The Roman Army A legion had commanders, officers and ordinary
soldiers.
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Roman Soldiers The Roman army was made up of groups of soldiers
called legions. There were over 5,000 soldiers in a
legion.soldiers
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The Roman army was divided into legions of about 5,000
men.
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was born on July 13 100 B.C. He was
a great soldier and general.
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He was stabbed to death at a meeting of the Senate in 44 BC and
the era of the Republic ended.
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In 55 B.C. Caesar, with 80 ships and 80.000 men, tried to
invade England but he didn't succeed.
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Augustus was the nephew of Caesar and the first Emperor of
Rome.
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The next year Julius came back with 800 and again he didn't
succeed to conquer South-England.
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Roman baths There were 170 baths in Rome during the reign of
Augustus and by 300 A.D that number had increased to over 900
baths
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Every town had its own bath complex (like a large swimming
pool).
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Roman Bathhouses You can see remains of a Roman bath in the
city of Bath, in Somerset.
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Rich villa owners would had their own baths in their
homes.villa
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The Romans loved washing and bathing and rather it being done
in private, the Romans built magnificent public bath houses in
towns across their empire.
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A public bath was built around three principal rooms.
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ROMAN CLOTHING Men wore a knee- length tunic (chilton), either
sleeveless or short- sleeved.
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Important Romans dressed in a long robe called a toga.
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Children wore a special charm around their neck called a
bulla.
