| 21. | The occupying troops, " Exercitus Germaniae Inferioris ", consisted mostly of auxilia cohorts.
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| 22. | Until about 68 AD, the auxilia were recruited by a mix of conscription and voluntary enlistment.
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| 23. | In addition to these stone buildings, timber structures would have housed barracks for the mounted auxilia.
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| 24. | There were thus c . 2, 500 decurions serving in the auxilia at any given time.
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| 25. | Maximus served in the emperor Trajan's alae, the elite combat cavalry of the Auxilia corps.
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| 26. | Apart from legions admitted only citizens, " peregrini " could only enlist in the auxilia.
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| 27. | Apart from the citizen-regiments raised by Augustus, Roman citizens were regularly recruited to the auxilia.
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| 28. | After that time, the auxilia became largely a volunteer corps, with conscription resorted to only in emergencies.
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| 29. | The " auxilia " thus amounted to around 125, 000 men, implying approximately 250 auxiliary regiments.
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| 30. | It was issued to both primary legionary and secondary auxilia troops and was mostly manufactured out of bronze or iron.
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