CLONECOMMANDER501 Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Ya, this thread may sound a bit stupid but here it goes: List your favorite ancient civilization Now here is the rules of this: 1. You can not list Middle age races 2. No racism or flaming! 3. If you list egypt, you must list what kingdom 4. If you state ANCIENT Greece, you must say if was after or before alexander Alright, here I go: My favorite race is the Romans: Why? I'm roman catholic and the romans conquered one of the biggest empires and kept it for almost 1,000 years. It took massive factors to bring down the empire. And because people thought it was a good idea to take down the Romans, that lead to the Dark ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 If I can't have the Middle Ages (and your history trivia--the time period after the fall of Rome is now called the Early Middle Ages rather than the Dark Ages), then I'm going to pick the Middle East around 25-30 AD. You have Roman civilization, still have the influence of Greek civilization, trade with other cultures farther East, and Christ. What's not to love? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Atomic Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Spartans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLONECOMMANDER501 Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 Spartans are considered Ancient greeks. At Jae^ There were many Eastern kingdoms, Parthia[the remainder of the persians], Armenia, Even the greeks[aka Hellenistic Syria or Seleucid Empire] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Atomic Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 I agree with Jae too. Shes probably pointing out all the empires in the years 25 -30 A.D. in the general area of the Middle East. They did have a major amount of power during their times, near to the Romans just less land. I'm sure they could have defeated the Romans if they attacked their lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLONECOMMANDER501 Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Attack Rome itself? They would of needed to go through Greece first, and we all know what happened at Thermopolyae. Plus, Rome kept Parthia at bay and allied with Armenia to get rid of Parthia. The Eastern empires used light infrantry and cavalry, totally useless on Rome's lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 The Indian Civilization. They were damned intelligent, sexy, philosophical and peaceful. They rivaled the Greeks on every level possible and were friends with just about every civilization there is, especially the Persian Civilization. A large regiment of Indian soldiers also marched with Xerxes at Thermopylae Also, India was the home of a number of philosophies, zero, two religions (which spawned several off-shoots) and much, much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLONECOMMANDER501 Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 The mayans made 0.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellhawk Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 OHHH SO MANY CIVILIZATIONS TO CHOOSE! oh oh how about the spartens! they ROCK. or maybe like vikings or oh i dont know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 My favorite race is the Romans: Why? I'm roman catholic and the romans conquered one of the biggest empires and kept it for almost 1,000 years. It took massive factors to bring down the empire. And because people thought it was a good idea to take down the Romans, that lead to the Dark ages. I'm going with the romans too, for all the reasons you listed except that even if I'm Roman Catholic, this has nothing to do with it. You may also add that them, together with the Greeks, determined the culture of all western civilizations to come. The Romans, incidentally, are also the reason as to why Christianism is so spread through the globe. What you mean, your favorite "race"? A large regiment of Indian soldiers also marched with Xerxes at Thermopylae You were lucky Alexander died, you were the next on his hit list. Otherwise, there would be several cities named after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripHammer Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Mongolian Empire... Genghis Kahn has always been a favorite of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Ancient Greece and ancient Egypt, New Kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jvstice Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Pre Alexander greece. They invented most of the logical and mathematical concepts in western society today. They invented the whole concept of Jury trials, democracy, as well as the idea of the republic. Sparta rose out of greece of this era, and it was them that fought Persia to a standstill. Greece of this era was not expansionistic on the whole, before they were corrupted by the whole conquer the world, and Aristotle/Plato also came from this era. Besides, the roman empire had no culture of their own. They were merely copiers and transmitters of greek culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinku Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Pre Alexander Greece is a possibility (Favorite city-state is Sparta) But I Have to say that it is hard to decide between the Mongolians and the Celts. So I will have to say Celts because I am Scottish, German, English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Irish and Italian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Scottish, German, English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Irish and Italian. Missed any european nationality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 You were lucky Alexander died, you were the next on his hit list. Otherwise, there would be several cities named after him. When he reached India, he gave up because he was suffering internal revolts, supply transport problems and such. He gave up and settled for administrating his empire, which he wasn't so good at. He got drunk and fat and tried to war again, but was hacked to pieces before he could try anything. Source - Sabretooth's History of the Sinful and Outright Silly Race of Humans, Volume XIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Sabrez, actually you're right. Only a handful tried to war India. What would happen if he had all of his all mighty phalanx power against them... Well, elephants are difficult to control when on a sea of spears. Just one thing, in the end, it wasn't war that killed Alexander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 4. If you state ANCIENT Greece, you must say if was after or before alexander If you say after Alexander, that means while he is still living? Anyways, I choose Ancient greek as one of my favortites because Alexander the Great was a strong warrior. Great battle tactics. Thats honestly the only reason I like that Ancient culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 If you say after Alexander, that means while he is still living? Probably. Don't we say 2008 BC and 2008 AC? Kinda like, "After Christ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Its actually "AD" After death. Regardless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Atomic Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 so what was the time period called while Christ was alive or after being born, those 30 something years? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev7 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I have no idea. That is why I asked about the Alexander thing. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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