OOC Thread and Chatroom

**/Bean\** · 01-10-2009, 00:17

Julius Caesar named a disgraced legion the Tenth while he was on campaign with Pompey. He gained control of this legion after they were forced to face decimation for fleeing from battle against Spartacus. When charged with decimation, every tenth man in the legion is selected to be beaten to death by his own comrades. Caesar called them the Tenth so that they would not run again for the shame. The numbered legions followed after that.

**navarro951** · 01-10-2009, 00:20

Originally Posted by Baen

Julius Caesar named a disgraced legion the Tenth while he was on campaign with Pompey. He gained control of this legion after they were forced to face decimation for fleeing from battle against Spartacus. When charged with decimation, every tenth man in the legion is selected to be beaten to death by his own comrades. Caesar called them the Tenth so that they would not run again for the shame. The numbered legions followed after that.

ya i read the story of the "Every Tenth man Discipline" very gruesome stuff...at times their own comrades were forced to beat them to death or face the sentence themselves.

**/Bean\** · 01-10-2009, 00:23

Yep it was the toughest form of discipline in the army, and was kept in force throughout the entire Roman era. It worked most of time; the thought of being killed by your own comrades (ranks were included) was enough to stop them running in battle.

**Il_Duce** · 01-10-2009, 02:17

Originally Posted by Baen

Julius Caesar named a disgraced legion the Tenth while he was on campaign with Pompey. He gained control of this legion after they were forced to face decimation for fleeing from battle against Spartacus. When charged with decimation, every tenth man in the legion is selected to be beaten to death by his own comrades. Caesar called them the Tenth so that they would not run again for the shame. The numbered legions followed after that.

In other news, this story is a load of crap with no historic accuracy at all

**navarro951** · 01-10-2009, 02:34

which part Il_Duce? the Tenth man beating this is true.

**navarro951** · 01-10-2009, 02:48

Also, hey Mooks you know you havent done your SOT post yet.

**Il_Duce** · 01-10-2009, 07:25

Originally Posted by navarro951

which part Il_Duce? the Tenth man beating this is true.

I know what decimation is, but Legions are not numbered because of that.

The first numbered Legion (I Germanica) was levied by Julius Caesar in 48 BC to help in his war vs Pompey.

**Tiberius Claudius Marcellus** · 01-10-2009, 08:18

Question re: version of EB being used -

should 1.1 be patched with any fixes? If so, please let me know which ones before I try to load the save and move my character.

Thanks!

**Mjolnir** · 01-10-2009, 08:32

It shouldn't make a difference.

**/Bean\** · 01-10-2009, 19:37

Sorry guys, I have a lot of problems with my EB installation. I've got to completely clear all my stuff, then reinstall it all. I won't be able to play any battles until its done. Should be done tonight though.