Question

the army of the early republic was unusually large and effective, compared to other ancient forces, because

select an answer

a. it consisted of a million men who fought as members of different tribes.
b. it was composed of well - paid mercenaries.
c. it based its tactics on those of the persian army.
d. it consisted of citizen - soldiers from rome and its allies, highly trained, and divided into flexible fighting units.

Explanation:

The Roman army of the early Republic was made up of citizen - soldiers (not a million men from different tribes as in option A, not mercenaries as in option B, and not based on Persian tactics as in option C). These citizen - soldiers were from Rome and its allies, highly trained, and organized into flexible fighting units (maniples).

Answer:

D. it consisted of citizen - soldiers from Rome and its allies, highly trained, and divided into flexible fighting units.