How did the Roman general Marius change the way in which armies were recruited?
A. He recruited the army largely from the ranks of small farmers.
B. He recruited volunteers from the urban and rural poor who possessed no property.
C. He recruited men and their wives to both fight in the army.
D. He recruited only Roman citizens who would swear fealty to the senate.
E. He recruited members of the patrician class instead of plebeians.
Answer: B
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