Urant autem milites omnia se strenue facturos quae praeceperit imperator, numquam deserturos militiam nec mortem recusaturos pro Romana republica

  • This is the Oath of Allegiance to the Roman Emperor, according to Vegetius (5th century CE).
  • After Severus Alexander (222-235 CE), the Oath was repeated annually by every Legion and Cohort on the 3rd of January.

The Oath

  • Urant autem milites omnia se strenue facturos quae praeceperit imperator,
  • numquam deserturos militiam
  • nec mortem recusaturos pro Romana republica!

 

  • The soldiers swear to faifhfully execute all the Emperor’s commands,
  • never to desert the service,
  • and never to avoid dying for the Roman Republic!
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