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It should not take overly long for rebellion to rise in such a state.
Why?
It should not take overly long for rebellion to rise in such a state.
Why?
I can hardly see anyone benefiting from this reform except the Emperor.
The production quota is the worst, "peasants that failed to meet these quotas were enslaved".
If they are gonna be slave anyway why dont they they rebel?
Well, not only. The Emperor gets a lot of power, but life for common people improves too, as long as they comply with the law and work hard. People who in before were stuck in lower orders have now a chance to move up the ladder by showing their skill. Taxes are enforced rigorously, but administration is less corrupt than during the Principate or the Republic. If common citizens have conflicts with aristocrats, they have now a good chance to win their case since the judge can be a former commoner too. And if you commit a crime, justice gives you a second chance to prove that you're useful for society - so common people does benefit from the reforms too.
Even more, a lack of critics might stagnate the state, closing it to further reforms. Specially dangerous when the Germans are still a threat, the new provinces aren't fully pacified and the Partians probably will look after Roman weakness to recover their former territory.
Yep, too heavy handed for Romans to endure. He should have implemented his Laws slowly and more geared toward Roman sensibilities.
Primus Pilus? Where is he on that list? Or is he not on there just because it is simplified?
Did I understand that correctly that there is no officer track in the Roman army for positions below Tribune, so leadership talent has to serve as common legionaries and hope to be recommended when command vacancies open up? Wouldn't that cause issues?
Another question: Were the auxiliaries at the point of this reform still fielded attached to regular legions or did they get formed into legions of their own?
If you have 5 equal vexillationes per legio, you do not need centuriones primi ordines anymore. He simply replaced the very traditional internal struture of the legion with the more modern structure of the auxilia. Well he also cancelled the career of the primipilares but di not explain, ho he replaced it.Primus Pilus? Where is he on that list? Or is he not on there just because it is simplified?
As in OTL, most of the centurions start as a common soldier.
Well he also cancelled the career of the primipilares but di not explain, ho he replaced it.
I see massive problems with sons of equestrians or even senators having to start as legionary. This does not work in a class society. Never, no way!
At least let them start as beneficarius tribuni followed by centurio ex equite romano. But for gods sake, don't tell an equestrian to live in the same contubernium as humiliores.
Not really. We got no very exact figures, but about 20-30% of the centurions were directly comissioned. Either sons of equestrians or local nobility (decurions).
But with already some experience in civil city government.
And the cohorts of Rome and their tribunes which were almost exclusively set aside for primipilares don't exist either anymore? You know I am asking about the primipilares, not the primipili.- the career of the primipilares isn't necessary anymore.
That's why there is the possibility for equites to directly become a Tribune, so they don't have to hang around with the dirty legionaries. Shall I change the chart so it's more clear that equites can also directly start as Tribunes?
I am not sure, if the separation of military and civil career was a good idea. It led to militarists, who had no understanding for the needs of the civilian people. And vice versa to civilian office sitting leaders, who are not accepted by the militarists. So you run into trouble sooner or later.The seperation of civil and military administration is an important step to modernize the Roman army - I'll not overturn it.
And the cohorts of Rome and their tribunes which were almost exclusively set aside for primipilares don't exist either anymore? You know I am asking about the primipilares, not the primipili.
I don't like the idea of directly comissioned tribunes too. This just leads to amateurs. Minimum would be, that everybody has to start at least as centurio.
In best case, we would have something like a military academy, followed by a time of service as deputy commander (learning by doing).
I disagree and say, he did it in order to weaken the governors even more, which was ok.
It was one of the critical success factors of the roman empire, which made it great once.
Perhaps they should be handpicked tribunes from the legions? It all depends how you implement ideas like central field army and regional field army. However, Augustus had a reason, why his tribunes were old ex-primipili owing their position to the emperor and nobody else. So equestrians from the Tres Militia almost never became Tribune in Rome.The Praetorian Cohorts still exist, but their Tribunes are now chosen from their own centurions. Isn't that consequential - that the command and advancement structure of the legions is also applied to the Praetorians?
Okay so I'll change it in the chart so that equites can start as centurions too. I also thought about a military academy, but I think that's too early for this. The Romans have to develop some ideas of public education before they can form something like an academy for officers.
At this point, they are still so traditional that would teach Platon or Confucius or rhetorics or other useless shit in a military academy.
I agree about the expert in roman law. Thats why I would separate law from the general public career and give it to dedicated judges in order to create an independent iurisdiction longterm. I know, this is a huge change in roman mindset. Because for a roman adminsitration always means judging. But military and adminsitration does not need a genius. Both were rather trivial jobs in ancient times. At least for the lower and middle ranked officers.You just can't expect from a military commander to know everything about Roman law and to be a military genius on the same time. The Empire needs specialized judges and bureaucrats on the one hand and capable military leaders on the other hand. To achieve this, a seperation of civilian and military leaders is inevitable.
Perhaps they should be handpicked tribunes from the legions? It all depends how you implement ideas like central field army and regional field army. However, Augustus had a reason, why his tribunes were old ex-primipili owing their position to the emperor and nobody else. So equestrians from the Tres Militia almost never became Tribune in Rome.
The roman way is clearly learning by doing / watching. Direct comissioned centurions are not perfect. But still better than direct comissioned prefects / tribunes. As mentioned you find better examples in the structure of the late empires military.
I agree about the expert in roman law. Thats why I would separate law from the general public career and give it to dedicated judges in order to create an independent iurisdiction longterm. I know, this is a huge change in roman mindset. Because for a roman adminsitration always means judging. But military and adminsitration does not need a genius. Both were rather trivial jobs in ancient times. At least for the lower and middle ranked officers.
Maybe get some camels to make trans-Saharan trade not suck so much?