re: Who would win between Rome and Ancient China?

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There are plenty soldiers who accomplished more impressive feats. Spartans as you mention. But there's no reason to think a confederate soldier was better than a Mongol, Crusader, Macedonian, or 1500s Spaniard. It's hard to compare with pre-gunpowder soldiers but the confederate soldier was a poorly trained, hungry farmboy compared to the professional soldiers in history.

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Mongol- Not soldiers, a horde of highly effective light cavalry.

Crusader- hard to dismiss, I have read some of their training manuals for knights and they were serious.


Macedonian- The best of the ones you mentioned and while not Spartans, I believe the Spartans were the best of that genre so I feel they are represented.

1500's Spaniard- a butcher who has no place in this discussion.