[HUMAN 1C] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (22 pages long)

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There were 6000 men fighting in the army: 600 coherts. Discipline was the roman way of fighting: they were very organized and very disciplined. Sparticus was trained in the roman army before he was a slave. Three punic wars: the romans forced the carthoginians into the war, convinced the senate that carthage must be destroyed, nothing can grow there and completely ruined carthafe. The roman soldier: early conquest achieved by a non professional non standing army, the soldiers were part time soldiers, they were mostly farmers. Individuals were qualified for the roman military service. Citizenship and owned land: later a standing army without qualification when the empire had grown extensivley and eventually removed the qualification because they needed more soldiers, prestige in the roman soldier. Manlia imperia: consul titus manlius torquatus 340 bce military commander in war with hs son named the same, on patrol, son engaged with a latin officer who challenged him to single combat" against orders.