Age of recruits in the Roman Army

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Avete,
As far as I know: usual age of recruits was seventeen or eighteen, I am not sure now :oops: If a roman boy has put off his toga praetexta and has donned his new toga for citizens (white toga - toga candida?), he was adult man and he could have entered the forces legaly. Personaly, I know about cases where recruits were younger than seventeen: in critical times for Rome. In my opinion: It was not common to join up in four-teen but it was possible. Also, as far I know, a recruit could have been older than seventeen, for instance twenty and more. Easily, you could have entered the forces, when you were able to fight :-) )

vale and regards