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re: What is your favorite civilization in history?
Posted on 6/21/16 at 11:52 pm to CelticDog
Posted on 6/21/16 at 11:52 pm to CelticDog
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Hannibal trying to take Rome from the north with no ability to re-supply and reinforce. Sort of reminds of Napoleon. Did well with fewer troops but gave us the "Pyrrhic victory".
Pyrrhus of Epirus gave us the "Pyrrhic victory"
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 12:04 am to tennvol
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The ROMAN achievements have not been reached yet, they were the greatest for the longest, hail Rome!
What Roman achievements have not been reached? Aside from longevity, of course. I think Rome was big and awesome but I also think it was overrated. They lost plenty of battles, and their economic and technological progress was stymied by a dependence on slavery. Once Rome reached it's natural borders and had no one in reach to conquer, it lost that stream revenue and it's lack of a developed economy really showed. Frequent inability to peacefully crown a new emperor led to destructive civil wars. They deserve much credit for the invention of concrete, but I'm not sure what else they built that hadn't already been invented, they just did it on a larger scale.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 12:40 am to DavidTheGnome
Vikings for sure
Posted on 6/22/16 at 12:43 am to DavidTheGnome
The Cheyenne.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 3:51 am to Jim Rockford
Babylon ... A certain Someone got so pissed at his crew he hired this rival squad to put a hit on them and enslave them. Want to know what was special about them besides their power.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 3:52 am to DavidTheGnome
Rome from a cultural view.
Ancient Egypt is the most intriguing though, because I feel like there's more we don't know about them than we do and I think much of what we think of as fact about them might be flawed.
Ancient Egypt is the most intriguing though, because I feel like there's more we don't know about them than we do and I think much of what we think of as fact about them might be flawed.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:35 am to DavidTheGnome
Romans
They let their conquered folk do whatever the frick they wanted, and worship however the frick they wanted, as long as they kissed the ring.
They let their conquered folk do whatever the frick they wanted, and worship however the frick they wanted, as long as they kissed the ring.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:40 am to DavidTheGnome
The current argartha civilization.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:42 am to DavidTheGnome
Wookies
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:46 am to DavidTheGnome
Minoan civilization - the women walked around with their boobs exposed.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:47 am to DavidTheGnome
Yithian Prominently the Sogoth tribes.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:50 am to DavidTheGnome
Sodom and Gamorrah
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:56 am to DavidTheGnome
Britain after William the Conqueror did his work in 1066. That part of history has always been my favorite
Posted on 6/22/16 at 6:57 am to Corch Urban Myers
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Romans
They let their conquered folk do whatever the frick they wanted, and worship however the frick they wanted, as long as they kissed the ring.
That Barbarians Rising show on History Channel is pretty good
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:03 am to Pectus
Comanche Indians the greatest warrior to ever ride the back of a horse.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:10 am to DavidTheGnome
The Moops
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:22 am to DavidTheGnome
Hellenic and Latin OGs and their offshoots. Kind of a fan of the West.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:36 am to DavidTheGnome
Phoenicians
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:38 am to SirWinston
Make Carthage Great Again.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 7:52 am to DavidTheGnome
Eden
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