The way ancient Romans encouraged soldiers to fight until death in battle was by letting them know very clearly and well in advance that anyone of them who would have dared to retire in front of the enemy would have had to face in any case death penalty.
Barzano', A., Libenter cupit commori qui scit omnino se esse moriturum: la morte per la patria in Roma repubblicana, "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori", Vita e Pensiero, Milano 1990 <<CONTRIBUTI DELL'ISTITUTO DI STORIA ANTICA>>,: 157-170 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/38688]
Libenter cupit commori qui scit omnino se esse moriturum: la morte per la patria in Roma repubblicana
Barzano', Alberto
1990
Abstract
The way ancient Romans encouraged soldiers to fight until death in battle was by letting them know very clearly and well in advance that anyone of them who would have dared to retire in front of the enemy would have had to face in any case death penalty.
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