Makers of Ancient Strategy: From the Persian Wars to the Fall of Rome
“He carried this out on his own initiative and authority, funding it through the revenue from his province. He treated the people of Cis- alpine Gaul as if they were citizens and enrolled them in the legions.
Later he would do the same in the Transalpine province, eventually forming an entire legion, Legio V Alaudae, from this source.19 In 55 BC, Pompey and Crassus arranged not only the extension of Caesar’s com- mand but the retrospective approval and funding from the Senate for the enlargement... of the army. It was probably not until the dictatorship that Caesar himself was able to confirm the grant of Roman citizen- ship to the Gauls recruited into his army.
Expanding the army gave Caesar not only greater forces but also much greater patronage. Each new legion raised created sixty com- missions for centurions, as well as half a dozen or so tribune posts. In the Commentaries, Caesar notes that he promoted centurions to higher grades for conspicuous service, often transferring men from a veteran legion into a new formation.MoreLess
Later he would do the same in the Transalpine province, eventually forming an entire legion, Legio V Alaudae, from this source.19 In 55 BC, Pompey and Crassus arranged not only the extension of Caesar’s com- mand but the retrospective approval and funding from the Senate for the enlargement... of the army. It was probably not until the dictatorship that Caesar himself was able to confirm the grant of Roman citizen- ship to the Gauls recruited into his army.
Expanding the army gave Caesar not only greater forces but also much greater patronage. Each new legion raised created sixty com- missions for centurions, as well as half a dozen or so tribune posts. In the Commentaries, Caesar notes that he promoted centurions to higher grades for conspicuous service, often transferring men from a veteran legion into a new formation.MoreLess
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