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Mercenaries;

Mercenaries are foreign soldiers who fought for money, less money than Roman soldiers. They are employed by the government but are not part of it. This was potentially problematic because a mercenaries loyalties lie with the highest bidder. Rome was a prideful city and the fact that they were paying foreigners who had little-to-no loyalties to Rome meant that they were in serious trouble. Mercenaries are usually only called in when the governments power is limited or unstable. 