03-14-2011, 06:56 PM
Hello Ron and Robert,
Well, I guess I stuck my foot in my mouth.:wink:
Of course, the reason Romans spoke Latin-- and we now speak Dutch, German, and English-- is due to steppe cultures spreading Indo-European languages. Some say they wiped out "Old Europe" and brought us the chieftain, general, and cavalry. I wear boots and trousers, not sandals and togas. What I meant, I guess, is the really old picture, pre Sarmatian/Alan and pre Turkic. Where would Homer's Achilles be without his chariot?
The Romans had concrete and roads, but the steppe was the original super-highway.
Well, I guess I stuck my foot in my mouth.:wink:
Of course, the reason Romans spoke Latin-- and we now speak Dutch, German, and English-- is due to steppe cultures spreading Indo-European languages. Some say they wiped out "Old Europe" and brought us the chieftain, general, and cavalry. I wear boots and trousers, not sandals and togas. What I meant, I guess, is the really old picture, pre Sarmatian/Alan and pre Turkic. Where would Homer's Achilles be without his chariot?
The Romans had concrete and roads, but the steppe was the original super-highway.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb