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

1863.678 - 1886.668 Gregory Aldrete

So the army becomes this mechanism of Romanization where you pull in foreigners, you make them like you, and then they end up fighting for you. And early on, the secret to Rome's military success is not that they have better generals. It's not that they have better equipment. It's not that they have better strategy or tactics. It's that they have limitless manpower, relatively speaking.