Introduction

The roman army is quite unusual in that it has two grades of soldier. You've got the legionaries, who are the ones which you always see on t v and film to day. They represent the first professional fighting force of the ancient world. The auxiliaries are a second rate, second grade soldiers, less well paid, less well armed. After 25 years service, they become roman citizens, and they thin they can then own land and so on. But they're often treated like cannon fodder. It doesnt how many of them die. We know that it's certainly in existence by about 90 b c. When julius caesar was campaigning in gaul he may