1 ene 107 año aC - Marian Reforms

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The Marian Reforms were a turning point in ancient Roman military history. They were instituted by Gaius Marius in 107 BC and can be broken down into three major reforms:

1- Marius established Rome’s first ever standing army (up until the Marian Reforms, Rome had simply enlisted its soldiers on a season-by-season basis and dissolved its army after every campaign)
2 - Marius secured the rights of the poor to enlist in the Roman army, which they hadn’t previously been permitted to do because Roman soldiers had previously been required to provide their own arms and armor, which the common people simply didn’t possess enough money to purchase
3 - Marius ensured that any Roman soldiers who spent enough time serving in the army would be compensated with a plot of farmland for them to retire to.

Ultimately, the Marian Reforms had a huge impact on the Roman army and how it operated. The Roman army was now much larger, enabling greater conquests; uniformly outfitted, enabling more complex and efficient tactics; and more mobile, enabling faster strategic maneuvers.

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