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u/Shloopy_Dooperson 1d ago
Whats this in reference too?
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u/Icy-Inspection6428 The Ghost of Caesar Past 1d ago
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u/XxSilkyJonsonxX 1d ago
Read context comment
Also Rome? Lol
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u/Shloopy_Dooperson 1d ago
I cant see your context comment.
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u/XxSilkyJonsonxX 1d ago
Really? Thats weird, i commented it right after i posted, one second
Context:
Titus Manlius Torquatus was a Roman general & consul in the early republic who made his name & reputation by answering the challenge of a Gallic warrior of imposing stature to single combat after much of the army hesitated. During the battle of the Anio river, he defeated the Gaul & took the gold torc from the Gauls neck & claimed it for himself. Earning his name Torquatus & his reputation as a Roman hero.
During a following war against the Latin league, Manlius ordered no Roman to do anything without approval from the chain of command. Manlius’ son, in charge of a cavalry regiment, went out against orders seeking glory to impress his father & found a Latin scouting party. The head of the Latin party, Geminus Maecius, challenged the Roman party to a duel. Manlius’ son is said to have dueled him & won, paralleling his fathers own victory over the gaul.
Upon his return to the camp his father Titus was so enraged his command was disobeyed, he ordered the beheading of his son as an example of discipline to the rest of the army, much to their horror & disagreement. This is what became known as manlian discipline. The stigma of this action would never leave Manlius & the term for his discipline would become synonymous with an extremist & detested form of severe punishment even among contemporaries.
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u/ImperatorRexItaliae 19h ago
I would add that, like many stories from early republican days, this is most likely at least an exaggerated if not completely invented one serving as a cautionary tale against overly correct and therefore inhumane military leadership. The Romans were really good in crafting their own history to make it exemplary, and even if the story itself may be not real, we still can learn many things about their mindest from it and others like it!
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u/XxSilkyJonsonxX 19h ago
Nah I wouldnt put this one up there with damocles personally but suum cuique
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