"military law. These military regulations covered numerous aspects of what modern scholars refer to as ius in bello, that is the regulation of military behavior while on campaign. The imperial government prohibited, among many other actions, the unauthorized exercise of violence against non-combatants, and taking supplies and other property without payment unless they were authorized to do so by their commanders."
"For the most part, these regulations dealing with the behavior of Roman soldiers were intended to maintain proper order and discipline and were not generally focused on upholding a moral code. This was true even after the Christianization of the Empire, although some aspects of Christian law did filter into military ordinances."
"Among the earliest surviving witnesses to the maintenance of Roman military law can be seen in the Lex Baiuvariorum ( Law of the Bavarians), which was imposed on the people living in the emerging duchy of Bavaria during the sixth century."
Military conduct in late antiquity and early medieval Europe was regulated by an extensive body of rules aimed at preserving order and discipline on campaign. Imperial regulations formed a military law that governed ius in bello, prohibiting unauthorized violence against non-combatants and forbidding seizure of supplies or property without payment unless commanders authorized it. The rules prioritized maintaining cohesion and command rather than enforcing a moral code, and Christianization introduced only limited legal changes. Successor kingdoms preserved many Roman military norms. The Lex Baiuvariorum in sixth-century Bavaria provides an early example of Roman military law’s continuity.
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