The Roman Ability to basically conquer half of the world, from their beginnings as a small city on the Italian peninsula is amazing. Most of their success is based solely on their military might. Discussed in this paper is a small background of the military, and an outline of their nonmilitary roles as a professional, standing army. The Roman army was officially deemed professional in the year 13 BC, when Augustus laid out the regular period …showed first 75 words of 1466 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1466 total…stand the test of time is evidence enough of how well built and valued these structures were, and continue to be even in the present. Works cited Davies, Roy W. Service in the Roman Army. Edinburgh University Press. Oxford, England: 1989 Watson, G.R. The Roman Soldier. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York: 1969. Wells, Colin. The Roman World. Oxford University Press. New York, New York: 1988. Webster, Graham. The Roman Imperial Army. Harper and Row Publishers. USA: 1979.