The Life Of The Auxillary

[kotik]

I have now for some time wondered about the life of the auxilla in a border fort. I remember seeing pictures of auxillary troops stationed in a tower on border wall (limes) and that got me wondering, how long did they stay in a border tower?

 

Is there any books/internet sites that tells about the life of the auxillary troops?

 

P.S. Moderators I didn't really know where to put my question so please feel free to move it or delete it.

[Pertinax]

Hello and welcome.

An initial starting point might be the two Osprey titles "Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman " (AD 14 -193) and "Rome's Northern Frontier" AD 70 -235. If you flick through the Gallery area I have an "Historic sites " album which will lead you to some annotated images on the Hadrianic defences and some further notes on various Auxilliae.Thats just for basic starters.

 

http://www.roman-britain.org/overview.htm

 

this link takes you to a neat little site with auxilliae linked to location in Britain.

 

Which continent are you on by the way?

[kotik]

Hello and welcome.

An initial starting point might be the two Osprey titles "Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman " (AD 14 -193) and "Rome's Northern Frontier" AD 70 -235. If you flick through the Gallery area I have an "Historic sites " album which will lead you to some annotated images on the Hadrianic defences and some further notes on various Auxilliae.Thats just for basic starters.

 

http://www.roman-britain.org/overview.htm

 

this link takes you to a neat little site with auxilliae linked to location in Britain.

 

Which continent are you on by the way?

 

Geat! thanks! i will look through the site more closly when I have the time.

 

Well I live in Sweden so it would be the european continent.