Myth vs Reality - Understanding the Trojan War

[BAYLOR]

Their system failed them in the end Baylor. Economics being one of the main issues. Also all empires end at some stage.

If for example , Germanicus had lived to rule Rome , that might have change a number of things .

 

[svalbard]

He died too young. Who knows indeed? However there were plenty of great Emperors over the centuries. The problems of the Roman Empire were deeper than military crisis, rebellions etc. IMHO it is amazing the whole enterprise lasted so long, even more amazing that the Romans managed to aquire an empire in the first place considering the absolute chaos of the Republican political system.

Yet they managed to keep producing great leaders just when they needed one. Manlius, Furius, Cincinnatus, Fabius, Scipio Africanus, Marius. I don't count Caesar as he lead to the end of the Republic and never actually saved the city. You could argue that Sulla was a better Republican than Caesar.

 

[BAYLOR]

He died too young. Who knows indeed? However there were plenty of great Emperors over the centuries. The problems of the Roman Empire were deeper than military crisis, rebellions etc. IMHO it is amazing the whole enterprise lasted so long, even more amazing that the Romans managed to aquire an empire in the first place considering the absolute chaos of the Republican political system.

Yet they managed to keep producing great leaders just when they needed one. Manlius, Furius, Cincinnatus, Fabius, Scipio Africanus, Marius. I don't count Caesar as he lead to the end of the Republic and never actually saved the city. You could argue that Sulla was a better Republican than Caesar.

Julius Caesar was a malevolent and throughly narcissistic human being . In many ways, a villain.

 

[svalbard]

As many a Gaul would attest to.

 

[Danny McG]

Brad Pitt won the beach on day one of the Trojan war

 

[BAYLOR]

Brad Pitt won the beach on day one of the Trojan war

As a human being, Achilles the warrior was a total heel .