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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DClayville, post: 1641934, member: 39512&quot;]Gives a little info</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From the time of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Marius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Marius" rel="nofollow">Gaius Marius</a> onwards, legionaries received 225 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarius" rel="nofollow">denarii</a></i> a year (equal to 900 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestertius" rel="nofollow"><i>Sestertii</i></a>); this basic rate remained unchanged until <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian" rel="nofollow">Domitian</a>,&nbsp; who increased it to 300 denarii. In spite of the steady inflation&nbsp; during the 2nd century, there was no further rise until the time of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septimius_Severus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septimius_Severus" rel="nofollow">Septimius Severus</a>,&nbsp; who increased it to 500 denarii a year. However, the soldiers did not&nbsp; receive all the money in cash, as the state deducted their pay with a&nbsp; clothing and food tax. To this wage, a legionary on active campaign&nbsp; would hope to add the booty of war, from the bodies of their enemies and&nbsp; as plunder from enemy settlements. Slaves could also be claimed from&nbsp; the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.O.W." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.O.W." rel="nofollow">prisoners of war</a> and divided amongst the legion for later selling, which would bring in a sizeable supplement to their regular pay.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;All legionary soldiers would also receive a sizeable sum of money on&nbsp; the completion of their term of service: 3000 denarii from the time of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus" rel="nofollow">Augustus</a> and/or a plot of good <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farming_in_ancient_Rome" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farming_in_ancient_Rome" rel="nofollow">farmland</a>&nbsp; (good land was in much demand); farmland given to veterans often helped&nbsp; in establishing control of the frontier regions and over rebellious&nbsp; provinces. Later, under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracalla" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracalla" rel="nofollow">Caracalla</a>, the <i>praemia</i> increased to 5000 denarii.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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