The Impact of Roman Military Thought on the Social Structure of Society During and After Military Duty 107 BC - 305 AD
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The current study, entitled (The Impact of Roman Military Thought on the Social Structure of Society During and After Military Duty 107 BC - 305 AD), is a historical study focusing on the impact of Roman Military Thought on the organizational structure of army and soldiers themselves during and after their military service; that is, soldiers were a pivotal component constituting a distinct social group within the army and also forming the social structure in the broader Roman society. Since Roman society was a hierarchy-abiding society, all the military views of the Roman authorities significantly shaped both the army’s structure and the lives of its soldiers. Based on Antoni Gydenz’s structural theory, it is believed that the social structure and individuals’ life should not be seen as two separate fronts or entities; that is, none of them is superior to the other, they constitute a duality, each one is considered a prerequisite and a product of the other. To this end, the army is regarded as an integral component of society, with soldiers as individuals within this structure, with reference to the abovementioned theory, we could answer the question “How did military Thought influence the army’s structure, the social life of soldiers, the interpersonal interactions, and group dynamics?” The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the effects of military Thought on the structure of the army and the soldiers as a social component of the army and to some extent as a new social class in society.
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