Research On The Army Military System During The Republican Period Of Rome

The history of ancient Rome is the most important componentof Western ancient history, which has a far-reaching influence onthe West and even the whole world. Rome city was initially a smalltown on the river Tiber besieged by enemies and evilenvironment.During the Republican Period (B.C.509-B.C.27), themap of ancient Rome almost included the Europe and parts of Asiaand Africa, the vast Mediterranean becoming a “lake” of Rome.Many peoples (e.g. Etruscans, Greeks and Carthaginians) with ahigher civilization than the Romans were finally conquered by Rome.It was the large-scale conquest of Rome in this period that laid asolid foundation for the ancient Roman civilization which laterexerted a millenary influence on the world. At the same time, thestrong army was essential for dramatic expansion of Romanterritory and growing national strength, and strict, normal andcontemporary military systems ensured a high combateffectiveness.This paper is divided into three parts. The first part introducesthe natural environment of ancient Rome and the early history ofthe foundation of Rome, especially focuses on the Servius Tullius military reform which laid a firm foundation for the military reformduring the republican period of Rome. The second part studies thechange and development of military systems in the early days ofRoman Republic, among which the Marcus Furius Camillus militaryreform and military systems in the period of the Mediterranean byRome are the major concern. Besides, a handful of wars (e.g. theVeii War, the invasion of the Gauls) which had important influenceon these processes of change and development are introduced inthis part. The third part mainly discusses the military reform duringthe later period in republican Rome and military systems in therepublican regime of Rome.