I'm just gonna throw in the bit of historical trivia that the ancient (pre-Republic) Roman calendar *didn't have months* for January and February -- that whole time of year was just called "winter" ("hiems") and not worth keeping track of until the Kalends of Marchhttps://twitter.com/Hal_Duncan/status/1315751438673379336 …
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And they were really worried about soldiers marrying local women and fathering children who would inherit their citizenship but have no love for Rome So all soldiers' brats were bastards This was, to some extent, a social problem, but not the kind the Christians mean
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Yeah marriage doesn't usually deproblematize occupying armies impregnating locals.
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do you mean, the height of the republic? i was under the impression that one of the major shifts between the republic and the empire was the professionalization of the legions--the "volunteers" (more precisely, levies, unpaid conscripts) were the army of the republic
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but then this isn't my area of expertise
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