The essay is on the training of the Roman armies and there place in socity. With Bibliograph.

During the Roman Empire its army was considered almost unconquerable. They became a feared force known to be well disciplined and well trained. The soldiers had to be strong and fit. These soldiers would have to carry their weapons and provisions for approximately two weeks. They had to win their battles not only through their power but also with their courage and intelligence. The recruitment of the soldiers were based on citizenship and wealth. The …

…the people of the Roman empire and all that they believed in. Bibliography Adcock, FE. The Roman Art of War Under the Republic. New York: Harvard University Press, 1940. Davies, Roy W. Service in the Roman Army. New York: Columbia University Press,1989. MacMullen, Ramsay. Soldier and Civilian in the Later Roman Empire. Massachusetts:Harvard University Press, 1963. Vegetius. The Military Institutions of the Romans. Connecticut: Greenwood PressPublishers, 1985. Watson, GR. The Roman Soldier. New York: Cornell University Press, 1985.