Legio Xvii: Roman Legion At War
“There was another unspoken yet powerful motivator for the Comitia Centuriata to vote to go to war over Acerrae. Ever since the city of Rome was invaded 165 years ago by these wild, undisciplined and frightening Gallic men from the north, a deep fear of them had been embedded into Roman culture and psyche. To the average Roman, they represented the dark brooding malevolent evil of childhood fantasy that refused to simply go away upon waking or growing up. It was a very real threat and was at ...the core of Roman decision making. This fear was fueled, in part, by the simple fact that the average Gallic male stood two to three inches taller than the average Roman and elicited an unspoken Roman insecurity.
The two Consuls were each assigned two Legions and instructed to march without delay to “disestablish” the fort at Acerrae by any means necessary. They were also instructed to strengthen the fortifications at Clastidium and to send a message throughout the Cisalpine that Rome would not tolerate any interference with her trade. The four Legions began the process of assembling the necessary food, fodder, and fuel to sustain them for at least 6-months in the field.MoreLess
The two Consuls were each assigned two Legions and instructed to march without delay to “disestablish” the fort at Acerrae by any means necessary. They were also instructed to strengthen the fortifications at Clastidium and to send a message throughout the Cisalpine that Rome would not tolerate any interference with her trade. The four Legions began the process of assembling the necessary food, fodder, and fuel to sustain them for at least 6-months in the field.MoreLess
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