Discuss the role of the military in Roman society. How did that role change and develop over the course of time?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Students should discuss the importance of the military to the identity of Rome itself. They should then be able to give an historical overview of the changes in the relation of Rome to the military between the Punic Wars and the Civil Wars of the 1st century BC. The difficulty of reconciling class and military merit should figure prominently in the answer, with reference to such figures as Marius, Sulla, Pompey, Caesar, and Cicero.
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