Roman legionnaire

A day in the life of a Roman soldier was hard and tough even for the most resilient men. The men were taken away from their families, friends and away from their comforting homeland. They were expected to protect the provinces located throughout the empire. Some close to home others far, far away. These men had to be capable of enduring quarrelsome natives in foreign countries, who were defending their homelands from invasion. A soldier …

…the employment opportunities for a soldier during peacetime, rates of pay, and punishment. It is quite evident that the life the Roman legionnaire would have lived would not have been pleasant. It would have been exhausting, stressful, and dangerous. There were no perks by joining, and there was certainly not a lot of money to be made. These soldiers joined not for the money, but to serve their country to the best they possibly could.