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Map of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in 117 AD
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:15 am
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:15 am
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Hadrian started his reign at 117 AD. He understood early on that the empire was overextending its military capabilities and gave up the valleys of the Euphrat and Tigris voluntarily, only keeping Syria and keeping Armenia as client state. He also ordered to reinforce other frontiers (e.g. Hadrian's wall in Britannia). So by 124 AD they already lost their gains in the east.
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Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:19 am to HeLeakin
But what did they ever do for us?
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:20 am to HeLeakin
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He also ordered to reinforce other frontiers (e.g. Hadrian's wall in Britannia).
Not even the Romans wanted to go to Scotland
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:20 am to HeLeakin
Thank you Edward gibbon
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:23 am to HeLeakin
even as late as 555 it* was still pretty huge.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:24 am to HeLeakin
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:29 am to dbeck
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But what did they ever do for us?
Monty Python What have the romans ever done for us YouTube
Funny skit
Reminded me of all the BS demands from BLM last year
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:33 am to HeLeakin
The expended vs conserved resources never seems to have a clear answer.
This brings up: is it worth fighting to maintain a desired border vs fighting to maintain a buffer beyond that, so you don't need to worry about defending the actual desired border?
Similar to fighting the enemy on their turf vs yours, or even forcing an enemy to engage in a two-front confrontation.
But the really interesting aspect is forcing resource expenditures as a tactic in non-violent confrontations.
Eg, most of the US was against, but fairly apathetic to legalized same-sex marriage as recently as less than a decade ago.
Would we be arguing about pronouns and the existence of dozens of genders, or any of the other woke nonsense we have to put up with today, if activists were still being forced to expend effort and resources on the same-sex marriage battle?
This brings up: is it worth fighting to maintain a desired border vs fighting to maintain a buffer beyond that, so you don't need to worry about defending the actual desired border?
Similar to fighting the enemy on their turf vs yours, or even forcing an enemy to engage in a two-front confrontation.
But the really interesting aspect is forcing resource expenditures as a tactic in non-violent confrontations.
Eg, most of the US was against, but fairly apathetic to legalized same-sex marriage as recently as less than a decade ago.
Would we be arguing about pronouns and the existence of dozens of genders, or any of the other woke nonsense we have to put up with today, if activists were still being forced to expend effort and resources on the same-sex marriage battle?
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:46 am to Tiger Prawn
It is a shame so many of those pic links no longer work.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:49 am to HeLeakin
As powerful as the Roman Empire was, they could never get past, or hold anything beyond the Rhine River and defeat the Germanic tribes.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:50 am to HeLeakin
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Hadrian started his reign at 117 AD. He understood early on that the empire was overextending its military capabilities and gave up the valleys of the Euphrat and Tigris voluntarily, only keeping Syria and keeping Armenia as client state. He also ordered to reinforce other frontiers (e.g. Hadrian's wall in Britannia). So by 124 AD they already lost their gains in the east.
How did this effect crawfish prices?
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:55 am to HeLeakin
The Glory of Rome will never be surpassed!
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:57 am to JohnnyBgood
I can here this in my head
Eets ta ah fa ooooonah
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:58 am to HeLeakin
My ancestors on both side were slaves to those Italian assholes, that's right, white slaves. Where do I sign up for my reparations?
This post was edited on 1/15/22 at 11:10 am
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:58 am to JohnnyBgood
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As powerful as the Roman Empire was, they could never get past, or hold anything beyond the Rhine River and defeat the Germanic tribes.
They subdued and Romanized some German tribes but not all of them, right?
Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:04 am to HeLeakin
We just pasted the anniversary of the Barbarians crossing the Rhine (12/31). Marking the beginning of the end of Imperium Romanum and the rise of western culture.
This post was edited on 1/15/22 at 10:06 am
Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:07 am to GREENHEAD22
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My ancestors on both side were slaves to those Italian assholes, that right, white slaves. Where do I sign up for my reparations?
I would wager everyone’s ancestors were slaves at some point in history.
Reparations for all.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:14 am to AUCE05
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We just pasted the anniversary of the Barbarians crossing the Rhine (12/31). Marking the beginning of the end of Imperium Romanum and the rise of western culture.
Those damned lead pipes, man!
The days of the week, other than Saturday, are named for Norse gods. The Germanic folks were nice enough to let Saturn have a day.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:17 am to upgrade
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I would wager everyone’s ancestors were slaves at some point in history.
I promise you my ancestors farmed somebody else’s land for many generations in several parts of Europe, for the privilege of keeping a house there.
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