Talk:Imperator/@comment-71.235.19.164-20141009182759/@comment-62.78.190.20-20141031235732

^ Ah yes, the good old "Barracks Emperors". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barracks_emperor That said, support of the military has for obvious reasons tended to be important for any ruler and political loldrama involving ambitious commanders is a recurring theme in the history books. Not unrelated that modern totalitarian systems tend to be a bit nervous about their armies and hence are prone to subjecting them to all kinds of intrusive controls and meddling that generally does nothing to improve performance as an actual fighting force.