Marius's Military Reforms (107 BCE)

107 BCE · Roma · military

Gaius Marius abolished the property qualification and admitted all Roman citizens to the legions; the state issued standard weapons and equipment; he introduced the standard of carrying a 40 kg load, which gave rise to the so-called "Marian mules"; the aquila (eagle standard) became the symbol…

| It gave the army of the Republic a permanent professional identity; the model of an army bound to a commander who was its patron → the road to the Empire.

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Gaius Marius abolished the property qualification and admitted all Roman citizens to the legions; the state issued standard weapons and equipment; he introduced the standard of carrying a 40 kg load, which gave rise to the so-called "Marian mules"; the aquila (eagle standard) became the symbol…
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