09-22-2005, 06:27 AM
Hello John from Ohio,
Welcome to RAT. Enjoy your stay and I hope we can have some nice discussions.
You mentioned comparing mindsets of Romans with those of modern man - that's always tricky. For one, it easily lead to a political discussion. And then, as a historian I find it difficult to make such a comparison; we have so few voices from the past that it's almost impossible to develop a 'mindset' for the period.
Welcome to RAT. Enjoy your stay and I hope we can have some nice discussions.
You mentioned comparing mindsets of Romans with those of modern man - that's always tricky. For one, it easily lead to a political discussion. And then, as a historian I find it difficult to make such a comparison; we have so few voices from the past that it's almost impossible to develop a 'mindset' for the period.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)