@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 11 days agoBronze Roman military diploma honorably discharging an Anatolian sailor after 26 years of service and granting citizenship, 140 ADimagemessage-square13arrow-up1138arrow-down10
arrow-up1138arrow-down1imageBronze Roman military diploma honorably discharging an Anatolian sailor after 26 years of service and granting citizenship, 140 AD@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 11 days agomessage-square13
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•11 days agoMy friend was getting married. They said if Roman soldiers could handle being in the legions for 20 years, my friend could handle being in a marriage for that long a time.
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish6•11 days agoFunny enough, for the first ~200 years of the Roman Empire, legionaries weren’t allowed to (legally) marry
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•11 days ago“I am married – married to the legion!”
My friend was getting married. They said if Roman soldiers could handle being in the legions for 20 years, my friend could handle being in a marriage for that long a time.
Funny enough, for the first ~200 years of the Roman Empire, legionaries weren’t allowed to (legally) marry
“I am married – married to the legion!”