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Gurken Khan Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I didn't catch that the riddle of the Roman cement was solved. https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-casts-0106 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norse_Harold Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Soldiers dropping their swords. It is a highly effective technique! Why wasn't it used then? Probably because no one ever tried it, or else it was not recorded to history... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norse_Harold Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 (edited) Here are my guesses for the definitions of the key words. Jock: Population given military training and culture from an early age, prioritization of military by administration, culture values strength and patriarchy. Nerd: Science, literature, research, mythology development, investing heavily in activities or topics of special interest. Goth: Dark and morbid aesthetic, investment in elaborate tombs, authentic, artistic, alternative culture. Prep: Firmly class-based society with preferential treatment for those with high socioeconomic status, culture is focused on class, family wealth, and popularity, sometimes narcissistic. In my opinion, this makes sense for Egypt and Sparta, but I don't know enough about the other civilizations to say whether these definitions or points on the axes are accurate. Is it true that the Assyrians were more Goth than the Egyptians? And, was Athens more Nerd than the Egyptians? Edited February 21 by Norse_Harold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurken Khan Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 42 minutes ago, Norse_Harold said: Why wasn't it used then? Probably because no one ever tried it, or else it was not recorded to history... The Battle of Pelusium: A Victory Decided by Cats 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, Norse_Harold said: Prep: Firmly class-based society with preferential treatment for those with high socioeconomic status, culture is focused on class, family wealth, and popularity, sometimes narcissistic. The Romans in the era of the republic had along with their allies high birth rates giving them advantages in wars when it came to replenish large population masses, that is called replacement rate according to military experts. In the period of the collapse of the west empire those birth rates were low and the Roman armies at that time were already foreigners who were their enemies, i.e. the Germanic tribes. The collapse is inevitable throughout history, societies in all the great empires become weak men, due to the good life of the golden age, this happened with the Persians and then with the Arabs in Spain. The problem with narcissism and a fragile culture is that the leaders are part of that culture and are the reflection of the culture, they make bad decisions and are easy to manipulate. Let's not expect a decaying culture to have leaders like Caesar instead of Honorius. Edited February 21 by Lion.Kanzen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said: replacement rate I did not find this term in English as such. But I did find the mobilization thing Roman Republic The Roman Republic was able to mobilize at various times between 6% (81–83 BCE) to as much as 10% (210s BCE) of the total Roman population, in emergencies and for short periods of time.[2] This included poorly-trained militia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobilization Edited February 21 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShadowOfHassen Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, MarcusAureliu#s said: @SneakEP @JC (naval supremacist) I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alre Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 4 minutes ago, ShadowOfHassen said: I don't get it. JC is very foul-mouthed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurken Khan Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 If you don't sin HE sacrificed a weekend for nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfHassen Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 6 hours ago, Gurken Khan said: If you don't sin HE sacrificed a weekend for nothing. Well, it was a bit more than a weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfHassen Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 (edited) Also, seeing that it's Easter... Edited March 29 by ShadowOfHassen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC (naval supremacist) Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Is this reddit now ? can you stop removing my posts ?? ffs ! soydittor moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurken Khan Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 3 hours ago, JC (naval supremacist) said: can you stop removing my posts ? It was full of/only obscenities. What did you expect? I expected it to be deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real_tabasco_sauce Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 A truly historic moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowOfHassen Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 6 hours ago, real_tabasco_sauce said: A truly historic moment. I don't get it. Is it because the horseman is hiding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real_tabasco_sauce Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 @ShadowOfHassen I guess its a multiplayer inside joke, but ill explain. Basically this player has been regularly playing for multiple years and only plays Mauryas. he's known for funny all-in rushes and playing maury but this was the first game ever playing another civ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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