Titus Manlius Torquatus was a consul of Rome and led Rome in a war against the Latins. A firm believer in military discipline, he issued a law that any man who leaves his post will be punished with death. Later in the war, Manlius’s son, a soldier in the army, abandoned his post when he saw an opportunity to defeat the enemy in battle, and led Rome to several spectacular victories. He brought the captured goods of his victory home to his father. Manlius responded by publically reprimanding his son and then turning him over to be beheaded.
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