Roman soldiers from the late Republic period attack the barbarian fortifications
Roman legionary’s oath (sacramentum) of a newly recruited legionary after training and assignment of his unit. This oath was repeated every year on the 1st of January. Below the oath:
I swear that I shall faithfully execute all that the emperor commands, that I shall never desert the service, and that I shall not seek to avoid death for the Roman republic!
– Vegetius, De re militari
Author:Juluen Chappel
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