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The Roman Army

John Worry
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One of the benchmarks in Roman military history is something called the Marian reforms.

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Show 60 The Celtic Holocaust on Hardcore History
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The host discusses the significant changes made to the Roman army by Caius Marius, particularly the Marian reforms that transformed it into a professional force. This transformation is crucial for understanding the military effectiveness of Rome during its imperial expansion.

The Roman Army by John Worry most often appears in conversations about Roman military reforms.

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The host discusses the significant changes made to the Roman army by Caius Marius, particularly the Marian reforms that transformed it into a professional force. This transformation is crucial for understanding the military effectiveness of Rome during its imperial expansion.

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Show 60 The Celtic Holocaust on Hardcore History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned The Roman Army by John Worry. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 5:20:18.

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The host discusses the significant changes made to the Roman army by Caius Marius, particularly the Marian reforms that transformed it into a professional force. This transformation is crucial for understanding the military effectiveness of Rome during its imperial expansion. It most often appears in conversations about Roman military reforms.

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John Worry wrote a great book on ancient warfare, and he described the defenses, which is a weird word, right? is their defenses in one sense, but they're also the fortifications besieging the other army and another.

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Key quote: One of the benchmarks in Roman military history is something called the Marian reforms.
The host discusses the significant changes made to the Roman army by Caius Marius, particularly the Marian reforms that transformed it into a professional force. This transformation is crucial for understanding the military effectiveness of Rome during its imperial expansion.