04-18-2001, 04:51 PM
I am curious as to what opinions are on this scenario:<br>
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Around 90AD a Barbar joins the auxillia and serves his full term with the goal of bestowing citizenship upon his progeny.<br>
<br>
When he attains his citizenship his son joins the Army as a regular to again further his family.<br>
<br>
Now, I know having a family was either discouraged, or not allowed depending on the time period, but was rarely enforced tightly.<br>
<br>
First off I believe this a feasable scenario from what I have read. Does anyone concurr? If not, why not?<br>
<br>
Next, if the local was from for instance Britain, how slim are the odds in reality of him staying on the island compared to being sent to say Judaea? I'm not neccesarily talking regulations, but actual practice that we know of, if at all.<br>
<br>
If sent overseas, what would be the likeliehood of his ability to facilitate sending funds home?<br>
<br>
Would it be likely that his son would be stationed in a local Legion? I say this realizing that he would quite possibly be sent elswhere later on, but I mean would he walk into camp and sign up with the legion at hand, or would he sign up and be shipped out immediately?<br>
<br>
Lastly, does any of this make sense to anyone besides myself?<br>
<br>
Cheers!<br>
Lee / Spurius <p></p><i></i>
<br>
Around 90AD a Barbar joins the auxillia and serves his full term with the goal of bestowing citizenship upon his progeny.<br>
<br>
When he attains his citizenship his son joins the Army as a regular to again further his family.<br>
<br>
Now, I know having a family was either discouraged, or not allowed depending on the time period, but was rarely enforced tightly.<br>
<br>
First off I believe this a feasable scenario from what I have read. Does anyone concurr? If not, why not?<br>
<br>
Next, if the local was from for instance Britain, how slim are the odds in reality of him staying on the island compared to being sent to say Judaea? I'm not neccesarily talking regulations, but actual practice that we know of, if at all.<br>
<br>
If sent overseas, what would be the likeliehood of his ability to facilitate sending funds home?<br>
<br>
Would it be likely that his son would be stationed in a local Legion? I say this realizing that he would quite possibly be sent elswhere later on, but I mean would he walk into camp and sign up with the legion at hand, or would he sign up and be shipped out immediately?<br>
<br>
Lastly, does any of this make sense to anyone besides myself?<br>
<br>
Cheers!<br>
Lee / Spurius <p></p><i></i>
