Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "Death Before Surrender - The Roman Seppuku DOCUMENTARY" video.

  1. Don't forget that Roman commanders, differently form the hellenistic ones, were supposed to lead from the rear, where they could have a better view of what was happening and take more rational decisions. That was extremely clear to the men. For them, to see the commander forced to take the weapons and fight himself was a source of shame.
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