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[Gluteus Maximus]

YOU SHOULD READ THE LAST LEGION
THEY HAVE NOW MADE A FILM ABOUT IT AND IT LOOKS A!W!E!S!O!M!E hock: hock:

Valerio Massimo Manfredi in his book 'The Last Legion' described a world which was increasingly losing touch with its classical heritage - the germanisation of the Army, the decay of towns, vulgar latin starting to develop into dialects which would one day become separate languages and ineffectual emperors manipulated by powerful courtiers, some of whom were part German themselves. Also he describes places such as Neapolis - still greek speaking, with most of its populace still ignorant as to the change which had occured, because life went on as it had always done. Visigoths are described by the Romans of the time as 'Staunch Allies' - which by then, they had been, for a few decades. The main character several times poses the question 'Why do people not realise what is happening?'

The film was a masterpiece - it managed to miss all of this out, and a lot more besides!