Editing Roman legion (section)

==Pay==
Legionaries received 225 ''[[Denarius|denarii]]'' a year (equal to 900 [[Sestertius|''sestertii'']]) until [[Domitian]], who increased it to 300 ''denarii''. <!-- need sources info on how long this timespan was? Especially since the [[Marian reforms]] have been thoroughly disproven by modern historians? --> In spite of the steady inflation during the 2nd century, there was no further rise until the time of [[Septimius Severus]], who increased it to 500 ''denarii'' a year. However, the soldiers did not receive all the money in cash, as the state deducted a clothing and food tax from their pay. To this wage, a legionary on active campaign would hope to add the booty of war, from the bodies of their enemies and as plunder from enemy settlements. Slaves could also be claimed from the [[P.O.W.|prisoners of war]] and divided amongst the legion for later sale, which would bring in a sizeable supplement to their regular pay.

All legionary soldiers would also receive a ''praemia'' ([[veterans' benefits]]) on completion of their term of service of 25 years or more: a sizeable sum of money (3,000 ''denarii'' from the time of [[Augustus]]) and/or a plot of good [[Farming in ancient Rome|farmland]] (good land was in much demand); farmland given to veterans often helped in establishing control of the frontier regions and over rebellious provinces. Later, under [[Caracalla]], the ''praemia'' increased to 5,000 ''denarii''.

=== Pay scales ===

* Caligati: a pay grade receiving standard pay
* Sesquiplicarii: a pay grade receiving one and a half standard pay
* ''[[Duplicarius]]'': a pay grade receiving double the standard pay.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Payscales for different grades of Roman soldier|url=https://hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/sites/default/files/Pay%20Scales(1).pdf|access-date=3 January 2022|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121003753/https://hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/sites/default/files/Pay%20Scales(1).pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>