Message from @Attrition in the desert
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I admittedly don't know as much as I should about Ptolemy
Pretty badass guy, my rational for him being better than alexander is thus. Alexander used his Macedonian army to beat all the occidental armies, then Ptolemy beat *that* army with Egyptian levy troops and some Macedonian Calvary.
the companions :)
He might not have been as much as a luminary but he held his territory for a lot longer and his dynasty lasted all the way to that thot Cleopatra.
right
Why is history so vast. so hard to learn it all
I guess you could apply that same thinking to a lot of figures. That the guy that beats the guy that was famous for beating other guys is dank.
Could spend a year on caesar in Gaul alone
For sure.
Caesar in Gaul is one of the earliest anti-insurgent manuals really.
F vercingetorix
Tfw the romans are balls deep in your territory and you call the other chieftains for help who could completely surround him with superior number but they say "nah"
Hell, I'd be scared to get on Rome's bad side too
Rome's early strategy is kind of like prison you know? You pick a fight with the biggest guy on the Mediterranean then no one wants to mess with you.
idk much about early republic
I mean in terms of them reking carthage over the punic wars
Hannibal did nothing wrong
he was a son of a bitch
Honestly he really didn't.
Gg scipio
tfw you rek a kid so hard it becomes part of your name
seriously, F Carthage
They got fucked so hard
Honestly any civilization that relies on mercenary armies that hard deserves destruction.
Hmm, I see that
Ironically as the romans would learn to their chagrin
Man, I can't wait to visit Rome again.
SPQR scrolled on everything in sight
That's amazing, I'd love to go one day
I'm lucky my parents brought me along to Italy back in the day
Saw Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento
It's really something else
I hate American cities now
Yeah, most inner cities are downright depressing nowadays. You know Detroit used to be called the Paris of America?
Which sounds absolutely retarded now
Almost sounds accurate tbh
given the state of Paris nowadays, lol
Yea, Paris is the Detroit of Europe now. 💩
rofl
Too true