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The fall of the roman military power

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03-26-2006, 03:02 AM

Quote:After all this has been said I think that the true weakness of the later Roman troops was the lack of loyalty of the troops towards the emperor, the morale decline and not having this ideal of fighting for the Emperor, but rather for selfinterest and selfprofit.

Ah, the difference between patriotic soldiers and mercenaries. While recent studies have reinforced the notion that soldiers are willing to risk their lives for their comrades before they will sacrifice them for abstract notions... the fact remains that when people truly believe in their sovereign, nation, or duty, they make much more loyal warriors.

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The fall of the roman military power - by Antonius_X - 09-07-2005, 01:24 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 09-07-2005, 05:21 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Jeroen Pelgrom - 09-07-2005, 08:11 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 09-07-2005, 10:08 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 09-07-2005, 11:09 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Artorius1960 - 03-22-2006, 09:05 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Jasper Oorthuys - 03-22-2006, 09:12 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-22-2006, 12:22 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-22-2006, 02:26 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-22-2006, 02:40 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-22-2006, 04:01 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by John M McDermott - 03-22-2006, 04:39 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-22-2006, 11:07 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Felix - 03-23-2006, 12:34 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-23-2006, 02:23 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Aryaman2 - 03-23-2006, 05:57 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-23-2006, 07:08 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Aryaman2 - 03-23-2006, 07:54 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Alexius - 03-23-2006, 08:54 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Razor - 03-23-2006, 09:06 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Razor - 03-23-2006, 09:35 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-23-2006, 09:49 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-23-2006, 09:53 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Razor - 03-23-2006, 10:18 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Felix - 03-23-2006, 10:33 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-24-2006, 03:35 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-24-2006, 06:29 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Felix - 03-24-2006, 08:49 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-24-2006, 10:34 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-24-2006, 11:07 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Artorius1960 - 03-24-2006, 11:18 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-25-2006, 12:01 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Artorius1960 - 03-25-2006, 12:38 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-25-2006, 09:55 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-25-2006, 09:56 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-25-2006, 09:59 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-25-2006, 10:45 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-25-2006, 10:47 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-25-2006, 11:15 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-26-2006, 02:03 AM

Division of the Empire - by Primitivus - 03-26-2006, 02:46 AM

Loyalty in the Legions - by Primitivus - 03-26-2006, 03:02 AM

Mercenaries - by Primitivus - 03-26-2006, 03:05 AM

Re: Mercenaries - by Thiudareiks Flavius - 03-26-2006, 07:41 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-26-2006, 09:34 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-26-2006, 09:58 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-26-2006, 10:13 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Razor - 03-26-2006, 12:31 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-26-2006, 01:53 PM

Loyal Mercenaries - by Primitivus - 03-26-2006, 08:43 PM

huns: aliens never seen? NO. - by Goffredo - 03-27-2006, 11:03 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-27-2006, 11:22 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-27-2006, 12:03 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-27-2006, 01:26 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-27-2006, 02:30 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Aryaman2 - 03-27-2006, 06:09 PM

Decline in the Infantry - by Primitivus - 03-27-2006, 06:23 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-27-2006, 10:39 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-28-2006, 10:27 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-28-2006, 10:34 AM

Cavalry - by Primitivus - 03-28-2006, 05:38 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by P. Lilius Frugius Simius - 03-28-2006, 08:04 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Theodosius the Great - 03-28-2006, 10:29 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Felix - 03-28-2006, 10:47 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by S SEVERUS - 03-30-2006, 08:20 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Tarbicus - 03-30-2006, 09:26 AM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-30-2006, 01:24 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-30-2006, 05:32 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-30-2006, 05:37 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Robert Vermaat - 03-30-2006, 05:57 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by L.Valerius Gaudentius - 03-30-2006, 06:06 PM

Re: The fall of the roman military power - by Aryaman2 - 03-31-2006, 11:00 AM

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