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PugJesus ( PugJesus@kbin.social )  to Saltier than Carthage (if it had been salted)@kbin.social · 2 years ago

The lives of a couple thousand plebs are worthless - Roman pride? Priceless!

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The lives of a couple thousand plebs are worthless - Roman pride? Priceless!

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PugJesus ( PugJesus@kbin.social )  to Saltier than Carthage (if it had been salted)@kbin.social · 2 years ago
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  • PugJesus ( PugJesus@kbin.social ) OP
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    Explanation: While somewhat exaggerated (by the Imperial era, a Roman loss of 15,000 men was history-changing, while in the mid-Republic it was ‘merely’ devastating), the Romans put a great deal of effort into preserving and retrieving their standards - when one was lost, it was considered a major blow to Roman pride and prestige, and entire military campaigns were undertaken in hopes of retrieving lost standards. Follow the eagle!

  • ThenThreeMore ( andthenthreemore@startrek.website ) 
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    https://youtu.be/f-ohKuKy4_s?si=_rRCVjMdVcxU2y1-

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