HIST 002A Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Moe Williams, Tigris
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Was given a good battle to fight but could not find enough soldiers. Marrius would do something revolutionary by accepting poor men into the army. If men couldn"t afford the armor, the state would provide. By accepting help of the poor soldiers they won several battles and he becomes a here. He asks the senate to reward his soldiers by giving them land for fighting so well in the name of rome. Takes his idea to the tributes after senate says no. the law passes in the tribune assembly. Marius soldiers get their land against the senate. Has created a tool that would destroy the roman republic, from now on soldiers were poor who would be loyal to the generals rather than the state. Civil war breaks out the two main protagonist were two roman senators. Pompey believe that caesar was becoming too powerful and to popular.
