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Were Roman legions after the Marian reforms paid employees of the state or did they operate with the same system of patronage used by wider Roman society. How did this system change in the civil wars e.g. troops being loyal to different sides/ generals?

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If Alaska had remained Russian territory, what effect would this have had on 20th Century geopolitical history? NOTE: Would not allow me to post to Historical What If, that's why It's here.

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Were Roman legions after the Marian reforms paid employees of the state or did they operate with the same system of patronage used by wider Roman society. How did this system change in the civil wars e.g. troops being loyal to different sides/ generals?	92
If Alaska had remained Russian territory, what effect would this have had on 20th Century geopolitical history? NOTE: Would not allow me to post to Historical What If, that's why It's here.	1