Late Roman Army - seniores and iuniores

[Steven James]

Thank you for the references Julian. All very helpful.

 

The fact that under the emperors Rome was in its old age means that death followed. The Romans knowing the demise of the gods was imminent, to me, explains why the pagan Romans did not start a civil war, with a pagan army fighting a Christian army. All the pagans did was to plead for the right to continue the rituals of the saecula ceremonies, which would keep favour with the gods.

 

With Rome in its last age (the sixth), having units termed the seniores seems appropriate…seniores = men of the sixth age. Under Diocletian, Rome as a man was 63 years of age (seniores). At Cannae, Rome as a man was 32 years of age (princeps). Saint Augustine's six ages of the world and Pythagoras' six ages are one and the same.

 

Julian wrote:

I find this event of Roman History thought-provokingly fascinating.

 

The forged Pythagorean documents were burned as they were a threat to the state and must have contained information about the demise of the gods, something only the priest knew about.