02-27-2013, 02:28 AM
Alexand, the attraction of really late, early Byzantine Rome (late 5- early 7th centuries CE) is exactly that it is so foreign. The principate has been internalised to such an extent that it has become a part of our culture, however false the picture might be.
The foreign character of late Rome is especially (but not exclusively) in the military sphere, warfare dominated by mounted combat and the bow, entirely foreign to us and, to my opinion, entirely misunderstood. It is historically speaking still a new frontier to explore. And all this against the backdrop of a world where the buildings and landmarks of ancient antiquity had yet hardly been ruined by the onset of decay, fascinating! Who could not be interested in this period? :woot:
The foreign character of late Rome is especially (but not exclusively) in the military sphere, warfare dominated by mounted combat and the bow, entirely foreign to us and, to my opinion, entirely misunderstood. It is historically speaking still a new frontier to explore. And all this against the backdrop of a world where the buildings and landmarks of ancient antiquity had yet hardly been ruined by the onset of decay, fascinating! Who could not be interested in this period? :woot:
