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Cooks in the Legions
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11-12-2007, 08:14 PM
Sorry, but cooks were not allowed into the army. They were considered as not fit for actual duty and not having the right character to be a soldier. All soldiers cooked in their food in the small contubernium unit. This way the chance of getting food poisoning was minimized.

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Cooks in the Legions - by Quintus Brutii - 10-13-2007, 01:10 AM
Re: Cooks in the Legions - by Wes - 10-13-2007, 04:48 AM
Re: Cooks in the Legions - by Carlton Bach - 10-13-2007, 07:10 AM
Re: Cooks in the Legions - by Carlton Bach - 10-15-2007, 07:29 PM
Re: Cooks in the Legions - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 10-16-2007, 09:57 AM
Re: Cooks in the Legions - by Carlton Bach - 10-16-2007, 12:59 PM
Re: Cooks in the Legions - by maarten - 11-12-2007, 08:14 PM

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