Rome
hmmm, is it true in history that republican Rome never had a garrison of troops or some form of police force?
just a general question which i'd like to know the answer to
when playing EB i dont have any troops stationed in Rome only main characters
and if i need to train a legion i set the rally point outside of the Latium border (the whole rubicon thing) where is that river/lake anyways in Italy?
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The only major rivers in the game that are shown are the po river up north, and the Tiber river. so...dunno...
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Nobody knows where the Rubicon is. Rome did have a garrison, btw, generals just couldn't take their legions past the gates, they had to camp on the Campus Martius, I believe. The exception to this was a Triumphus, of course.
Last edited by CaesarAugustus; 03-20-2007 at 23:32.
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No one knows where the Rubicon is?Originally Posted by CaesarAugustus
Lame...
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Presumed course of the Rubicon
(Wikipedia and its inaccurate accuracies)
The Rubicon was basically the border between Roman Italia and Gallic Italia (even afte the conquest of N.Italia).
The "Field of Mars" was were legions assembled and camped when near Rome. Though armies were not officially allowed to be deployed in Italia.
Rome had a 'police force' in prefects. They were men who fought fires. Though they normally fought the fire by knocking down the building. And they carried a kind of pick-axe with them to knock over buildings. They would also keep the peace (with their pick-axes). But for the most part, if you lived in Roma and had money, you hired your own guards. If you didn't have money you had to protect yourself. (Remember that throughout history, everyone carried a knife around with them as a multi-tool and protection.) In the Imperial Era, there were the Urban Cohorts. Sent in during large roits. I get the picture these guys didn't break up riots, but rather killed everyone roiting.
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Certainly sounds like a very Roman approach to disorderly subjects, that.
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The Praetorians also guarded Rome (and Constantinople, later), didn't they?
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