EP 20 A Republic Lost at Sea
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum
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The Romans Don't Know What to Do With Them
Rome went from state and senate controlling armies to individual generals doing so uniform. Now you're in a period where these troops are beholden to mark antony or to octavian, not necessarily the state. It's like having an army that you can't trust yourself as a commander. The romans didn't really know what to do with it very well. And they used this power unfairly ought to hurt some of the ordinary people of rome.
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