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Recruitment Process in the Roman Army in the Imperial Period

İMPARATORLUK DÖNEMİ’NDE ROMA ORDUSUNDAASKER ALIM SÜRECİ

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1–15
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2022-10-18
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However, the highstandards for recruitment had to be abandonedbecause of the increasingly frequent militaryconflicts in the IIIrd century A.D. and the Romanarmy began to weaken which was one of reasonsof the fall of Roman Empire.

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Objective & Hypothesis:One of the main reasons of the rise of Romewhich was a relatively ordinary city-state at thebeginning, to capture and rule over the largeterritories in the Mediterranean basin, was itsstrong armed forces.
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Key Findings & Data:There were many factorsfor keeping Roman army strong in both peaceand war times.
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Conclusion & Impact:However, the highstandards for recruitment had to be abandonedbecause of the increasingly frequent militaryconflicts in the IIIrd century A.D. and the Romanarmy began to weaken which was one of reasonsof the fall of Roman Empire.
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One of the main reasons of the rise of Romewhich was a relatively ordinary city-state at thebeginning, to capture and rule over the largeterritories in the Mediterranean basin, was itsstrong armed forces. There were many factorsfor keeping Roman army strong in both peaceand war times. The talent of command echelon,tactics, ability to keep up with the moderndevelopments and their arms and equipmentwere among the most important reasons for anarmy to stay strong. On the other hand, one ofthe main reasons of any armed forces to besuccessful, is the quality of its soldiers in ancientages as well as in the modern days. The Romanarmy was a militia force which was formed whenthe need arises until the late Republic period,with the reforms of Marius, it became aprofessional force. In the I and IIth centuriesA.D. when the Pax Romana, the Romans did nothave any difficulty to find new recruits and couldmaintain its strength. However, the highstandards for recruitment had to be abandonedbecause of the increasingly frequent militaryconflicts in the IIIrd century A.D. and the Romanarmy began to weaken which was one of reasonsof the fall of Roman Empire.

Özet

Roma’nın görece sıradan bir şehir devletinden yolaçıkarak zaman içerisinde Akdeniz çevresindekimuazzam toprakları ele geçirip, buralarda uzun sürehüküm sürmesinin temel nedenlerinden biri güçlüsilahlı kuvvetlere sahip olmasıdır. Roma ordusununsavaşta ve barışta güçlü kalabilmesinde pek çok faktörsöz konusudur. Komuta kademesinin yeteneği,uygulanan taktikler, çağa ayak uydurabilme becerisive kullandıkları silah araç ve gereçleri bir ordunungüçlü olabilmesinin en önemli faktörleri arasında yeralmaktadır. Bununla beraber günümüzde olduğu gibiantikçağlarda da herhangi bir silahlı gücün başarılıolabilmesinin altında yatan temel nedenlerden birisahip olduğu askerlerin niteliğindenkaynaklanmaktadır. Roma ordusu, Geç CumhuriyetDönemi’ne kadar ihtiyaç vuku bulduğunda meydanagetirilen bir milis gücüyken; Marius’un yaptığıdüzenlemeler sonrasında profesyonel bir gücedönüşmüştür. Roma Barışı’nın egemen olduğu MS I II. yüzyıllarda Roma, ordusu için gerekli nitelikleresahip asker bulmada sıkıntı yaşamamış ve bu sebeplede gücünü muhafaza etmiştir. Fakat MS III. yüzyıllabirlikte savaşların sıklaşması üzerine ordu için gerekliaskeri temin ederken, önceden belirlenmiş kriterlergörmezden gelinmiş ve sonuçta Roma ordusuzayıflama emareleri göstermeye başlamıştır ki budurum Roma’nın yıkılmasındaki sebeplerden biriolmuştur.

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TURAN, O. (2022). Recruitment Process in the Roman Army in the Imperial Period. History Studies, Cilt: 13 - Sayı: 1, 1–15. https://ajindex.com/articles/536605

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