10-24-2012, 06:14 PM
Quote:And while personal matters naturally were paramount, they must have wondered--where the heck is the army that was supposed to prevent this?? It may have occurred to some it was their own fault for not serving.I think that would call for an individualism within society that may not have been there at the time. The 'duty to serve the state' may have been there, but more in the sense of 'the duty to one's patron.
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)