ACOUP - How To Raise a Roman Army: The Dilectus

Here, Bret covers how the Roman Republic raised its army: the process called the “dilectus”. He discusses the three phases of the dilectus (census, arming, and mobilization) and how the Roman’s kept track of the logistics of the system, as well as how successful it was.

 

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0:00 – The Dilectus

4:05 - Timing the Dilectus

12:50 - Phase I: Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

31:32 - Phase II: Unit Divisions

43:30 - Phase III: Mobilization

47:28 - Observations on the System

57:30 - Credits