Under the Roman emperors, besides, the standing armies of Rome, those particularly which guarded the German and Pannonian frontiers, became dangerous to their masters, against whom they used frequently to set up their own generals.

此外，在罗马皇帝统治下，罗马的常备军，尤其是那些守卫日耳曼和潘诺尼亚边境的常备军，对他们的主人来说变得很危险，他们经常任命自己的将军来反对他们。