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Unmanly And Dishonourable In A Soldier Analysis

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I can interpreted from the text that the factors according to Polybius were the punishment they gave to their soldiers and how the soldiers were dishonorable, accordingly to the read, “The following actions are regarded as unmanly and dishonourable in a soldier: to make a false report to the tribune of your courage in the field in order to earn distinction; to leave the post to which you have been assigned in a covering force because of fear; and similarly to throw away out of fear any of your weapons on the field of battle.” Also the rewards Romans gave to their soldier to encourage them to face the danger. Like in the reading says: “So when we consider this people's almost obsessive concern with military rewards and punishments, and the
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