>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.
Other possible origins for the "civilized soldier vs unruly barbarian" tropes are Greeks versus Gauls and Persians versus Greeks.
> But it seems the lunars
>themselves are too disorganised for this to make sense.
Civilization does not equal standardization and most RW Empires (even the Romans) weren't.
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