A citizen-soldier of the Roman Republic: Beyond the literary creation
A citizen-soldier of the Roman Republic: Beyond the literary creation
Author(s): Michał Norbert FaszczaSubject(s): History, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Roman Republic; Roman soldier; military discipline; social discipline
Summary/Abstract: The main aim of the article is to draw attention to the distortion of Republican Roman soldiers’ image. Some modern scholars treat the ‘ideal type’ as a reflection of real-ity and attribute to legionaries the features desired by representatives of the social elite. Meanwhile, it seems that less wealthy citizens created their own vision of the qualities that a Roman soldier should have. This leads to the question of whether the officers and their subordinates had the same understanding of obedience and discipline.
Journal: Klio. Czasopismo poświęcone dziejom Polski i powszechnym
- Issue Year: 58/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 25-41
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English