10-27-2009, 10:11 PM
Byron (this is not a personal anything just an observation)
That may be true. However, I find it impossible that a civilization that ruled for nearly 1000 years was incapable of having anything original of their own and all they did was copy. That is what I see very often on this forum the Romans copied this and the Romans copied that. The Romans adopted this and that the Romans.........
If they copied nearly everything that we discuss, then what is the fascination with Rome and its armies. We could just look at eveyone else and it would suffice.
I agree that they adpoted many things as we do today. Perfectly new ideas are not the norm. Every idea, invention or whatever had a prior impetus.
That may be true. However, I find it impossible that a civilization that ruled for nearly 1000 years was incapable of having anything original of their own and all they did was copy. That is what I see very often on this forum the Romans copied this and the Romans copied that. The Romans adopted this and that the Romans.........
If they copied nearly everything that we discuss, then what is the fascination with Rome and its armies. We could just look at eveyone else and it would suffice.
I agree that they adpoted many things as we do today. Perfectly new ideas are not the norm. Every idea, invention or whatever had a prior impetus.
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