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When did the ancient Roman government begin to pay the soldiers in its legions a salary?
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Roman soldiers begun the receive a pay in 405 BC, during the war which they fought against the nearby Etruscan city of Veii and which led to the destruction of Veii in 396 BC. At this time Rome did not have a professional army yet. Its army was a citizen militia of peasants who were recruited only during the military campaigning season (March 19 to October 19) and then went back to their farms. The professional army was created in 107 BC, with a career which lasted 16 years and which later was lengthened to 20 years. In addition to a pay, professional soldiers also received a grant of a plot of land or a sizable lump sum of money on retirement.
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