07-12-2001, 11:02 AM
Glad I found this place. I'm not that well educated on Ancient Rome, but I am obsessed nonetheless (OK, the movie Gladiator had a small hand in that but don't write me off as just a dim movie fan!)<br>
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Anyway, my question... Do you think if Hadrian hadn't decided to stop expanding the Empire and continued pushing North and East instead, that it would have changed the course of history?<br>
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How far do you think the Empire could have stretched?<br>
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How much longer would it have lasted?<br>
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Would the Army just have got weaker and less reliable as it became diluted by more and more Germanic sword swingers?<br>
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So many questions, so little knowledge. Come on Roman scholars, give me some answers! <p></p><i></i>
<br>
Anyway, my question... Do you think if Hadrian hadn't decided to stop expanding the Empire and continued pushing North and East instead, that it would have changed the course of history?<br>
<br>
How far do you think the Empire could have stretched?<br>
<br>
How much longer would it have lasted?<br>
<br>
Would the Army just have got weaker and less reliable as it became diluted by more and more Germanic sword swingers?<br>
<br>
So many questions, so little knowledge. Come on Roman scholars, give me some answers! <p></p><i></i>
