alt Hacker News> Rome started with the "big temporary armies" model, but slowly transitioned into "big permanent armies" model, which required a lot of support from civilians.
What does that have to do with what they were doing in the 3rd century BC?
> Rome started with the "big temporary armies" model, but slowly transitioned into "big permanent armies" model, which required a lot of support from civilians.
What does that have to do with what they were doing in the 3rd century BC?