07-20-2006, 01:13 AM
Quote:An eight year old in Stroud, UK,asked me a question that had me completely stumped.
"How much would a Roman legionary and auxillary be paid in today's money?"Any ideas?
Hi Caballo,
A couple of your chaps in the RMRS were telling me, once, that in
the 1st c., a legionary was paid the equivalent of a modern skilled
craftsman. Say 30-40 k (that's pounds, of course :wink: ). Which
makes sense, if they were the target trades for recruitment. After
all, you wouldn't expect them to take a pay cut on enlistment. Ah,
but then there were all those 'deductions'...
Mike
"Feel the fire in your bones."
