Triggladius Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 As far as I understand it a soldier who had served his 25 years of service and received his donative, could be called back by a superior officer as "Evocati". I was simply curious to know how and where would these veterans would fit within the usual legion hierarchy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 This should answer your question... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evocatus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I should add, in case of confusion, that there are only two reasons why old men were asked to stay on. Firstly to keep valuable experience in the legion, but also to keep numbers up. Recruitment into the legions was not guaranteed and legates did stoop to some dodgy means to maintain the strength of their command (indeed, long service was one of the gripes mentioned by Tacitus in the Pannonian Mutiny, so clearly these men were often persuaded against their better judgement to remain legionaries) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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