Assassin's Creed Odyssey <--sounds like the game I'm playing

byzantine?

born to twerk, forced to shimmy

Spartan lifestyle.

Born to exist, but forced to suffer.

One day, the philosopher Poseidonius got into an argument with his friend Cicero about whether the Greek or the Roman civilisation was higher. Poseidonius said, "You have to concede that we Greeks have made all the important inventions. Yes, you invented the aquaeduct, but we invented the architectural structures that helped you to it. Or, whether you look at philosophy or at geometry or at history or at heavy weaponry - they were all introduced to the world by the Greeks. Even sex is a Greek invention!"

"I do concede that," Cicero replied. "But we Romans were first to invite girls to join."

Bloodborne.

Born to Greek, but forced to Rome.

True.

I can't imagine the world today if carthage won... from what little I've read from what Roman soldiers reported when they set foot in Carthage... I shudder at the thought.

Originally posted by Paulie:

I can't imagine the world today if carthage won... from what little I've read from what Roman soldiers reported when they set foot in Carthage... I shudder at the thought.

It would have carried on and we still would have more or less what we got today maybe a little less invention and ingenuity of the Roman Infrastructure.
But then Carthage was an intelligent people and was very open to other cultures prospering.
While Rome was very much 'our way!'.

-I do know of the sacrifices in saying this but this was not enforced on other cultures.

“I came, I saw, I came.”

Originally posted by Xero_Daxter:

“I came, I saw, I came.”

I think they would have put you ahead of the Roman Column to get them marching a bit faster.

Originally posted by Corvus XIII:

Originally posted by Xero_Daxter:

“I came, I saw, I came.”

I think they would have put you ahead of the Roman Column to get them marching a bit faster.

Me?? Part of a Roman Cohort?? I could barely carry the gear.

Sounds like a fast and the furious movie with chariot racing

Originally posted by Xero_Daxter:

Originally posted by Corvus XIII:

I think they would have put you ahead of the Roman Column to get them marching a bit faster.

Me?? Part of a Roman Cohort?? I could barely carry the gear.

Ancient World lot more Men liked Men especially Effeminate ones.
If you had to carry your gear - it would be your right to get a peasant to carry it for you (I think).
On top of that you wouldn't necessarily be a fighter either Engineering was much more useful to them. Let the Auxiliaries do that kind of thing.
You get to engineer and keep the 'morale' up.

Of course if they were ambushed...it has its drawbacks.