The son of a Roman farmer, born perilously close to poverty, could end up in comfortable retirement, living on a sizable tract of land, attended to by servants, and able to afford finery. How was this possible in ancient Rome, where the class division was rigid, and upward social mobility was, for all intents and purposes, impossible? Although difficult, the military made it possible. You Joined Poor, You Left Propertied Reconstruction of a Rom…
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