Who were the roman republic's worst enemies?

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Recoil 00:11 02-08-2009

Originally Posted by Burebista:
Guerilla tactics or otherwise, Teutoburg forest is a victory the likes of Cannae, I daresay... for its impact on history and culture, even to this day. Not only did it halt Roman expansion, but it made Germanic tribes later on even bolder. It gave us the expression we use today "to fall on one's sword" and it gave the histories one of its most colourful quotes: "Varus, give me back my legions!" Augustus nearly lost hold of his sanity, the numbers of the three legions that were decimated were never again used. So imagine the impact this had on Roman military pride.

Had Arminius afterwards managed to unite the Germanic tribes, then... vee'd all be shpeaking German today, ja?

i was under the impression that 'to fall on ones sword' was simply known since many commanders killed themselves in defeat/ shame, not simply because of the teutoburger ambush. also, since a lot of people speak english...which is in itself derived from germanic origins....we are speaking zee german!

but back on topic, i reckon ambitious romans were definitely the republics worst enemy- perhaps you can mod characters in your own mod so that they rebel against rome and try to take rome?

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