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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
What is your source for this information? I found this quote from www.caerleon.net/history/army/page3.html
" A centurion was in charge of a century made up of 80 legionary soldiers.
His equipment was very different so his men could quickly find him in battle.
He carried a vine stick as a badge of rank. He would use this to punish his men!
The horsehair crest on his helmet went from side to side.
He wore medals on his chest, awarded for bravery in battle.
Centurions could marry, and their wives lived in the barracks with them.
They did not march, they rode on horseback."
You are reading a lot into those verses. Jesus simply said that those who reject the Gospel (and its messengers) would be punished severely. Matthew 10:15 Same in Matthew 11 - They were not accepting Christ, even after seeing mighty works. It has nothing to do with those Israelites who were committed to their traditions and the Pharisees with their religiosity and strict moralism. |
All I've been able to find illustrates that there was a period of time when centurions were forbidden to marry. If they did marry they had to be granted permission by their superiors.
The Marriage of Roman Soldiers (13 B.C.-A.D. 235): Law and Family in the Imperial Army (Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition)
by Sara Elise Phang
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