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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There’s a comparative subtext here that I’d like to explore at some point.
In the finished work it's going to be text, not subtext - I'm trying to be explicitly comparative in my approach rather than Rome-focused.
