Can I ask what makes a pilum or sword sexy? The bra size?
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Can I ask what makes a pilum or sword sexy? The bra size?
The way they are thrust http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
yeah, and the way they look.. almost obviously http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
Sorry, the Helmets with Neck Protection are Gaulish and the Pilum aswell. The Romans just imitated them
The Shield was made of Wood and lether, Celtic ones were as good germanic ones were smaller http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/mecry.gif .
HAH Sexy Swords, yes. But not the best swords of their Time Gauls had better ones and germanics had even STEEL-swords or also Twohanded swords
But if you say Roman women wore sexy clothes you are right... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...s/rolleyes.gif
Size does matter and the gladius was pretty small http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gif
But then again the Scutum should be a real knock-out http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif It's not sharp or pointy, but it's biiiig http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif
Stefan
The Roman alphabet was adopted by Greeks, their basic cultural elements by Greek, Etrutian and other sources, their fighting style by the Samnites and others, their gear by the Gauls, celtiberes, Greeks and others - hell, almost every single element in the Roman society/culture was a loan.
But they surely did a magnificent job adopting all those loans and incorporating them into their own psyche, thus creating the magnificent Roman legacy.
Don't underestimate the adoptability of a culture. It's a prime survival trait. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif
They weren't exactly direct replicas ok.. specially not the helmets the Gauls used cuz they're not nearly as sexy as the Romans' were...Quote:
Originally Posted by [b
If you want a real reply just read what Rosacrux said http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif.. he's probably alot more clever than me http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gif
As for the Roman women... hehe.. you're probably right, I'm not sure on that one http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...s/confused.gif
Part of the point of the scutum was precisely it being a knockout, they punched with it. As to the quality of Gallic swords there are records of the wrriors having to stop to straighten them during battle because the steel was far too mild.
Clothes of Roman women are a modic kind of toga... you can see the shoulders and partly legs and ass. So like a Belly-free top a nice kind of showing fresh flesh
ooooh... sounds like today almost... except the ass, and toga...
Of course Germanic tribes shouldn`t be seen as barbaric. "Barbaric" originally means "those who only speek 'barr barr'", it referes to people with another language. In the early times many thought their own language is the only real language, and this is very primitive indeed And yes the Romans have killed many innocent and cultivated people (as if killing primitives were any better), they destroyed interesting cultures and religions, they cut down billions of trees and caused the worst air polution untill the 20th century and some of them REALLY HAD SILLY NAMES But is this really reason to hate them? All of them? Don`t forget they brought good things and were definitely highly civilized. They tolerated gays That`s more civilized and humanic than many people who live today.
Hating Romans is as much unreasonable as hating Germans, and I guess you don`t hate yourself for being German.
Technically the only Roman women who wore togas were prostitues.
What they actually wore was an undertunic and an over tunic, plus the Palla which is a shawly wrap sort of thing. In general there would have been very little in the way of tits, arse or legs on display.
I think we have to re-defign civilized. I don't consider their massacure of thousands of animals(extincting some species), barbaric gladiator combat, self-centered arrogant attituted civilized. But they did revolutionize military, politics, adapting culture, etc. They were relatively tolerant to peoples religious beliefs, in fact the caesar at the time of jesus wasn't going to crucify him until the jewish religious leaders(scribes and pharisees) came to him again and again with stories and false claims.
In a sense they were civilized, but it's also easy to see why they weren't. Maybe being civilized is the ability to accept other cultures, or just get along with them(hehe after they are conquered) and be somewhat tolerant. But if the romans weren't civilized, I don't think most people nowadays are http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gif
good point lad http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/smokin.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
I do like the insight into historical germania. Thank's for the input, Stefan.
This a good joke Stephan http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by [b
Pilum was Etruscaan not Gallic, and the evolution of Gallic helmets shows that the neck protector evolved from teh Greek colony at what is now Marseille
Most German couldn't afford swords until they'd becmoe richer after trading with Rome, and Gallic swords were notorious for beint utter rubbish - bending during combat
Gallic shields are noted as being TOO small - especially too thin from side to side and not providing adequate cover at all, while German ones show considerable Roman influence lol
And of course whenever Rome "borrowed" something they improved it - arms, armour, religons, ships, etc - all were changed by Rome to become "better" in some way or other.
Hah? How does a germanic shield look like, how does a roman shield look like?
They are totaly diffrent
Germanic shields ->
Light Shield: This is an about 2 cm thick wooden plate formed as a cycle. In the middle is a Buckett and the rim is fixed with Iron like a wagon-wheel. The wooden plate is concrete. Runes written with chalk are the "decoration".
Heavy Shield: A Copy of the Light Shield, but the wooden plate has been replaced through an Iron plate. This Iron plate is covered with tin to keep it stainless and it is painted Black.
Roman Shields ->
Auxilia Shield: Oval shield covered with green-painted leather. Also a buckett in the middle. This shield is not concrete, it is made light wood fixed together so the large shield doesn't get to heavy.
Legion shield: A Shield formed like a quarter. Made in the same way as the Auxilia shield. But the leather on the front is painted red and wears the Legion's Initials + Flashes.
Velites shield: An old wooden plate from rubbish with a clip to hold it tied on. SHIT http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif
Note: ALL wooden shields have Bucketts It is neccesary to protect the hand which helds it And this Buckett my friend is the only thing these Shield types have in common. You can find these Bucketts on wooden shields in Rome, Gallia, Germania, China, Korea, Russia, Poland... The Romans can't be the inventors P:
Improved Religions?? I would say the development they did with the Jewish believe to turn it into the ROMAN Cristianity [there are also other non-roman christians( non-roman= not Catholic, not protestant, not Orthodox)] was a path into Stoneage They put in this bloody pope(l), insane Saints, the no-sex-for-clerics rule, the thing that other Gods can't exist, the thing that Rome is a holy city (LOOOOOOOOOLLLL!http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif to the Christianity. So, all the things that make the Christianity today looking primitive compared to other, more tolerant Religions.
The other cults they "improved" like the Mithras cult were just sects without real believe. As far as they lost the believe in their own, better the Greek religion (oh Romans having no own Religion? How primitive for an acient culture!http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif, they just played with a few important and confident foreign religions in Mysteria cults. That's why Christianity got a chance at all: It is much easyer to get an atheist joining up a new religion with a good philosophical source than a strict and true Believer
That's also the reason why Carl the Assfucking-French had so much trouble in Germany: True believe in Asatruar and forcing them to confert... Uh-oh... OOOOODDDDIIINNN