eli5: How did old militaries (such as ancient Rome) manage to keep fed and hydrated thousands soldiers in long military campaigns over long distance and time?

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eli5: How did old militaries (such as ancient Rome) manage to keep fed and hydrated thousands soldiers in long military campaigns over long distance and time?

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Awesome question! I just watched a show on how the roman legions would survive..they ate pretty well and brought most supplies with them..but also relied on the people they were conquer ing to supply food as well..and alot of Romans got PAID for helping out troops ..so there was pretty much another army of people fighting to supply them with food,water,and even women/boys for sexual purposes