This really caught my attention and i thought that it must have been a translation error and i looked for the manifesto in German ( i was reading it in Spanish) and the word that appears is "Ritter" which as far as i understand only means "knight". What am i missing? Marx surely would have been familiarized With medieval knights due to their popularity during the romantic era so I'm really puzzled by this possible mistake.
Pd: In case you were wondering, Yes, I was casually reading the communist manifesto
Modern portrayals of ancient Rome tend to show wealthy romans freely using their slaves sexually. Was this actually common and socially acceptable? If so, are there recorded instances of slaves giving birth to their owner's children? Would these children be acknowledged and raised as citizens or would they retain their mother's status as a slave, like in early America?
Any time Ive tried to research other families I could never find any info on this. The Julii claimed to be the lineage of Venus, it stands to reason at least one other family would do the same, yes?
I mean, were there different kinds of music, like modern genres, that appealed more to one class than another?
Obviously the Claudian and the Julia ended with Nero, did any of the pre imperial families survive longer? If so which had the longest run?
However, Poison IV would just make you really itchy.
The thing I've been waiting for since the first time i opened an Assassins Creed.Walking through the massive bruising and living city of Ancient Rome. In brotherhood it was a torturous tease towards what i had always desired, ancient Rome.
I hoped but continued playing from Black Flag to killing Nile Crocodiles in Origins and remembering the greatness of the movie 300 and it's historic event; the battle of Thermopylae and sightseeing the cities of Sparta and Athens in Odyssey.
With those 2 latest mentioned editions, it all started living again with me. A short story mission in >!Rome in Origins!< and then the largely scaled cities in Odyssey. This would be the moment to start on a game in the ancient city of Rome. But are they ready?
I am actually glad they first went to something new with Valhalla, because there is so much work to do to satisfy me with ancient Rome. Characters that seem to be living in 1 place the entire game instead of living in depth lives, the side-collection missions with low purpose just to begin with. What made me very happy with assassins creed Valhalla was the possibility to build your own village. In my opinion it still lacked depth in options but it was a good start. And the size of the map would be amazing to implement into a desired feature that i will introduce below (1).
What i would hope from AC: Imperator (as i would have called it) is more then just an Assassins Creed game. A game dedicated to ancient Rome. In some ways Valhalla did this for my admiration of the viking culture. I would want to play a role in politics, but really have options the option to go through the roman ranks all the way into the senate, not in a linear story line, but by making decisions. Developing the city just like Villa di Auditore and going on (1) campaigns through the ancient Mediterranean leading the mighty roman cohorts into battle against barbarians conquering the ancient world. And after being recognised for my many victories be called, imperator, leader of the Roman Empire.
Are they preparing for such a masterpiece with their latest games, testing the waters? Who knows.
But for now, as the romans said; Patientia vincit omnia.
patience conquers everything.
Here's she scenario:
Blackhawk team-
A time wizard teleports the following to a uncharted 10x10 mile island off the coast of Europe at the point in time when ancient Rome was at its most powerful:
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a blackhawk helicopter armed with 2 20mm cannons, rockets, and a door mounted mini gun
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a skilled blackhawk crew
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5 skilled blackhawk mechanics
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a barracks that the men sleep in and serves as a living quarters, mess hall etc.
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helipad
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big ass warehouse filled with everything that you'd need to maintain and support the men, and blackbird for years. Spare parts, fuel, tools, ammo, food, water, guns for hunting, sea water purification system, & whatever else.
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enough solar panels to power everything.
The wizard tasks the men with basically genociding Rome in order to return to their own time. And the wizard assures them, that their timeline will remain the same because completing this task would just create an alternate timeline separate from their own which he needs for his plans.
The Romans:
Are the Romans at their peak of power in ancient times not much to say.
Do they have anything that can stop an armed blackhawk chopper?
My personal favorite is HBO’s Rome...
Anyone have any other recommendations?
I'll be spending a day in Rome but I have to move on the next day as I'll be in Italy for a wedding. What are some sites that I cannot/should not miss? If it helps I'm a big fan of the republican period in rome but I am also a fan of the empire from Augustus till around Marcus Aurelius.
The soldiers arrested him and bought him before Caesar.
"Do you have remorse for your heinous crime?" Caeser asked.
The Roman smiled and shook his head. He looked very happy.
Caeser was shocked. He told the guards
"To commit such an act is bad enough but to be happy about it? As a punishment, keep him in chains, and every day make him fight armed opponents, using only the minimum of weapons! Report back to me in a week, we'll see if he's still smiling."
The guards dragged the man off. He was still smiling. As they were commanded, each day they made the prisoner fight. On the first day, armed with only a net and stick, he fought an opponent with a spear. On the next day, with only a small rope, he fought two swordsmen. And so on, he was forced to fight every day.
At the end of the week, the prisoner was in a real sorry state. He could barely blink, let alone smile.
The head guard came to Caesar. "Oh Caeser, I have come to report on the prisoner. We made him fight each day, using the most basic weapons, like a, er, you know, whaddaya call it?"
"Gladiator?" said Caeser.
The guard snickered. "No, he actually quite regrets it."
We had Rome during the Renaissance(brotherhood) and stuff involving the ancient Romans(Origins), but never a game actually set in Rome/the ancient Roman empire, and it bums me out. I'd have loved going around Rome when it was at its full glory to see all the amazing architecture when it was still pristine.
Edit: apparently gaming Bible wrote an article about my post lol here
Magic/Grey morality/politics/battles are welcome.
Thank you for all your recommendations and have a nice day!
What made the industrial revolution happen in the west? Could Ancient Rome have had a sufficiently developed economy and inventor class to allow the forces of industrialization to work in the same way that it did in 19th century Britain? In particular there doesn't seem to be any reason why Ancient Rome couldn't have invented the steam engine or railroad, but would Ancient Rome have had a sufficiently developed economy to make an industrial revolution happen?
Assuming you were able to get supplies for the McDonald's and that the food prices were adjusted to represent the value of Roman currency.
Edit 1: Assume that you are able to get ingredients for all of the menu items.
I'm reading Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy and have seen them referenced a couple of times. My understanding of this era is limited, but I've always assumed that the Plebeians were the poor or the working class or something like that, and the Patricians were the rich and were presumably nobles - or something like aristocrats. Is it the case that some plebeian families were quite rich and therefore considered to be aristocrats? Or is there some distinction that I'm not grasping here? Thanks in advance.
Obviously the Claudian and the Julia ended with Nero, did any of the pre imperial families survive longer? If so which had the longest run?
Poisons I, II, and III would all kill you with varying degrees of pain.
However, Poison IV would just make you really itchy.
Poison IV would just make you kinda itchy
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