That last post was an astute analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of conscription armies. Well said British Mutt + Viking. This begs the question, were the Roman legions sent against the Carthaginians during this time of a professional or a conscript nature? Being that Rome was still a republic then, I envision a large contingent of the soldiery may have been "reservists" recalled for the "national emergency", much as the Army of the United States was during the opening involvement in WWII. We know that the Romans had an efficient way of training their citizens to be soldiers. Do you think that they could produce an efficient army of conscripts?
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