Who is Your Favourite Ancient Roman?
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Rammyblues
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Hadrian, master builder and the only person I know on this earth to realise what a bunch of tw@ts the scots were. Once this referendum is over plea to English rebuild the wall. :-)
Rascal
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Henkeman said:
Fuck, my ancient greek has lapsed as no one on our street speaks it much anymore, so I got an aramaic copy of a guy on Stocky market. Swore blind itvwas genuine. Even signed lots of love Luke xxx
This and only this, Trajans campaign against the Dacians is often regarded as the best thought out and best executed campaign of any Roman army anywhereGrumpyFrog said:You're all messing about: it has to be the man they called Optimus Princeps, the one and only Trajan.
Perhaps the greatest of the imperial commanders, instigator of many domestic improvements, and ruled with great popularity over a peaceful (excluding the Dacians etc) and prosperous empire. His feats as a part-time stone mason also continue to impress to this day.
Ducado
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blue underpants said:This and only this, Trajans campaign against the Dacians is often regarded as the best thought out and best executed campaign of any Roman army anywhereGrumpyFrog said:You're all messing about: it has to be the man they called Optimus Princeps, the one and only Trajan.
Perhaps the greatest of the imperial commanders, instigator of many domestic improvements, and ruled with great popularity over a peaceful (excluding the Dacians etc) and prosperous empire. His feats as a part-time stone mason also continue to impress to this day.
It was one of the first recorded cases of genocide!
Barcon
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Ducado said:blue underpants said:This and only this, Trajans campaign against the Dacians is often regarded as the best thought out and best executed campaign of any Roman army anywhereGrumpyFrog said:You're all messing about: it has to be the man they called Optimus Princeps, the one and only Trajan.
Perhaps the greatest of the imperial commanders, instigator of many domestic improvements, and ruled with great popularity over a peaceful (excluding the Dacians etc) and prosperous empire. His feats as a part-time stone mason also continue to impress to this day.
It was one of the first recorded cases of genocide!
And people get upset with the yanks.
Ducado
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To be honest, I don't really have time for the Romans they were quite apt at committing genocide and rewriting history to suit themselves (sound familiar?)
Take this country for example, one would think that before they took over, it was an island full of savage barbarians waiting to be civilised when there is mounting evidence that it was a thriving cultured and peaceful island, the German Tribes and the Persians had the right idea about them
Take this country for example, one would think that before they took over, it was an island full of savage barbarians waiting to be civilised when there is mounting evidence that it was a thriving cultured and peaceful island, the German Tribes and the Persians had the right idea about them
Ducado said:
Er. It wasn't peaceful. Caratacus' tribe the Catuvellauni had their capital at Colchester because they'd invaded the Trinovantes territory, slaughtered them and taken over. The tribes were constantly at war with each other, and it could be argued that was the principal reason for the success of the Roman invasion - some of them openly backed Rome to do down their neighbours.
As for Rome itself, if it hadn't been Rome it would have been someone else. It was the nature of the times, and Rome was relatively enlightened for the time. If it had gone differently we would have been talking about the Carthaginians in the same way. Love and peace as a motto wouldn't have got you very far back then. It doesn't work that well now.