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How did the creation of a professional army change Roman politics?
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The Romans realized that a bunch of part time soldiers, full time farmers, could not handle all the military threats they were encountering. Marius reformed the army and opened it up to all citizens. They had a set term of enlistment and the promise of land upon their discharge. The next major reform came under Augustus, who extended the enlistment time, raised the pay and instituted retirement bonuses. Before the Augustan reforms, the soldiers swore their oath to their general or legate. This was the cause of so many military leaders contesting for power and civil wars--- Marius and Sulla, Caesar and Pompey, Octavian and Antony. To avoid this, the military, under Augustus swore their oath directly to him and succeeding emperors followed this format.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe creation of a professional army changed Roman politics in that the soldiers were more loyal to the person who paid them, and fought harder. This also gave the person who paid the army a much greater advantage of most people, because they could control their army and have it do whatever it wanted (such as take over Rome). This made Roman politics much more dangerous, because you never knew when someone might try to overtake Rome, or have you killed.
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∙ 12y agoSo they could conquer other lands and defend them self in battle.
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