Wake up at dawn in the barracks or tent you share with seven other soldiers.
Put on your tunic, belt, and sandals.
Breakfast of porridge or bread.
Don armor and go to morning muster.
Daily tasks – clean latrines, clean bathhouse, guard duty
Lunch – more porridge or bread
Training – marching (sometimes 20 miles), javelin throwing, mock combat using heavy wooden swords and wicker shields, jumping on and off a horse
Supper – bread, vegetables, rarely meat, diluted wine or beer
Leisure time before bed – visit local town for gambling, drinking, or prostitute / playing music / talking with friends
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