Zeke

STOP IT......you people are making me so jelous! I want that game so bad, I don't know if my computer can handle it though, Rome Total war must be so fun. Zeke

I chose Zeke the Celt because at the time I was writing a story about Celts.....lol the name is kinda of rebel to. Zeke

Power can be corrupting....in the case of Fidel Castro, the guy started out loving Democracy and had full intention to have a Democracy in Cuba, but in the end the temptations of money, having an army at your finger tips and be loved by your Communist brainwashed Cuban people was to much and he effetivally became dictator for life. I mean I love Fidel Castro but all that wealth and power has made him blind to Democracy. So yeah power can be corrupting, I am sure Napoleaon and Hitler started off with humble intentions to but they got greedy and well almost took over all of Europe. Or there is those types of people that known their going to have alot of power some day and plan it out when their really young and become great people. (But thats a different story) In the Empire's Case, I am sure alot of Emperors started out with humble intentions but in the end they became preety awful dictators. But also there is certain characters flaws, people can be naturally greedy and want everything so power has nothing to do with it, they were already power hungry before they got the power. Or there is good people like Marcus Aurelius who got power but never abused it. So power can corrupt, but it also depends on a person's personality. Zeke

Thanks for the info....Ocatavian and Julius Caeser I never thought about it that way. Zeke

Homosexuals had general tollernace in Rome because it was considered natural......but how come Augustus made laws to try to forbid practicing homoesexual relations? Also what do you think the hetrosexual people of Rome thought of it? Sorry about spelling, Zeke

Since this isn't the temple I will look at this through a non religious point of view. The Germans were the main cause of the empire's fall I mean you can't hold back all those restless Barbarians forever, I mean the forests of Germany (rainy and cold) can only hold so much! Though I belief religion had something to deall with it I won't go into it. Zeke

There are several reasons why it fell. Germanic Invasion and the rebel generals being a big part. Christianity could have something to do with it as well. Zeke

hahaha I think Brennus was the one who deffied Rome the most, sure Hannibal destroyed 30% of Italy he never got close to sacking Rome....something Brennus the Celt of the Senones tribe did back in 390 B.C. that sack was one of the most humuliating in history.

I praise Matt Gallivan for his wonderful poem....and getting Fourth place I think he deserved first after reading all of the stories and poems but that just my opinion. My own story I did not work that hard on, I was being lazy and I had a lot to do. Next time I will try harder. But congrats to all the winners!! Enjoy the Aurelian Coin that I so longed for and of coarse the free map was what I really wanted. So yeah good job this was a great contest I hope we do something similiar to it again. Sorry about spelling, Zeke

Long Live Julius Caeser...may he forever lead Rome in death, anyone who can conquer 250,000 Celts is worth remembering. Zeke

No not really.....complimenting on the coins. (secretly I want the Aurelian one!) Yep, just complimenting, Zeke

Aurelian Coin is by far my favorite......Commodus is really old....the others I am not really intrested in. HHahahah good luck on the judging. Zeke

Don't forget their was alot of marble in Cambria (Whales) and also alot of iron. Zeke

Well even if they did have a peace treaty they would still be fighting over all the petty stuff that would arise, who would govern each province, who would be appointed on the Senate which Legions of Cartho/Romans would go here and there it would be a big mess. But it would also be very econmocially strong and I doubt inflation would be as high as it was in the late Roman Empire. Still I think the Carthigians were better trade partners then the Romans but their arcitecture skills were poor compared to Rome's. And yes I believe that Carthage had good relations with SOME city states in Greece. Sorry about spelling, Zeke

Well there woulld't be an Empire to begin with this because if Carthage and Rome had a "united empire" of some sort they would always be fighting and would have never gotten anything done, the Romans wouldn't have expanded so far because the Carthigians would have been arguing not to but keep up with the profitable trade with Greece and not have Greece Anexed. Carthigians were more intrested in trading and mainting their rich properity then starting wars with the Potlemics or the Celts for example. While the Romans on the other hand believed in expansionism and the glory of their own small little city state. Carthage had territory but it wasn't because of their fantical patriosim (I doubt Carthgians had much loalty to Carthage half of them were not even Phonecian to begin with) but their fantical trade obbsecsion. To point out other things.....Rome would be limited to Italy and Gaul and maybe Britian, while the Carthigian Senate would probably have compleate control over Spain and most of nothern Africa and negotiations would have to made with Rome because Rome had to live off African Grain. Roman Legions would be stationed on the borders of the "united empire" but would never go past the modern day Suez Canal because Carthage was more content with keeping up trade with the Macedonian Dictatorships of the former Persian Empire then accually annexing them. Macedon would be the third most powerful in the Mederterinian and would either join the United Empire or become destoryed by Rome. Carthigians would be supplying merchanies from all over and you might see Beleric Slingers or Libyian spearmen in Britian. While Celtic soliders would be stationed near Utica or Leptis Magus. Parthia would have eventually come to power and would exapannd all the way through modern day Turkey and stop at the border of Thrace. Julius Caeser might never had existed and the Emperor of Rome would never exist.....instead it would be Consuler Roma Intepetator Consuler Carhtogo Inteperatator, The two Senates would have to about 300 members and woul probably meet in neutral territory maybe the Spanish border with Gaul. Also Jesus would never have come to prominece and with out Roman rodes the world might still be Pagan and be living the same, Rome would not have expanded too much without taking over Greece because Greece is where all the philosphers came from to infulence the Roman state. I find this an intresting theoretical disccsuion! Sorry about spelling, Zeke

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Yeah something in the human mind just gives that thrill seeing people killed....because we are animals in the end and we all want to see the gallzel eaten. I usta to think that the Lion eating the Zebra was so cool! Zeke

Great information Skenderburg! Zeke

lol I just ask if we believed in spirits....I have already argued the Altar of victory removal and such. I am just talking about your ansestors watching over you or Angels for example. Zeke

Even if your Christian.....do you believe there are spirits in this world that effect our lifes, evil and good spirits that are there. This is just an opinion. The Romans believed hevily in spirits most deises and bad happenings were caused by them. Zeke

Most teachers were slaves that were in the Roman household and like the Greeks the Roman Children would learn the Illiad, the Odessy, Philosphy, music, mathematics (Probably business math) and of coarse atheletics..Roman children didn't have to go to school and I believe they were probably taught a trade by one of the parents untill they had to go to the army when they were 15. Almost 65% of the Roman population was employed in farming when they got out of the Legions after 35 years of faithful service and probably remained farmers or became senators....Was the Roman army mandatory...because if it wsan't you probably didn't have to go to the army and became a potter, glass blower, marble sulpture, muscian or politican, or other numerous jobs that were avaliable. I don't think the army was mandatory....but someone correct me because after some schooling when they were younger Roman male children became soliders. Sorry about spelling and grammer, Zeke

From the time of Caeser all the way up to the time of Julian is my favoritie after that is gets kinda like the middle ages. Zeke

I would say Veleria Virtix, or Legion XX because it really never lost a battle and was stationed in Britian for a very long time it is also thee most documented Legion in the empire they lasted till the the time of Theodeious I think.

Well many of the Romans at first, distrusted the converts of Christanity because they thought that Christians were atheists since they did not believe in Roman gods. They thought Christanity was a strange mystery cult tampering with Roman Morals and virtues many a Roman Emperor such as Marcus Aurelius thought that Christanity would bring down the empire because he thought it was corrupting Roman soceity. But as said by Ursus, the Romans after their intitial disturst of Christians began to except the new faith because it offered something more then the older Pagan Faiths. Sorry about spelling, Zeke

yeah I still have to write is so much other work I need to do Zeke