For a board that prides itself for being Romanboos abd Napoleonboos, there are really very few threads about each of those.
Now's a good time as any.
Why was the Roman Empire the best military machine?
Why was Napoleon one of the greatest leaders?
>>1034827
>Why was the Roman Empire the best military machine?
Because Italians are good at war
>Why was Napoleon one of the greatest leaders?
Because Italians are good at war
>>1034870
Do you then consider Napoleon's Empire a rebirth of the Roman Empire of old?
>>1034882
Nah
The HRE was
>>1034827
>Why was the Roman Empire the best military machine?
their tactics
their ability to assimilate foreign people into roman culture
their ability to consistently raise fresh troops
>>1034885
But the HRE has almost nothing in common with the Roman Empire
>>1034894
>their tactics
One wonders. Wouldn't it rather be their doctrine? Rome's history is full of battles in which amateur generals get saved from destruction through their troops' discipline.
>>1034870
>italians
Italics are good at war. Once you coalesce them into a fake nation they become too self-conflicting to be effective.
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>>1034827
>a board that prides itself for being Napoleonboos
Since when? Every Napoopan thread degenerates in total prussiaboo and various marshalboo shitflinging.
Any Veniceboos here?
>>1035022
Does anybody know where to get a free version of Renaissance Venice by Hale? Can't find it on Bookzz or Mobilism
>>1035022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB6U2He_-yE
Venetian born and bred here.
This being a board concerned with history, not only there's plenty of Veniceboos, there's even more than byzaboos.
>>1035079
Byzaboos are the worst, with the worst empire also
