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Did the auxiliaries gain anything from joining the Roman Army?
Yes, that's why so many were eager to join. In addition to their steady pay and bonuses, they received Roman citizenship when their enlistment was up.
When young men refust to join the army in ancient greek what do they do?
Men simply did not refuse to join the military in ancient Greece. If they did, they would likely have been put to death or exiled.
In Ancient Rome non citizens entering the military would join the ranks of what?
A non-citizen who entered the Roman military was called an auxiliary, and , obviously, would join the ranks of the auxiliares.
How did Queen Boudicca persuade the army to fight for her?
Boudicca had great leadership qualities, and she had a motivation that incensed her people. She and her two daughters, one as young as 12 had been gang raped and tortured by Roman legions. This helped to inspire the people to join her in revolt. Once defeated, it's speculated she and her daughters committed suicide by drinking hemlock.
During a major battle the Greeks sank half the Persian fleet off the coast of this small island?
Psytallia is the smallest. Nearby is Salamis which is what the battle is now called - it was 480 BCE, and this was the turning point as it removed the Persian amphibious threat to the other cities, and allowed them to send their armies away from home defence, to join up the following year to defeat the Persian army at Plataia.
