Reflective Essay: My Life In The British Front

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I am sorry I have not been able to respond to your letters, I have been very busy educating the children. My life in the British front has been busy, but my soldiers are treating me well because of my value to teaching the kids and my artwork I have made for the master’s wives. I will not be able to respond much because of my work, however I am trying to get released from my master. Recently, there was a large slave revolt across the empire and people are crediting Spartacus from Thrace with starting it all the way back in 73 BC. I was not involved but unfortunately, both Diligens and Cogitatus were involved and they were brutally punished by the soldiers so I have not been able to talk with them in a while. However, Corinthus is doing well and he has been working to …show more content…

Unfortunately, he is not allowed to have any important positions in the military, but that keeps him safe from the front lines. Corinthus has told me the military is incredibly well organized and this contributes to their success. There organization is kept by having specific groups within the military. The structure of the army starts with a tent group which consisted of 8 soldiers. Then, a century combines 10 tent groups which then has 80 soldiers. Century’s are commanded by a centurion. Then there are Cohorts which usually combine 6 Cohorts and 480 infantry. Finally, Legions consist of 10 Cohorts and they are the largest group in the Roman Military. The system used is very complicated and groups often have a different number of soldiers depending on the rank or experience of each soldier. For example, Cohort 1 had the most respected and elite troops, but Cohort II was usually the newer and weaker troops. This organization is a huge factor to the Roman expansion success and although Corinthus does not fall in any of these groups he is always excited to tell me about the work they’re

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