Books by "Stanford University. Philological Association"
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At its peak, the population of the city of Rome probably exceeded one million. However, the Roman Empire was an agricultural society where most people made a living from farming (although there were many artisans). Only a small minority of the population lived in cities. There were basically two types of people: citizens and non-citizens. Roman citizens had certain privileges. In 212 AD all free people in the Roman Empire became citizens (Edict of Caracalla).
Politics and military life of Imperial Rome
by Stanford Mc Krause
The army of Rome was always closely linked to its political system, a person's social position affected his political and military roles.Originally, Rome was bound by its power and glory to a magnificent military system, in terms of perfection and efficiency far superior to anything that any potential adversary could oppose.