From the late monarchy the levy covered peasant-proprietors only for the annual military campaigning season. The army was a citizen militia. People below a property threshold (with minimal or no property) were not included. This was because you had to buy your arms and equipment.
The Marian reforms opened the army to the propertyless and the state provided the arms and equipment. The army became professional and a career path for the unemployed and underemployed. Service was voluntary. You would get paid, and at the end of the career you would get either a lump sum or a plot of land in a Roman colony in the provinces.
It became a paid army loyal to its generals.
The consuls were the heads of the republic and the army.
The civil wars of the Roman Republic resulted in significant changes to the Roman army, primarily through the shift from a citizen-soldier model to a professional standing army. Generals like Julius Caesar and Pompey began recruiting soldiers from the lower classes, offering them land and pay, which created loyalty to the general rather than the state. This shift undermined traditional Roman republican values and led to the army being used as a political tool in power struggles, ultimately paving the way for the rise of imperial rule. The transition marked the end of the Republic and the beginning of a more militarized state.
The Roman republic which was the head of the army
Mass evacuations of non-latens were carried out by the roman army.
It became a paid army loyal to its generals.
It became a paid army loyal to its generals.
The consuls were the heads of the republic and the army.
The emporer
Their well equipped and disciplined army
The civil wars of the Roman Republic resulted in significant changes to the Roman army, primarily through the shift from a citizen-soldier model to a professional standing army. Generals like Julius Caesar and Pompey began recruiting soldiers from the lower classes, offering them land and pay, which created loyalty to the general rather than the state. This shift undermined traditional Roman republican values and led to the army being used as a political tool in power struggles, ultimately paving the way for the rise of imperial rule. The transition marked the end of the Republic and the beginning of a more militarized state.
He abandoned his plow to save the roman army.
The Roman republic which was the head of the army
Mass evacuations of non-latens were carried out by the roman army.
In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.In the Roman republic, the senate was in charge of the military. This was the reason that a Roman political hopeful had to have some military experience in order to be elected to the higher offices. One of the duties of a consul was to lead an army if necessary.
If console is a misspelling for consul, during the 482 years of the Roman Republic (509-27 BC) two annually elected consuls were the heads of the Republic and the army.
The military power in the Roman republic was the same as it had always been -- the Roman army. Whoever led the army, or at least a few legions, could hope for supreme power if he wanted it. Men such as Marius, Sulla, Pompey and Caesar used their legions to gain power.