Auxiliaries were troops supplied by Rome’s allied peoples. From the 4th century BC most of of these allies were Italic peoples. These were peoples which Rome did not annex during her expansion into central and southern Italy in that century. Rome let them remain independent. In exchange they had to supply soldiers at their expense. This worked because Rome shared the spoils of war with them. The booty from victorious battles could be considerable.
Their troops were auxiliary troops which supported the Roman legions. With this system Rome more than doubled the military manpower available to them.
From the 3rd century AD most of the allied people were Germanic peoples Rome had came in contact with when they had reached Germany.

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The Latin names for the allied peoples were socii and foederati.

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