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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

[Soldiers laugh]

[–] Katt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tell me more about those retirement benefits.

[–] LazyKatze 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well how does a pension and some of the land you helped conquer (read: kill and steal for) sound? Should I draw up the papers?

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

You're telling me my reward is that I have to move to Gaul and work my ass off farming?!

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Wasn't it the other way round - that only Roman citizens could join the legions?