Cowards.

[Macilrille]

If a battle is lost, the general should retreat and come back with another army. That's smart, not cowardly. A Roman generla fighting like a Sweboz warchief to death? Noooooo

I bet you the German warlord would drool at the offer/chance...

There are a few examples of Roman nobles becoming heroes be engaging Gallic champions in single combat and (of course as Romans wrote our histories of such), thus becoming famous heroes.

[Aemilius Paulus]

There are a few examples of Roman nobles becoming heroes be engaging Gallic champions in single combat and (of course as Romans wrote our histories of such), thus becoming famous heroes.

Tehehee, so I read too, but what of the ones that lost?

As much as I love the Romans, I bet hundreds of youthful Roman fools have thrown themselves on the swords of enemy chieftains... Only to be forgotten, due to the wounded national pride of the Romani...

[Weebeast]

Actually one time my original Aurelius Cotta gained a command for retreating. It was either outside Ambrakia or Epidamnos (not sure) but it was wooded region without actually having the trees graphic on the map. I had bad intel. Since I was outnumber I tried to intercept the reinforcement and to my surprise the initial defending stack marched up hill to help. It was going down hill from then on. I didn't want him to die as you can see he starts at the beginning as rather a very young s/c/v family member so I had him retreat as soon as all my "fight to the death" units die. His army was down to no more than enough to not get 'deleted' from campaign map.