10-11-2014, 05:30 AM
Did Romans charge their soldiers the full price of the armor or was it just a minor pay deduction about equivalent to the deductions I had in the Navy?
I.e. would a Roman Soldier hope to be issued Lorica Segmentata or Scale over Mail due to the cost or was the deduction more of an afterthought? I never complained about the deduction in pay learned about after basic training but had I been charged the equivalent of buying a house, that would have annoyed me, and I'm wondering if the case of a Roman soldier was more someone permanently in debt to the state or just having a minor deduction and that being the end of it.
I.e. would a Roman Soldier hope to be issued Lorica Segmentata or Scale over Mail due to the cost or was the deduction more of an afterthought? I never complained about the deduction in pay learned about after basic training but had I been charged the equivalent of buying a house, that would have annoyed me, and I'm wondering if the case of a Roman soldier was more someone permanently in debt to the state or just having a minor deduction and that being the end of it.
Dan
