History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ecruits, — a resultreached by other calculations. 2 Many inscriptions mention medical men as attached to the legions, the auxiliary troops,the corps doing garrison duty in the city, and lastly to the fleet. They had the rank, pay,and rations of the petty officers (principales), and probably there was one for every 250 were commonly Greeks. Each camp contained a valctudinarinm, which Trajan andAlexander Severus were accustomed to visit; there was even a veterinarium for the horses,and the fiel
History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ecruits, — a resultreached by other calculations. 2 Many inscriptions mention medical men as attached to the legions, the auxiliary troops,the corps doing garrison duty in the city, and lastly to the fleet. They had the rank, pay,and rations of the petty officers (principales), and probably there was one for every 250 were commonly Greeks. Each camp contained a valctudinarinm, which Trajan andAlexander Severus were accustomed to visit; there was even a veterinarium for the horses,and the field hospitals had their attendants, optiones valeludinarii (Briau, Du service de santemilitaire chez les Romains). An inscription of Lyons, No. 320, speaks of a sacerdos castrensi*. 8 Lampridius, Alex. Sev. 52; Dion, lxix. 12. From the time of Polybius (vi. 39) thestate gave four modii of corn per month, or forty-eight per year. This amount must havebeen increased and made the same as that of the distributions at Rome ; namely, sixty modiiper annum. GOVERNMENT AND ADM IN I ST K ATION. 239. centurion of the army of v ik1 8(18th legion).1 rion belonged to the curia. We have previously treated of themilitary colleges and their relief fund. In the time of Polybius the cen-turion received only twice as much, andthe tribune four times as much, as thecommon soldier; in the second centurythe tribunes pay was twenty-five thou-sand sesterces, and we shall see Aurelianreach a much higher amount. Under the Republic the militaryoath was taken in these terms: Inthe army itself, or within a distanceof ten miles, alone or with several,I will not take anything exceeding asestertius in value. Should I find out-side the camp an object worth more than a sestertius, I will withinthree days deliver it up to the officers. Never shall fear make mequit the standard, and I will never leave the ranks except to pickup a javelin, strike an enemy, or save a Under the Empire the soldiers swore to c
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