### p48 Venice had a law to punish failed commanders > Pisani fought his way clear with six galleys. Ordered home by the Senae, he was tried and convicted under a law that specified death for commanders who fled a lost battle. It was apparently, however, that once faced with defeat, Pisani had made the best of a bad situation and the vote was close. No doubt partly because of his popularity, Pisani was imprisoned rather than executed. #xref with the [[Phoenician|Carthage]] habit: [[Punishing Competent Commanders for Failure Is Risky]] from [[The Tyrants of Syracuse by Jeff Champion]] need to find that file - [[Galleons and Galleys - John Francis Guilmartin#p48 Venice had a law to punish failed commanders|View in Vault]]