Comments on: Rome's Barbarian Mercenaries http://www.historynet.com/romes-barbarian-mercenaries.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 24 May 2013 09:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Heinrich Crouse http://www.historynet.com/romes-barbarian-mercenaries.htm#comment-817733 Heinrich Crouse Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:19:25 +0000 #comment-817733 Fascinating! May I ask you to direct me to further reading about this topic? Your sources for this article would also be appreciated. I am particularly interested in the life of a barbarian mercenary for the Roman army. Recruitment, evaluation, pay, rations and weapons, sex and family, etc. Thank you in advance and thank you for a good article. Fascinating! May I ask you to direct me to further reading about this topic? Your sources for this article would also be appreciated. I am particularly interested in the life of a barbarian mercenary for the Roman army. Recruitment, evaluation, pay, rations and weapons, sex and family, etc.

Thank you in advance and thank you for a good article.

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