By the second century all non-Italian Roman military veterans received imperial citizenship.
Evidence
By around the end of the first century the majority of βRomanβ soldiers were non-Italian, and by the second century they were all being rewarded on discharge with Roman citizenship for themselves and their children. β Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 414
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim β Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 414