>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 11:48:39 0100
>From: "Gareth Martin" <gamartin_at_nortelnetworks.com>
>Subject: lunar army
>
>> You'll be able to find illustrations like the one I have in any library.
>> Or you could just pick up an Asterix album. Esp. the
>
>Sure, I am familiar with the Roman standards, but since being on this list
I
>have become increasingly wary of making such direct translations. In
fact, I
>wish the Lunars were MORE like Rome than they are... basically becuase I
like
>the "civilised soldier vs unruly barbarion" trope. But it seems the
lunars
>themselves are too disorganised for this to make sense.
The Roman armies of the later Empire were actually rather disorganized;
they were long past the "citizen-soldier" phase, and were largely foreign
troops from various regions of thge Empire. This would seem to be a really
nice model for the Lunar armies.
Guy Hoyle
>
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