07-12-2004, 01:54 AM
Ah, another fan of the big, bad barbarians from the north.<br>
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For me it's the civil wars from Marius against Sulla up til Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon which showed the innate weakness of the Empire, despite the fact it florished for centuries to come.<br>
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Also the Varus battle, because it demonstrated expansion was not unlimited. <p> <img src="http://otherworldfantasies.com/gabriele2/eilean_small.jpeg"/> </p><i></i>
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For me it's the civil wars from Marius against Sulla up til Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon which showed the innate weakness of the Empire, despite the fact it florished for centuries to come.<br>
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Also the Varus battle, because it demonstrated expansion was not unlimited. <p> <img src="http://otherworldfantasies.com/gabriele2/eilean_small.jpeg"/> </p><i></i>
