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... in order to maintain the empire they had accumulated. Hadrian had already started the process previous to this, the army was decentralized, immobilized, and was on its way to becoming a mercenary army. He began the policy of filling up the legions with provincials or peasants and permitting conquered people to settle Roman land in exchange for military service, when called upon ... ...
... its members . . . But this union was purchased by the loss of national freedom and military spirit; and the servile provinces, destitute of life and motion, expected their safety from the mercenary troops and governors, who were directed by the orders of a distant court. The happiness of a hundred millions depended on the personal merit of one or two men, perhaps children, whose ... ...
... , Rome became involved with the Gauls in northern Italy, and Hamiclar Barca and Carthage had to quell a revolt of their own mercenaries. As mentioned before, Carthage had difficulties with its mercenary population within the military after the First Punic War. Hamilcar Barca withdrew his forces from the island of Sardinia to help quiet the rebellion. Rome took advantage of this, and ... ...
... . The aristocracy eventually gained public trust, even though they were at times a tad over-cautious or short-sighted. In Carthage The defeat of the Carthage and the return of the mercenary armies from Sicily plunged Carthage into a merciless civil war. This war was called - the Truceless War. In Conclusion The First Punic War was one of the Most Important Wars in ... ...
