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The usual punishment for routine offences was for the centurion to beat them with a vine rod. There was one centurion nicknamed Cedo Alteram (give me another) because he was so vigorous in handing out this punishment that he broke the rod. For serious offences, the punishment could be death. This was the case with sleeping on sentry duty. While this sounds harsh, if a sentry could not warn of an enemy attack on a camp, the whole legion could be lost, so a quite ruthless approach was quite properly adopted. Another serious punishment was decimation. When a legion failed to act properly in battle, a severe exemplary punishment was used. The word is misapplied today as if it meant that a majority was killed. Rather, one of the centuries of a legion was selected by lot, and one in ten of that century was selected by lot, which meant that a few men were subjected to ultimate punishment which included emasculation and whipping to death with religious ritual in front of the assembled legion. The object was to instill in the onlookers a sense of meeting their obligations. Crassus did this to the legions he inherited who had run away before Spartacus in the slave revolt, to stiffen their resolve in his upcoming campaign.
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The advantage the Etruscans had over the Roman soldiers was .?
shoes
Were Roman soldiers allowed to get married?
yes
What is a unit of roman 60 to 120 foot soldiers called?
maniple.
How did the word salary become invented?
roman soldiers were traditionally paid in salt.
Who is Judus?
Judas was one of the twelve disciples that betrayed Jesus to the Roman soldiers that came to the Mount of Olives to arrest Him. Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss!
What happened when the little witch misbehaved at school?
sheshrinks like a little sausage
What happened to Jesus' tunic while he was being crucified?
it was thrown away by the Roman soldiers
What happened to Carthage when they were defeated?
The people were sold into slavery, and it was used to settle retired Roman soldiers.
What happened to a place that rested roman armies?
The soldiers stayed in their winter camp/military base.
What did the soldiers?
What do the Roman Soldiers eat?
What happened to roman deserters?
If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.If a deserter from the Roman army were found, he was flogged and then crucified. Roman soldiers were the only citizens who could be crucified.
What are some some synonym for misbehaved?
Some synonyms for the word "misbehaved" is naughty and mischievous.
What happened at the Battle of Adrianople?
Roman soldiers were defeated by the Visigoths and Rome was forced to give land to the Visigoths
Why did Roman have soldiers?
By definition, fighting is what soldiers do.
Who is the roman soldier that was paid to fight?
All Roman soldiers were paid. They were professional soldiers.
What happened to Carthage - both the citizens and the land itself?
The citizens were sold into slavery. The land was turned into a settlement for retired Roman veteran soldiers.
What was the pagan roman religion popular with soldiers?
Mithraism was the male only religion popular with the Roman soldiers.
