Disciplina
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Roman soldiers, particularly those who lived along the borders of the Roman Empire;[2] altars to her have been found in Great Britain and North Africa. The fort of Cilurnum along Hadrian's Wall was dedicated to the goddess Disciplina, as witnessed by an extant dedicatory inscription on a stone altar found in 1978.[3]
Her chief virtues were frugalitas, severitas and fidelis—frugality, sternness, and faithfulness. In worshiping Disciplina, a soldier became frugal in every way: with money, with energy and actions. The virtue of severitas was shown in his focused, determined, not easily dissuaded, and decisive behavior. He was faithful to his unit, his army, the officers and the Roman people. Seneca expresses cruelty is the opposite of severitas, severitas is a managed virtue, without which strictness of discipline may turn to cruelty, crudity and oppression.
See also
- Clementia (Mercy)
- Gravitas
- Justitia (Justice)
- Pudicitia (Modesty)
References
- ISBN 1-56414-831-9.
- ISBN 1-4051-2153-X
- ^ "The epigraphy of Cilurnum" Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
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