and were kept in shape. However, there were times of peace, during these times soldiers learned skills, such as masonry. These skills helped build the Roman Empire, soldiers would build buildings, bridges, roads, and aquifers. There were strict requirements that had to be met before you could become a soldier. A soldier had to be a male, at least twenty years old, must be born a free man, not a slave, and could not marry (this was later changed). Being a freeborn person was taken very seriously.
(Trajan to Pliny: "[An officer had discovered two newly enrolled soldiers were slaves]... it needs to be investigated whether they deserve capital punishment. It depends whether they were volunteers or conscripts or given as substitutes. If they are conscripts, the recruiting officer was at fault; if substitutes, those who gave them are to blame; if they presented themselves in full awareness of their own status, that is to be held against them. It is hardly relevant that they have not yet been assigned to units. The day on which they were first approved and took the oath required the truth of their origin from them." Pliny's Letters, (10.30), c. 112 CE. As quoted by Lloyd, James)
The army recruited its soldiers by volunteers, and conscription. Since the m...

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...rior structure of the army. All these factors played a key role in the decisive victories on the battlefield, and the history that they left for the world to come. Today we look back at what the romans did, and follow some of those ways. Their structure kept them going for over on thousand years, as well as their ability to change with the times.

Works Cited

“Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus.” The Biography.com website. 29 May 2014

“Gaius Julius Caesar” Roman Empire Home Page. 30 Apr. 2014

“Julius Caesar” Encyclopedia of World Biography. 29 Apr. 2014

“Julius Caesar” New World Encyclopedia. 20 Feb. 2009

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