07-11-2004, 01:23 PM
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Ave Jasper,<br>
<br>
No, I don't think you quite understood the question<br>
wich was: 'During the Empire, would it be normal for<br>
Marines (Classiarii/Nautarum - attested in inscriptions)<br>
to transfer from the fleet to the legions _rather_ than<br>
vice-versa?'<br>
<br>
We may not have pay rates for the navy, but we know<br>
that htey were (originally) recruited from non-citizens,<br>
and served an extended duty-tour, like the auxilia.<br>
So it's a safe bet that they were payed less than the legions (hence this career path being a progression).<br>
But is there any evidence at all of legionaries taking a<br>
pay-cut and/or giving up their citizenship in order to<br>
join the navy? (Or maybe we've invented a new form<br>
of punishment for legionaries - sending them to serve<br>
in the fleet?)<br>
<br>
Salve, Ambrosius <p></p><i></i>
Ave Jasper,<br>
<br>
No, I don't think you quite understood the question<br>
wich was: 'During the Empire, would it be normal for<br>
Marines (Classiarii/Nautarum - attested in inscriptions)<br>
to transfer from the fleet to the legions _rather_ than<br>
vice-versa?'<br>
<br>
We may not have pay rates for the navy, but we know<br>
that htey were (originally) recruited from non-citizens,<br>
and served an extended duty-tour, like the auxilia.<br>
So it's a safe bet that they were payed less than the legions (hence this career path being a progression).<br>
But is there any evidence at all of legionaries taking a<br>
pay-cut and/or giving up their citizenship in order to<br>
join the navy? (Or maybe we've invented a new form<br>
of punishment for legionaries - sending them to serve<br>
in the fleet?)<br>
<br>
Salve, Ambrosius <p></p><i></i>
"Feel the fire in your bones."
