09-05-2004, 03:16 AM
The Unknown Auxiliary<br>
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Unsung, he slogged through the mud, his kit as heavy and as uncomfortable as a legionnaire's. His pay was low. His station was sometimes so low he would have been thought of as a slave were he not in uniform. He suffered the jeers from passing legionnaires because of his low rank and position. Yet in battle, similarly equipped and trained, he fought as bravely and many times as successfully as true born Roman citizens, and sometimes bore the brunt of the casualties. He held the line, stayed at the front, suffered untold horrors for that magical diploma at the end that elevated his station in life.<br>
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Ave Auxiliary! <p></p><i></i>
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Unsung, he slogged through the mud, his kit as heavy and as uncomfortable as a legionnaire's. His pay was low. His station was sometimes so low he would have been thought of as a slave were he not in uniform. He suffered the jeers from passing legionnaires because of his low rank and position. Yet in battle, similarly equipped and trained, he fought as bravely and many times as successfully as true born Roman citizens, and sometimes bore the brunt of the casualties. He held the line, stayed at the front, suffered untold horrors for that magical diploma at the end that elevated his station in life.<br>
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Ave Auxiliary! <p></p><i></i>
