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Illustrations of history

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Join the Legions, they said, see the world, they said...

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[–] Aielman15 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Be a farmboy

Work hard every day

Someone promises you better pay and benefits

You're still basically a farmboy, with the occasional deadly fight every now and then

[–] PugJesus 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fun part is how organized the Roman Legions were about foraging, and how equipped they were for it - sickles were amongst the tools a legionary unit-of-eight had to carry. You could be a farmboy and end up literally cutting wheat in a field to keep the army supplied after you joined the Legions. I imagine some pretty thick cursing was involved in those occasions!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

But you get to do it in exotic locations now.