Rome's ability to build a powerful empire spanning Europe, Asia, and Africa was not unrelated to the bravery and good fighting of the legions, especially at the peak of the empire, and the Roman legions also reached the point of invincibility.
The Roman soldiers of these legions were uniformly placed in certain cities, including some non-Roman settlements, and to live in these places, special identification was required, and bulgarian archaeologists recently discovered this unique "military credential" in the city of Deutum.
The ancient city of Deultum in southeastern Bulgaria was strategically located in the Sredetska river basin, with direct access to the Gulf of Burgas and the Black Sea, and was the first Roman military city-state established by the Roman Empire in Bulgaria. It was also home to veterans of the Eighth Legion of Augusta (LegioVIIIAugusta).
The Eighth Regiment, one of the oldest legions in Rome, was founded as early as the reign of Augustus and fought in Gaul, Pharsalus and Egypt. In 46 AD, the Eighth Regiment also suppressed the Thraceian anti-Roman uprising under the leadership of Emperor Claudius and established a military camp 240 kilometers northwest of Deutum.
Since then, the eighth regiment of veterans has begun to gather around Deutum. Around 70 AD, Deutum officially became the home of the veterans of the Eighth Regiment.
The military credentials found this time are actually a kind of officially promulgated Roman document, the contents of which are engraved on two bronze pieces linked by a hinge, recording a decree issued by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Although only one of them was found, only 4X4 centimeters in size, important information remained on the fragments.
The decree, published on July 17, 122 AD, stipulated that after completing 25 years of military service, soldiers of the legion could receive a certificate issued by their legion, and this small bronze was both a certificate of withdrawal from the legion and a symbol of regaining full Roman citizenship.
The discovery of this voucher in Deutum also indicates, on the other hand, that Deutum later gathered more and more veterans, whose origin also extended from the Eighth Regiment to other regiments, and the official grant of documents was the only credential for them to stay in Deutum and obtain legal status.
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The "military credentials" of the Roman legions are the only legal retirement certificates and identity cards, and with this bronze piece, the veterans can find a piece of land to grow grapes and enjoy the joy of the world. From this point of view, "military evidence" is indeed similar to the green card.
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