08-06-2011, 02:55 AM
I think you must have misunderstood Matt. The soldier's mother was being PAID the cost of her deceased son's equipment, not being billed for it.
Regarding the effect of the Marian reforms, bear in mind that by the time of the letter in question, the Marian reforms had happened two hundred and fifty years before, and the Augustan reorganisation of the army was one hundred and fifty years before. Given that 99.9% of everything written down during the intervening period has simply disappeared off the face of the Earth since that time, who knows what might have changed or stayed the same during that same period?
Crispvs
Regarding the effect of the Marian reforms, bear in mind that by the time of the letter in question, the Marian reforms had happened two hundred and fifty years before, and the Augustan reorganisation of the army was one hundred and fifty years before. Given that 99.9% of everything written down during the intervening period has simply disappeared off the face of the Earth since that time, who knows what might have changed or stayed the same during that same period?
Crispvs
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