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Sertorius kicked ass, he was one of the greatest generals of the 1st century BC but also one of the most forgotten ones of Roman history. By the way, his full name was Quintus Sertorius, without the...

What? The Romans were gone for atleast eight centuries when Batu and Subedei invaded Europe.

Well, he was defeated by Flavius Aetius, who commanded troops that were a far cry from the Augustan legions. As commander, Attila shouldn't be seen as great, but fact is that his charisma and power...

Muhammed wasn't a prophet, he was a Special Air Service soldier. You're contradicting yourself.

Does the Bible say anything about limbo? As far as I know not.

Mmm, isn't it better to finish off the Greeks before turning your attention to the barbarians? If you conquer Greece you'll have a strong economic base so you can pump out more forces for a war up...

Are you the guy on the right or left?

You can also say that organized religion is human greed and hunger for power.

:no:

Women and war movies...

I wouldn't recommend Osprey if you want to write articles on the Crusades. They're nice to read and use as general introduction to (for example) the Sarmatians or Macedonians, but as academic source...

Marriage isn't 'made', only when you believe in God. Well, you can say that marriage is 'made' by men, who wanted to control the fertility of their women by saying that God/Amon-Ra/whatever would...

Why?

Information isn't very important in a speech, fact is that most people forget 70% of what you said in no more than a few minutes. Try to impress your class (and more important, your teacher) by being...

Search for articles or websites on Google before asking questions. Just type in 'Roman army' and 'siege engine' and you'll find something, I'm sure of that.

Archers aren't really effective in the field, but they can be killers on walls. In my Macedonian campaign, I took Halicarnassus by surprise. The Seleucids didn't appreciate this, and soon there was a...

Last year I decided that I wanted to study History at University. History has always been in my heart and head, though I didn't really think about studying it at University. Classical history is the...

ROFLMAO, that's all I can say :laughter:

No. One is unintelligent when one says evolution is one big lie and creationism is the truth, without having read a single book on evolution, let alone Darwin's book.



I do not desire everybody...

Rob88, I suggest you go to the local library to get your hands on some books. There are enough books on the Roman empire and its army, you can also make use of primary sources (Tacitus, Vegetius,...

I wrote a paper on the Roman army, it's over thirty pages. I can send it to you but unfortunately it's Dutch.

I don't want this thread to turn into a 'Islam vs. Christianity' or 'Is Allah violent' discussion. Here, it's better to discuss problems fellow members have in discussing with religious people.

Don't think I have the guts for that, praying in front of 50 evangelists, especially when they know me. I can try to pray with some Christians intensely, asking God to show a sign of his existence....

Wow! Never expected to see so many (constructive) posts. I've come to the conclusion that I have to give God and/or Jesus and/or the Holy Spirit a chance to 'work' in my life, by praying a few times...

It would be great to buy 5000 legionaries and like 20000 civilians! Than it would be possible to teach your son Alexander's and Caesar's tactics.

That's what I said to the guy. Why do I need to find God? He isn't like a child hiding from his friend in the forrest. But it's more about opening your heart for Jesus (or God, they're quite the...

Thank you for all the posts!



Than a Christian would say 'you didn't try, so you can't be sure whether God exists or not'. You can't say anything about the taste of beer if you've never tasted...

You're right, but as I said earlier, it's hard for me to do that. The guy suggested that I should pray with my brothers, a thing I wouldn't do. I'm afraid that if I would 'open my heart for God',...

I, an atheist, have discussions with christians almost every week. My family is Christian, so are many friends and other people I know, and as I'm not the kind of guy who keeps his atheism for...

One word.

Wikipedia.

You're not a Christian, because you don't follow the teachings of Christ, who said that his followers should meet every sunday. More important, he confirmed the fact that the Bible is the written...

A classmate who lived in the US told me that there was a Korean guy in his class with the surname Suk :tooth:

So Alexander wasn't the first fool who charged into the enemy too often?

I've been in ancient Corinth, one of the most beautiful ancient cities in Europe. Like Carthage, it looked very... Roman.

How can we have an opinion if we 'screw' whatever Suetonius and Tacitus said? They're the main sources.

Tell that to devout Christians and Muslims. You can't say 'you will have to realise that you could be wrong'. They are convinced that their deity exists and that they follow the right teachings. In a...

I'm pretty sure Iggulden made that up. In the early 1st century BC Macedonia was actually quite peaceful and became more romanized. Of course, there were enough robbers and thiefs, but there weren't...

Matthew 5:17
'Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law of Moses or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.'

Matthew 5:18
'In truth I tell you, until heaven...

I have 1.0 Vanilla, never had the Marian reforms so early. I played like two or three Roman campaigns seriously, two of them beyond 200 BC, without fighting a civil war and having the Marian reforms....

Actually, the second name of my grandfather was Anne. It was pretty common in Holland some decades ago. It's kinda strange to meet a guy who's name is Anne, but I know one and I can say you grow used...

I can say that I know pretty much about the Romans, but I still have one simple question: did the provincials speak latin? The officials and local elite spoke latin, but what about the poor farmers,...