Do you think the civil wars and revolts you linked to occurred... without justification?
The first example I gave is a scenario where a city was raised without justification. There are plenty of examples on the list I gave you of soldiers destroying cities because they were previously occupied by a rival general. The justification for the civil war isnt the justification used to attack a city who's crime was only being occupied by an armed force
Here's one briefly covering the very Roman origins of the concept of Just War
The etymology of a phrase isn't the same as originating the very idea of justifying a war. In the chapter about the ancient world the first sentence runs counter to your summary. It states that the iliad was the first western writing to pose the conflict based on contingency instead of nature.
Here's one covering the importance of justifications for war in Roman culture and its origins](https://www.jstor.org/stable/43936674?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents)
Again, this is explaining the origins of what a just war is to the Romans, it's not saying that justifying wars was unique to or invented by the Romans.
None of your Citations claim that Romans were the only people justifying their conquest. Nor do they make any arguments claiming that the Romans invented the concept of justifying conflicts.
The problem with making giant sweeping claims is that it only takes one Example to counter them.
But, you know, fuck all those, they're reliant on the writing of elites and ethnic authors. What the fuck do they know?
Lol, no they're pretty decent papers, they just don't make the claims you assume they do.
I think you're conflating the codified concept of the Roman "just war" with the concept of justifying wars in general.
Which is kinda hilarious, because Rome had a far eastern counterpart that was active during the same periods and had very similar problems with "barbaric" neighbors. There are plenty of examples of the Han Empire justifying their own wars for nearly the same exact reasons. I just think you have a extremely eurocentric view of history.
Lol, by that logic America wasn't responsible for the My Lai massacre.... If soldiers keep doing it and aren't dissuaded or stopped, then it's an implicit policy.
Ahh, so now we're creeping away from the claim "very Roman origin of Just War"?
Lol, "How many quotes will it take from societies not veiling their self-interest and, in fact, taking great pride in their naked self-interest, would it take to change your mind? Or is that a lost cause?" This you?
So now that we've confirmed that Romans weren't unique, the argument is how much more value the Romans placed on this compared to other contemporary societies....?
Lol, man that single example has you fuming! It was just an example I provided because of your flabbergasted response of "what".
I see you're not mentioning the other source that spoke about how the Han, who were contemporaries with the Romans, justified their wars.
But hey, being a little drama queen is certainly a way to get your point across, not a good way. But you do you.