Fergalus Carolanii

It was probably only natural that the Romans incrporated Greek ideas and games into their culture. The helenistic age of Alexander had spread Greek culture and customs throughout the world known to the Romans. Also the Romans would have been in constant contact with Greeks throughout their history. There were greek settlements in both southern Italy and Sicily. At one stage the majority of the Roman Empire was mostly places of the 'Helenistic' world.

On the assumption that both forces would be numerically even (for talks sake) I think that a campaign by Alexander into Italy would have been a very hard fought event. For one thing Alexanders troops wouldn't have come up against anyone like the Romans before. Even in their infancy the Romans infantry were more than a match for a phalanx of pikemen. The reason i believe that they were a match for Alexander is that the Romans are famous for thier adaptability and i feel that they may have adapted to Alexander's use of phalanx and cavalry. Also although the Romans themselves only really had some light cavalry, some of the cities in Italy (especially in the south) had heavy cavalry. The Romans later emloyed them into their army. Alexander was supposed to be brilliant at exploiting the enemys weakness. However he'd never encountered anything like the Romans before so he wouldn't know their weakness. However in the end I'd say the Macedonians victory would be enevitable due to thier experience in battle. The only way I could see Rome really winning is if they could dicide on the field of battle and picked a terrain unsuitable for large cavalry movements. Maybe a marshy terrain.

why are ireland and the uk always put together in these types of poles. The Republic of Ireland and the UK are completely separated and have nothing to do with one another. I know i'm being b**chy but the Republic of Ireland should be included in the europe(but not the UK) group.

I only got RTR recently and i have to say. it is sooooooooo damn good! i can't stop playing it. it is far better than the original Rome TW

I suppose some of there overconfidence would come from the fact that they would use local allied tribes or men to guide them through rough, uncharted territory like forests or marshes etc. Except this was risky obviously because they could easily be betrayed and led into an ambush. The best example of this is the most famous ambush in Teutoburg forest.

Caesar in my opinion was probably the best not just because of his achievements but his sheer presence seemed to be unrivaled by any general. however my personal 2 favorites are Flavius Belisarius and i think Agrippa because he was so young when he first defeated Mark Antony.

Ah I'm just after watching the second last episode of series 2 and i think it's probably the best series on tv at the moment. The only thing I find annoying is that Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa is a bit miscast. The show makes him out to be a very mild-mannered and quite. He comes across almost like a helpless fool. I wouldn't think that a young general that has defeated Anthony's forces a couple of times would be so quiet and shy. In the show he doesn't look like a guy that could command his dinner never mind an army of legionaries! I doubt in reality he was like that at all. Over all though I have to say Rome is definitely my favorite series.

Many thanks! it's so cool i might just put it as my username!

I'd preferably be in the Triarii but failing that i'd settle for the Principes.

I don't have a prob giving out my name so it is Fergal Carolan. male, and i don't have any middle name. good look my name's 100% Irish, should be interesting to see a roman version!