PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoBronze Roman military diploma honorably discharging an Anatolian sailor after 26 years of service and granting citizenship, 140 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down10
arrow-up1138arrow-down1imageBronze Roman military diploma honorably discharging an Anatolian sailor after 26 years of service and granting citizenship, 140 ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareSergio@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·4 days agoMy friend was getting married. They said if Roman soldiers could handle being in the legions for 20 years, my friend could handle being in a marriage for that long a time.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoFunny enough, for the first ~200 years of the Roman Empire, legionaries weren’t allowed to (legally) marry
minus-squareSergio@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days ago“I am married – married to the legion!”
My friend was getting married. They said if Roman soldiers could handle being in the legions for 20 years, my friend could handle being in a marriage for that long a time.
Funny enough, for the first ~200 years of the Roman Empire, legionaries weren’t allowed to (legally) marry
“I am married – married to the legion!”