Total War: Roman Style

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Interesting that you should mention "Teutons..." etc., since there has been a good deal of commentary on that show on AncMed (the mailing list of the Society of Ancients). Among the many inaccuracies in the first show about the Cimbri mentioned by list members was the Legionaries wearing Lorica Segmenta (only 200 years or so before it was actually invented), constant references to the Roman Empire (which, while one can argue that the Republic was an Empire, is quite confusing), claims that Gaul was part of the Roman empire (50 years before Caesar), and the depiction of the Cimbri and Teutones as a bunch of peace-loving tribesmen. Now one can always argue that such points are minor and of no importance; but IMO, the devil is in the details. If a show can't be bothered to do simple basic research, then what else on that show hasn't been properly researched?<br>
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I am not about to comment on Chris Kelly, since I have no knowledge of him whatsoever. My general question whenever I hear about some guy who is always on TV is to ask how - if he is so busy doing TV programs - he gets any time to do research. More seriously, though, there are a few good historical commentators on TV, but a good deal of them are also pretty dire.<br>
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Maharbal, if you enjoy a game with accurate Roman armies, then you probably won't enjoy Rome: Total War because - judging from the trailer and info so far - the game will be anything but accurate. Point taken about getting people to seek out more information; however my experience is that people prefer to simply accept what information they get, and never bother finding out if there was any inaccuracies in the information they got.<br>
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Nope, I am not a developer on Praetorians. My game is called Imperium, and is a far more humble (and long-term) undertaking. <p>Strategy <br>
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[url=http://"http://www.fenrir.dk/"]Imperium - Rise of Rome[/url]</p><i></i>