11-02-2006, 12:18 PM
Quote:+ a bronze diploma was issued upon completion of a set number of years (depending upon when) certifying discharge.
+ the diploma cited the priveleges earned upon retirement from the Legions.
a bit more precise: only an auxilia got a diploma. A diploma gave you Roman citizenship. After Caracalla gave Roman citizenship to all people inside the empire, diploma's vanished.
Also, if i'm correct, diploma's were only made in the city of Rome.
There are some threads on RAT which deal with diploma's (including example's)
gr,
Jeroen Pelgrom
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