Notice the "mainly volunteer army" part, which is exactly what I said before. It was even completely voluntary, come to think of it, like I said.

Now accusing Marius to have started the problem is not a new theory (plutocrats love that one, that is why they tried to assassinate Marius). But clearly, as explained by the Gracchi a generation earlier, and expecially considering the thousands of Gracchi partisans killed by Blackwater, ooppss, sorry I meant the plutocratic militia, the problem is much anterior to Marius.  

The last section of the text above is not correct. Only Sulla and Caesar did this. Pompey did not. It was not "common".

The republic was destroyed by plutocrats, not really generals. The generals moved in the mess caused by plutocrats.

PA

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