Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10870829-20130717030243/@comment-11766202-20130726175213

Rome was a marvel of the ancient world there's no doubt. People think because they came out on top and created an empire the vestiges of which can still be felt today, they were the greatest without equal. This just isn't so, their history was rife with near defeats and narrow victories. The Pyrrhic War could've gone badly if Pyrrhus didn't divide his focus. Same with Hannibal in the Second Punic War. The Roman-Syrian War would've gone horribly if the Greeks could've worked together to halt Roman advance. As great as the Romans were, they weren't without close rivals. I am a huge fan of the ancient world and I love Rome in particular, but I can see that things went their way because of great chance just as often as great skill. Militarily speaking of course. There's no doubt that the city itself had no equal until maybe even the 20th century.