Rebellion of the Pannonian legion in 14 AD

Abstract

Armed forces of the Roman state were in historiography, especially in the general public, known and perceived as a model of discipline and hierarchical order. However, during the 1,300 years of its existence, the individual units of the Roman army had rebelled. One of these riots was the one that took place after the death of the first princeps Augustus. Soldiers from the three Pannonian legions rebelled in late summer and early fall 14 AD. They have rejected the military hierarchy and establish their own control. Drusus, the son of the new princeps Tiberius,succeeded in taking advantage of superstition soldiers because lunar eclipses September 27. 14 years. n. e. to quell the rebellion.