11-22-2015, 12:03 AM
Renatus wrote:
He was prepared to offer what assistance he could to those able to accompany him but only to the extent that it did not impede him in achieving his primary objective, the defeat of the rebels. There was no room for sentiment.
I don't think this was about sentiment but about duty.
As you say he offered people an opportunity within parameters to accompany him for their protection. If they didn't take advantage of his offer that was their decision but as you say he had to be pragmatic.
He had a duty to protect Roman citizens otherwise what was he defending?
All of the inhabitants of Verulamium had Roman citizenship status whereas only certain people based in Londinium were citizens, so the numbers of Roman citizens who would have wanted to travel with him from Londinium but couldn't, would have been comparatively minimal.
Deryk
He was prepared to offer what assistance he could to those able to accompany him but only to the extent that it did not impede him in achieving his primary objective, the defeat of the rebels. There was no room for sentiment.
I don't think this was about sentiment but about duty.
As you say he offered people an opportunity within parameters to accompany him for their protection. If they didn't take advantage of his offer that was their decision but as you say he had to be pragmatic.
He had a duty to protect Roman citizens otherwise what was he defending?
All of the inhabitants of Verulamium had Roman citizenship status whereas only certain people based in Londinium were citizens, so the numbers of Roman citizens who would have wanted to travel with him from Londinium but couldn't, would have been comparatively minimal.
Deryk
Deryk