Quote Originally Posted by Macilrille View Post
There are a few examples of Roman nobles becoming heroes be engaging Gallic champions in single combat and (of course as Romans wrote our histories of such), thus becoming famous heroes.
Tehehee, so I read too, but what of the ones that lost?

As much as I love the Romans, I bet hundreds of youthful Roman fools have thrown themselves on the swords of enemy chieftains... Only to be forgotten, due to the wounded national pride of the Romani...