07-18-2021, 10:41 AM
Right! Well, then my next question would be what period you are looking at, because that number would be liable to change the longer the Empire existed.
According to one study, by the reign of Trajan, there were 4-5 legionaries originating from the provinces for every legionary originating from Italy.
From: A companion to the Roman Empire. Potter, D. S. (David Stone), Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. 2006.
According to one study, by the reign of Trajan, there were 4-5 legionaries originating from the provinces for every legionary originating from Italy.
From: A companion to the Roman Empire. Potter, D. S. (David Stone), Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. 2006.
Robert Vermaat
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