AWA189 - How did ancient armies inspire loyalty among their troops?

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Society & Culture, Greece, Warfare, Ancient, Rome, History, Military

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🗓️ 4 March 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Anne asks 'how did ancient armies and generals inspire (coerce?) loyalty among the troops?'

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone, and welcome to another episode of ancient warfare answers.
0:03.3	I am still alone, and so I am Murray Dam, the ancient warfare magazine assistant editor.
0:09.8	Jasper is away.
0:11.6	So I am running the answer today, and that is from one of our patrons on Patreon,
0:17.2	and this time has asked this question.
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0:30.4	Please do.
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0:32.4	This one from Anne.
0:33.4	How did ancient armies,
0:35.9	or ancient commanders, I suppose, inspire loyalty among their troops?
0:41.1	And then asks, was it inspired or was it coerced?
0:46.4	It was coerced, but it was also inspired.
0:49.5	The various tactics of commanders and communities to inspire their troops is lots of evidence.
0:57.3	The first one is victory.
1:00.7	Win.
1:01.6	That's how you inspire loyalty in your troops.
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