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en-wikipedia-org-1308		Political history of the Roman military - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	3265	395	62	Political history of the Roman military Wikipedia Senators in the Republic competed fiercely for public office, the most coveted of which was the post of Consul.[1] Two were elected each year to head the government of the state, and would be assigned a consular army and an area in which to campaign.[1] From Gaius Marius and Sulla onwards, control of the army began to be tied into the political ambitions of individuals, leading to the first triumvirate of the 1st century BC and the resulting Caesar's civil war. There was already a fierce rivalry between the two, in part due to a competitive instinct amongst the two as successful generals, but more importantly distrust on Sulla's part that Marius held unhealthy ambitions.[5] The Roman Republic was always on guard against any citizen gaining too much prominence, lest he seize power and restore Rome as a kingdom; thus a series of checks and balances existed, such as consuls having to be re-elected annually.[6] Marius had already served five consulships and enjoyed widespread popularity. Political economy of the Roman military[edit]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1308.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1308.txt