Were Centurions Allowed to Marry?
A Centurion Was in Charge of a Century Made up of 80 Legionary Soldiers. .. . Centurions Could Marry, and Their Wives Lived in the Barracks with Them. They Did...
A centurion was in charge of a century made up of 80 legionary soldiers. ... Centurions could marry, and their wives lived in the barracks with them. They did not march, they rode on horseback. A centurion chose his second in command - called an optio.
Were Roman soldiers allowed to be married?
Roman soldiers were forbidden by law to contract a marriage during their period of military service, at least until the time of Septimius Severus.
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Did Roman centurions have wives?
Roman soldiers were not allowed to get married. That changed depending on rank, but the rank and file were not legally allowed to get married - so there weren't any wives at home that had to get that painful letter (for the standard legionaries).
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