> There battles might have taken place somewhere out > on a plain where > there weren't a whole lot of civilians but there was > still alot of > "rape and pillage" going on, wasn't there? Wasn't > that viewed as a > "right" of the conquering army? A lot of civilians > would die on the > losing side, maybe not during the battle but > immediately after it.
Dunno if I would say it was a "right" (unless by right you mean "might makes right") but in the MA it could be used as a punishment for cities or garrisons that resisted beyond reasonable terms, or a threat to achieve a surrender. Of course, IIRC for armies like the Romans, pillage (or the right to pillage) was almost considered a "hazard" pay. Damon. ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
