Emperors Benefits To The Army

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It was about money and provided benefits to the army. If the army got the money and benefits from the emperors, there were no conflicts and arguments between the emperors and the army. If the emperors did not use to provide money and benefits to the army, the army got angry and even used to threaten the emperors. Therefore, some emperors were able to control the army as long as they provided money and every kind of benefits to the army. Threating the emperors and revolting against them might be because of a religious thought that the Romans used to believe that a military success and victory came from the deities, and so the leadership and commanding was not a reason to be successful as military. But, I argue that the army’s thinking

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