The way the standards are displayed in residence reminds me so much of how we did things in the Marine Corps, and I'm wondering to what extent they're basing that on modern military ceremony and to what extent we got those ceremonies from the Romans.
To summarize: they have an important ceremonial function, but those ceremonies are not religious in nature. As such they are treasured and treated with the utmost respect, but not revered or worshiped.
I think that perhaps there was still a measure of animism in the average pagan Roman country boy that joined the legion, to see the standard as having a sort of 'spirit' of its' own. It's pure speculation, and I don't presume to contradict Dr. Goldsworthy, but I have to wonder if there wasn't an informal, personal sort of religious valuation of the standards stronger than unit or even Roman pride.
Question: How did the Roman bureaucracy develop? I've read that the early Roman empire had a very minimal Bureaucracy. But after 3rd century it became much more professional, with the late empire employing around 30,000 civil servants. Could you make a video on the differences between early and late imperial Bureaucracy. And perhaps comparisons with bureaucracies of later medieval/early modern states
"Varus, give me back my legions!" Was that even said? If so, it doesn't put blame on the legions themselves, nor their Germanic adversaries, but solely on Varus. And with blame comes the shame. If the legions were that shameful, one would not want them back.
I imagine for a Roman, it would be less shameful to blame a defeat on the incompetence of a general, than admitting so-called barbarians had bested the Empire's legions.
Adrian Goldsworthy looks like pompey the great.
He should wear a purple cloak.
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The way the standards are displayed in residence reminds me so much of how we did things in the Marine Corps, and I'm wondering to what extent they're basing that on modern military ceremony and to what extent we got those ceremonies from the Romans.
Fun question.
To summarize: they have an important ceremonial function, but those ceremonies are not religious in nature. As such they are treasured and treated with the utmost respect, but not revered or worshiped.
With these videos, the journey matters more than the destination. :^)
I think that perhaps there was still a measure of animism in the average pagan Roman country boy that joined the legion, to see the standard as having a sort of 'spirit' of its' own.
It's pure speculation, and I don't presume to contradict Dr. Goldsworthy, but I have to wonder if there wasn't an informal, personal sort of religious valuation of the standards stronger than unit or even Roman pride.
I love these videos!! Keep them coming!
Cool video!
Question: How did the Roman bureaucracy develop?
I've read that the early Roman empire had a very minimal Bureaucracy. But after 3rd century it became much more professional, with the late empire employing around 30,000 civil servants.
Could you make a video on the differences between early and late imperial Bureaucracy. And perhaps comparisons with bureaucracies of later medieval/early modern states
Interesting!
You can see many parallels in how modern military units treat their standards and symbols.
Good stuff
"Varus, give me back my legions!" Was that even said? If so, it doesn't put blame on the legions themselves, nor their Germanic adversaries, but solely on Varus. And with blame comes the shame. If the legions were that shameful, one would not want them back.
I imagine for a Roman, it would be less shameful to blame a defeat on the incompetence of a general, than admitting so-called barbarians had bested the Empire's legions.
Eagles?
Wolf.
Boar.