10-23-2006, 09:03 PM
I realize that the Roman Army has changed various times in its extended history, but I'm really interested in knowing a few specific things concerning the Republican Army, specifically pre-Marian and post-Marian/pre-Augustan.
Now, if I understand correctly, before the Marian reforms, there were three major (but not only three total) types of soldiers:
-Hastati
-Principes
-Triarii
Following the Marian reforms, they did away with this class-like structure, but it wasn't as though they jumped from that structure to the lorica segmentata-wearing legionaries of the First Century CE. Could someone give me some sort of brief outline of the types of soldiers and changes that occured as the Mid-Late Republican Army evolved into the Imperial Army of the First Century CE? Also, perhaps some sources on where to read on these sort of matters since most of my studies have been in Roman culture rather than the Roman Army in specific.
Now, if I understand correctly, before the Marian reforms, there were three major (but not only three total) types of soldiers:
-Hastati
-Principes
-Triarii
Following the Marian reforms, they did away with this class-like structure, but it wasn't as though they jumped from that structure to the lorica segmentata-wearing legionaries of the First Century CE. Could someone give me some sort of brief outline of the types of soldiers and changes that occured as the Mid-Late Republican Army evolved into the Imperial Army of the First Century CE? Also, perhaps some sources on where to read on these sort of matters since most of my studies have been in Roman culture rather than the Roman Army in specific.
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