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The Marian reform (170 BC) allowed the propertyless to join the army. Previously, only people with a property value above a certain threshold were drafted. This was because the individual had to provide and pay for his military equipment and only those who could afford this were drafted. Marius made the state provide and pay for the equipment of soldiers and abolished conscription, making joining the army voluntary. The poor flocked to the army because it gave them a career and pay that kept them going for 16 years and at the end of the service they would get a honesta missio. This was a certificate which sectioned the legal end of the service and granted the retiring solder either a lump sum (numnaria missio) or a plot of land in the Roman colonies (settlements) in the conquered areas (agraria missio). This was also given to soldiers who were discharged early due to injury or illness (gratiosa missio). Military service was increased to 20 years by Caesar and to 25 years by Augustus.
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∙ 12y agoA Roman soldier had prestige. Then there was also the advantage of having food, clothing and shelter, steady pay, loot, a savings plan and a retirement bonus of either cash or land.
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Lower payPoor housing conditionsGross foodTargetedNo advantages
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A wollen cloak.
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freedom
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Lower payPoor housing conditionsGross foodTargetedNo advantages
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212 or 211 BC in Syracuse when it was being sacked by a Roman army. He was killed by a Roman soldier who did not know who he was.
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A Roman soldier ripped her eyes out.
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•Man power •They provided Rome with food and goods •Trading with provinces made citizens of Rome wealthy •People in the provinces paid taxes, which supported the government and army. •Without provinces Rome would be very vulnerable. •Provinces acted like walls and protected Rome from barbarian invasions.
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