\paperw4695 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 In the first few centuries of its history Rome had no standing army. However, it was able to count on around 3,000 foo
t soldiers and 300 cavalrymen who would take up arms at their king's command. After the first reforms attributed to \b \cf4 \ATXht55 Servius Tullius\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , important innovations were made on the tactical and administrative plane under the Repu
blic, making Rome the greatest military power in the Mediterranean. \par