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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 4299130, member: 72790&quot;]I know that was true in the First Century BC as the triumvirs were constantly seizing land, often in Italy from peasant farmers to pay off their legions. It was&nbsp; major source of contention for Octavian and Mark Antony before the final blow up. After the reduction of the army under Augustus and from then on, though, I do not see in the sources much talk about soldiers getting, even wanting lands. Recall that by this time many soldiers were coming from backgrounds were farming would have been an alien and unappetizing way of spending their retirement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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