Quote Originally Posted by Titus Marcellus Scato View Post
Be a true Roman. Don't worry about casualties. As long as you win the battle, that's all that matters. None of the patrician senators back in Rome really care how many of the plebians get killed, unless they're planning to use the issue to try and embarrass you in the Senate...

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Greek cowards might whine about casualties and talk fearfully of so-called 'Pyrrhic victories' - but for a true Roman aristocrat there's no such thing. There is only victory! In fact, the harder-won the victory, the greater the glory!
Nonsense. Greek aristocrats could be equally callous. Even in democratic Athens, many of the upper-class had an intense dislike of the "naval mob" (i.e. the poor citizens that served as rowers). It's true that the Romans brought an all-or-nothing, grind-'em-down mindset to warfare, but was that any different from the frontal pushing-match of the old hoplite battles? And it's not as if the Greeks started to employ tactics because they lacked enthusiasm for battle.