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With the changes in Rome’s society and politics,
the character of its armies and their commanders also changed.
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Landless and propertyless proletarians were
drafter to fill the ranks of the legions.
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Surprisingly this type of soldier was stronger
than the ones before and was courageous and tough.
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Triumvirate- in ancient Rome, an alliance of
three politicians that enabled them to control the Republic’s decision making
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The roman’s believed that a man’s good fortune
was a sign of divine favor, which people could share in by honoring and obeying
him.
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By installing a statue of Sulla and carving this
dedication on its pedestal, prominent citizens in a district of Rome could at
least hope to avoid the very bad fortune of becoming victims of his reign of
terror.
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“but that which brought upon him the most
apparent and mortal hatred was his desire of being king; which gave the common
people the first occasion to quarrel with him, and proved the most specious
pretence to those who had been his secret enemies all along.” Plutarch, from THE
LIFE OF JULIUS CAESER
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