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Until around 550 BC, the was no "national" Roman army. But many clan-based wars were fought. Not until they united did the Roman army pose as a threat. During the period commonly known as the rule of King Servius Tullius, a universal levy og eligible adult male citizens was formed. The early Roman army was based on the levy. The standered levy had around 9,000 men. Around 6,000 of those men where heavily-armored. Later on, Emperor Augutus formed the legions. The legions had 5,000 strong Roman citizens and those citizens were transformed into long-term professionals in ten years. By the end of Augustus' reign, the imperial army had around 25,000 men.=====



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