Roman military success in the third & second centuries BC was due to more effective mobilization systems (esp. clientela) which used pre-existing Italic social institutions to more effectively mobilize resources which included, but also extended beyond mere cash and manpower.https://twitter.com/tanyaboza/status/1458267253233750017 …
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Yes! I want this book now. Would you argue that Pompey’s recruitment in the mid 80s ahead of Sulla’s return are a revival or simply seamless continuation of this tradition?
My instinct is to say 'a holdover of a system that was, by that point, already fading.'
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Now there’s a question I’d like to see debated!
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Yeah, there are certainly other valid ways to answer that question.
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