Stage 26 Culture Quiz

A Roman legion was composed of 30 "cohorts" of 200 men each.

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Centurions, who commanded groups of 80-160 milites, were much better paid than ordinary soldiers and were able to beat their troops if necessary.

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The commander of a legion and other senior officers were normally wealthy Roman civilians rather than career soldiers.

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Legionary commanders and their assistants were usually in their thirties and normally served in the army for only a few years.

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Gnaeus Iulius Agricola, the Roman governor of Britain in our stories, was not a real person.

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Other than a biography by his grandson, there is no surviving evidence about Agricola's life and career.

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No member of Agricola's family had ever held a political or military office before him.

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Agricola was born and educated in what is now France.

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Like most Romans, Agricola disapproved of philosophy and public speaking but reluctantly endured those elements of his education.

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Agricola had no connection with Britain before he was sent there as governor.

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