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Post by ShadowSouL Likes This on Sept 16, 2023 4:55:23 GMT
I'm a massive dork for roman empire history. Like I am for ww2 history. One thing I wanna get into? Ww1 history. I'll fully admit, I never got into WW1. I need to do so... If you really want to learn about WWI, try this YouTube channel
Yeah, there are 700+ episodes but they are very informative and entertaining. You will know everything there is to know after watching.
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Post by ShadowSouL Likes This on Sept 16, 2023 4:56:42 GMT
Not often, honestly.
Come to think of it, very little.
Actually, not at all.
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Post by Olaf Plunket on Sept 16, 2023 11:21:21 GMT
Ancient Roman society was the last in a long list. From the very beginnings of civilization the uncivilized people on the fringes of civilization got organized enough and yet were barbaric enough to seize the civilized area by military force. Some of the first writing and thus "civilization" rose to significance in Sumer and Egypt. The Akkadians conquered Sumer. At some point after various military complications, Babylon dominated the area of Sumer and much of Egypt. The next fringe invaders were the Assyrians. Then Persia. Then Greece. Then Rome. Rome secured a military dominance of the "known world" but could not maintain cultural dominance. It had already split in two before the next fringe group, Nordic tribes, attacked the Western Roman Empire. At its height the ancient Roman Empire was a most bizarre mix of civilization and barbarism. The famous Roman Colosseum featured pillar capital styles from Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural traditions, and yet it was where people were killed for entertainment. The Roman leaders understood one thing, the unwashed masses needed to be fed and entertained. To ignore them (and ironically enough, to baby them) would lead to an Emperor's ruin. An oft heard complaint about nuclear weaponry when it first came into use was that the level of technological advance was exceeding the level of cultural advance, like giving matches to children. Ancient Rome had a similar problem, the power of government exceeded the wisdom of government. A major factor in the division of the Roman empire was that the eastern half was far more thoroughly civilized than the western half. That is probably why it endured so very much longer. The East had the still rich Hellenic culture and art and sophistication. The West had legalism and even Cicero (his writings) couldn't tame that. The Romans were better at copying art than making their own. |
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Post by Winter_King on Sept 18, 2023 11:17:48 GMT
The Battle of Canae....AFRICAN general Hannibal surrounded and annihilated an entire army of Roman crackas....  |
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