Logistics, even then, the true ruler of warfare......
Nils
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luca Lettieri [SMTP:magnus_at_...]
> Sent: 14. april 2000 10:07
> To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> Subject: Re: RE: RE: [NetEpic ML] Slann saves
>
> > Heh, we might be young, but we're hardy! We don't even
> > need a siesta in the middle of the day like some people do :-)
>
> Neither do we... siesta is a Spanish word, you know...
>
> > While we're on the decadence issue, weren't the Romans
> > a tad on the decadent side? Aren't you in fact all descendants
> > of a decadent civilization? ;)
> >
> > Oohh...this one is gonna hurt! :-)
>
> It depends on which time period you're talking about. Late Imperial
> Rome was decadent, all right. But Early and Middle Roman Republic was
> the most efficient conquering machine ever to be seen on the face of
> Earth. It had something like 12.5% of total population in active
> military service; no one else ever approached that figure.
>
> US imperialism... pffff.... amateurs :-)
>
>
> Luca Lettieri
>
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Received on Fri Apr 14 2000 - 08:20:02 UTC