For the uninitiated the expression 'Roman Army' evokes on the one hand the insufferable praetorians, capable of imposing their law even on the ruler, available at all times for a coup, and on the other legions keeping guard over the frontiers of the Empire with as much steadfastness as discipline.
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Military art and science, History, Army, Antiquities, Rome, armyPlaces
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"For the uninitiated the expression 'Roman Army' evokes on the one hand the insufferable praetorians, capable of imposing their law even on the ruler, available at all times for a coup, and on the other legions keeping guard over the frontiers of the Empire with as much steadfastness as discipline."
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