Quote Originally Posted by Omanes Alexandrapolites
The loosing general loses one point of influence, through a trait, for each eagle he loses. As with the winning general this peaks at a loss of three points of influence.
I was under the impression that it was rather more severe than that, something along the lines of 'Disgraced' (-4 influence) and 'Utterly Disgraced' (-8 influence)? Or is that something else entirely?

To me eagles are a bit like protectorates - a little less worthless than they should be. Maybe you ought to be able to sell it back to your foes or use it as a tool to broker diplomatic deals - brute force was not the answer to everything even in the classical era. The possibilities are endless, but are sadly unimplementable
Another similarity is that they are both very good for the ego.