Ancient History

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  1. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    The barbarians were pillaging EVERYWHERE. Pacificism hampered their ability to DEFEND against the barbarians they HAD to fight.
    slydessertfox, Dec 22, 2011
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  2. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    WHY WOULD THEY BE ATTACKED IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT????
    GeneralofCarthage, Dec 22, 2011
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    Calm down. Pacifists do not have a natural aversion to violence. You are a very temperamental person.
    Toast, Dec 22, 2011
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    Did Poland want to fight the Germans in WWII? The tribes were settling in Roman land, which was sometimes given to them. However, they wanted more, and were more than prepared to fight for it. The Romans had no other choice than to defend themselves, pacifists or not.
    UnitRico, Dec 22, 2011
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    yOU JUST MIGHT HAVE LEFT cAPS lOCK ON. nOT SURE, THOUGH.
    Bart, Dec 22, 2011
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  6. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    Sorry about that. Caps was on
    GeneralofCarthage, Dec 22, 2011
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    Are you serious? You must be kidding. Rich Empire + undefended + little chance of being captured or executed= BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR BARBARIANS LOOKING TO GET RICH. They had to fight whether they wanted to or not. Not to mention, many of the barbarian leaders wanted to be emperor themselves, another reason why they continued to raid a pillage.
    slydessertfox, Dec 22, 2011
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  8. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    Anyways on to another point: Justinian the Great
    GeneralofCarthage, Dec 25, 2011
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    Christianity allows the defending of your life. The apostles traveled with their sword on the road. So no I don't think Christianity was reason why the Romans didn't defend that well........................................
    thelistener, Dec 25, 2011
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    I don't think most of the Christians were pacifists. When you look at all of the wars since it was founded.
    GeneralofCarthage, Dec 25, 2011
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    Then why did you constantly claim they were?
    UnitRico, Dec 25, 2011
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  12. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    I never did. Sly said that and I asked him why would people attack them if they were pacifists
    GeneralofCarthage, Dec 25, 2011
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    Ah, wait, you're right, my bad.
    UnitRico, Dec 26, 2011
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    slydessertfox, Dec 26, 2011
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    The Romans really screwed up Christianity...
    battleearl, Dec 26, 2011
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    Uhuh. Back then, Christianity was kind of Judaism, with a few changes. Right now, it's Judaism mixed with Latin and Germanic cultures.

    BTW, you joining the chat?
    Bart, Dec 26, 2011
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  17. UnitRico Well-Known Member

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    If anything, man screwed it up. While what Jesus taught (you know, the peace and love hippie stuff) was all fun and dandy, barely anyone actually lives by those teachings.
    UnitRico, Dec 26, 2011
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    battleearl, Dec 26, 2011
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  19. UnitRico Well-Known Member

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    This video explains quite well why the Bible should never be taken seriously. Especially the last two minutes of it make quite a good point.
    UnitRico, Dec 26, 2011
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    I was agreeing with it until the last 2 and a half minutes.
    slydessertfox, Dec 26, 2011
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