is the lunar empire an empire?

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From: Andrew Barton <AndrewBarton_at_compuserve.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:52:29 -0500

> The bulk of warriors in a Roman legion were often not citizens
- - - one way to earn citzenship was to serve in the army.

In the early empire actual legionaries all had to be citizens before enlisting - what they earned by there service was land. OTOH auxiliaries did earn citizenship on discharge, and they were typically as numerous as the legionaries.

In the later empire, the citizenship was extended in stages until it included the whole empire.

Andrew