Caligula got his nickname from "little boots" (IE "Caligula" in latin) he wore as a child as part of a soldier costume he wore while accompanying his father on campaign in Germania. how unusual was it for a Roman general to take his young children on campaign with him?

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Not an answer, but a question to add onto this, did the Roman Legion have a series of camp followers? What was life like for these people?