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Ross Cowan has a chapter on devotio in his book, [amazon]For the Glory of Rome: A History of Warriors and Warfare[/amazon]. I'm afraid I don't have it to hand, though.
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I remember one text about on single soldier running against all the enemy formation. I think it was refered by Josephus... :? Well, it's not a very helpful information, but seems another devotio.
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Now i'm at home and can give you some citations:
The first devotio: P. Decio Mus (Livy, VIII, 9)
It was a familiar tradition ( :lol: ) because his son and the son of his son have do too devotio: (Livy, X, 28, 12-18; Pol. II, 19; Cicero, Tusc. I, 89)
Another devotio is in Livy V, 41: suicide of the roman magistrati against the gaul inveders of rome.
I try to search more citations...
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Wondering howmany reenactor generals are going to star demonstrating ....
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