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In the popular imagination? The Romans were conquering barbaric tribes that aren't worth talking about in detail, I think. Certainly not civilizations. The actu
by makomk 6y ago
In the popular imagination? The Romans were conquering barbaric tribes that aren't worth talking about in detail, I think. Certainly not civilizations. The actual details of those civilizations seem to be as niche and obscure as knowledge of the Kush.
- thaumasiotes 6y ago> In the popular imagination? The Romans were conquering barbaric tribes that aren't worth talking about in detail, I think. There was plenty of interaction, but the thing about those insignificant barbaric tribes is that they aren't worth conquering either.
- usrusr 6y agoAnd there's a simple rule that's obvious even in a superficial read of de bello gallico: don't cultivate wheat and the legions won't bother you.
- jacobush 6y agoNow it’s cultivate nukes and the legions won’t bother you.
- liability 6y agoIt's my impression the Gallic Wars were more about building Julius Caesar's personality cult than anything else. Enriching his soldiers so they'd be loyal to him and winning the respect of Roman pyblic (hence the self-aggrandizing book written in Latin, not Greek.)
- usrusr 6y agoFew external wars haven't been fought for internal reasons