Military reforms under Gaius Marius were transformative but also destabilizing. Duncan explains how Marius’ changes, including the recruitment of landless citizens and the promise of land rewards, altered the loyalty of soldiers from the state to their generals.
“Marius’ reforms created armies more loyal to their generals than to Rome itself, setting a dangerous precedent.”
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Discover the turbulent years leading to the fall of the Roman Republic in Mike Duncan’s “The Storm Before the Storm,” where ambition, reform, and violence shaped the fate of a civilization.
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