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Damn good sandals, though
that must have been one hell of a soundscape on cobbled roads
The sound is actually noted by contemporaries as being distinctive and terrifying! I think I remember a passage by Josephus on it, give me a sec
Ah, I found the passage. It wasn’t Josephus - it was an incident in the Third Jewish Roman War, about 40 years after his death. Later Jewish tradition records the incident as:
Said Samuel: It was at the end of the period of persecution. and they [some fugitives] were hiding in a cave. They proclaimed, “He who would enter, let him enter, but he who would go out, let him not go out.” Now, the sandal of one of them became reversed, so that they thought that one of them had gone out and been seen by the enemies, who would now fall upon them. Thereupon they pressed against each other, and they killed of each other more than their enemies slew of them. R. Ila`i b. Eleaza said: They were stationed in a cave when they heard a sound [proceeding] from above the cave. Thinking that the enemy was coming upon them, they pressed against each other and slew amongst themselves more than the enemy had slain of them. Rami b. Ezekiel said: They were stationed in a Synagogue, when they heard a sound from behind the synagogue. Thinking that the enemy was coming upon them, they pressed against each other and slew amongst themselves more than the enemy had slain of them. In that hour it was enacted: A man must not go out with a nail-studded sandal.
I don’t understand, those hiding thought the enemy was coming so they killed each other?
There was actually a long history of just that in the Jewish-Roman Wars, where the Jewish rebels would often commit mass suicide rather than be captured by the Romans.
But in this case, I believe the source is saying that they crushed/trampled each other in a panic.
the propaganda is real
Thanks!
unbeatable army
Yeah till the trees start speaking German
Goddamn Lorax-people, it’s too cold up there anyway, they can keep their damn northern forests!
As a descendant of those Lorax people I am honored by the comparison.
The fool thinks that the meatball is inferior to the humongous empire.
The wise man takes his lunch at IKEA every Saturday and understands that meatballs and large empires are the same.
The wise man takes his lunch at IKEA every Saturday and understands that meatballs and large empires are the same.
Sweden is the true successor to Rome 🙏
Italians are smarter.
They wait till it’s clear who will win, then join that side.
Sometimes it takes a few attempts per war to get it right.Romanians who are also successor of ancient romans discovered that you can simply switch sides after the fact.
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I’l take eating good and healthy food everyday over being forced to fight for a dictatorial empire tbh
That’s quitter talk, I’ll have you know that our fair Emperor is no dictator, but a rightful magistrate appointed by the Senate and People of Rome! Now, are you going to sign away the next 20 years of your life digging ditches to bring civilization to distant lands, or are you some kind of barbarian, or worse, a Gr*ekoid philosopher?
How many emperors do I get to overthrow in those 20 years?
Yes.
An army marches on its stomach.
Curiously, for all their complaints it seems the Roman Army – unlike other armies – never seemed to complain about poor food.
Besides, why wouldn’t you want to serve your Senate and People?
It hit itself in confusion. It is very effective.
Thank god they aren’t imperialists colonising the entirety of europe anymore…
