It is usually assumed that the program was intended to bolster citizen numbers in Italy-an aim that was in itself anachronistic, in that it saw the Roman Empire as an hegemony centering on a purely Italian manpower base.
The program was intended to bolster citizen numbers in Italy-an aim. This was what it is usually assumed. It saw the Roman Empire as an hegemony. This hegemony was centering on a purely Italian manpower base in an aim. This aim was in itself anachronistic.