> I thought that Alberto was talking about the > situation in the first > century BC before the Principate was
Ah. > (What the late Republic lacked was any way of > adequately discharging > soldiers and providing for their later civilian > lives. It's probably a > bad idea to make them dependent on their generals > and not the state for > this!) It was probably a bad idea to make the soldiers dependent on their generals for anything at all. It was this situation that lead to politically ambitious generals in destabilizing the Republic... Damon. ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Legends Aussie Centurion Mk.5/1 ------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
