How Did Roman Soldiers Level Up? Pay and Promotion in the Legions DOCUMENTARY
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We continue our Live History series which seeks to use reenactment to bring the past to life. This was made possible thanks to the awesome team at Imperium Romanum: https://www.youtube.com/c/ImperiumRomanumYT
Additional clips were produced in collaboration with "Nova Polaris" and "Veteres Milites Sibiu"
In this history documentary we look at the topics of pay and promotion in the Roman army. This begins with a review of the early Roman Army of the Republic which was a militia based system with neither of these standarzied. However as the state expanded such systems would become necessary, especially with the transition to a fully professional army in the Roman Empire.
We then discuss pay in the Roman Army. This covers everything from their basic salary, to bonuses, and other forms of compensation. We then turn to an understanding of the organization of the Roman Army and how one might advance up the ranks of a legion from a recruit, to a centurion, and beyond.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:57 Early Pay & Promotion
05:27 Pay Rates
08:27 Sources of Funding
10:42 Spending Moeny
14:40 Rewards of Service
15:38 Low Level Promotion
19:08 High Level Promotion
21:02 Examples of Careers
Credits:
Research = Chris Das Neves
Script = Chris Das Neves
Reenactment = Imperium Romanum, Veteres Milites
Works Cited:
Goldsworthy, A. K. (1998). Roman Warfare
Goldsworthy, A. K. (1998). The Roman Army at War, 100 BC-AD 200. Oxford – N.Y.
Duncan-Jones, Richard (1994). Money and Government in the Roman Empire.
Webster, G. (1998). The Roman Imperial Army. London
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