Garrison of Jerusalem - AD30

[Anonymous]

In 4 BC, 17, was the average age of an enlistee, but there were cases of boys as young as 14 acting as pages to prepare them for military service. If you want to add a little spice, make a couple of the legionaries Israelites who want citizenship. That'll cause some interesting rifts between those who want to be full citizens and those who want independence.<br>
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To work up to centurion from a simple miles, I don't know. I would guess that would take around 12 years...maybe fewer if he were a really good soldier.<br>
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Auxiliary troops <i> normally</i> would advance to command other auxiliary troops, but they wouldn't attain centurion status. However, as in everything else, there were exceptions where an auxiliary trooper might actually gain patricianship through some act of extreme gallantry, and then he could become a high-ranking officer. <p><BR><p align=left><font color=gold><font size=2>
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