#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

1840.484 - 1862.467 Gregory Aldrete

You get some of the privileges of citizenship, but not all of them. Sometimes they would just make them allies. but they would sort of incorporate them into the Roman project. And they wouldn't necessarily ask for money or taxes, which is weird too. But instead, the one thing they would always, always demand from the conquered cities in Italy is that they provide troops to the Roman army.