Ancient History

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  1. thelistener Well-Known Member

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    well the roman emperors also had their own personal bodyguards called Equites singulares Augusti
    thelistener, Mar 3, 2012
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  2. UnitRico Well-Known Member

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    It's great how the WikiPedia page on them first states they acted as the bodyguard, and then has a list of the interaction between each emperor and the Guard. About a quarter was murdered and assassinated by them, I'd say. Oh the irony.
    UnitRico, Mar 3, 2012
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  3. thelistener Well-Known Member

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    Well I guess they kept them around for political sway, but you think if you are the fourth emperor in the same year and all of your predecessors have been killed by the guard, you would disband the fuckers. I mean to a normal praetorian guard yearly pay was 25 000 (something something...)for what?!

    Also I love that some modern security company's name is praetorian :rolleyes:
    thelistener, Mar 3, 2012
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    Well I would not feel secure under their watch.
    slydessertfox, Mar 3, 2012
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  5. UnitRico Well-Known Member

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    I don't know, if you pay them enough, you should be fine.
    UnitRico, Mar 3, 2012
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    But what if another person decides to pay them more? :eek:
    slydessertfox, Mar 3, 2012
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    Blast! My plans have been foiled!
    UnitRico, Mar 3, 2012
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    "We are Pretorian. If you pay us enough, you won't be part of the quarter!"
    Bart, Mar 3, 2012
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  9. thelistener Well-Known Member

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    Well I just read about the bad times of the roman empire (the time when the average ruling time was 2 years)

    "the normal people surprisingly were not effected. Army was a standing army and the soldiers were career soldiers. The revolting generals who wanted to be emperors never raped,pillaged or did anything else to the population.
    Only effect it had was that sometimes you came across a field of dead or your relative who was a soldier died.

    The economical effect was only inflation."

    really interesting,

    so the "bad times" were not so bad to the majority of the population?
    thelistener, Mar 3, 2012
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  10. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    Yes I can.
    GeneralofCarthage, Mar 3, 2012
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  11. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    You can never be 100% sure God exists because you can never get enough evidence to prove he exists. The only way to know whether he exists or not is to die, and I don't plan on trying to die just to prove my point.
    slydessertfox, Mar 3, 2012
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    Why does it matter so much to convince General.
    UnholyKnight800, Mar 3, 2012
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  13. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    He's insecure.

    Anyways sly, you can never change my belief. I believe in God, is there a problem?
    GeneralofCarthage, Mar 3, 2012
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    lol.
    I'm not trying to change your belief. I am trying to say, you can believe a God exists but you can never be 100% sure a God exists until you die. Also, I was trying to say you have no room for calling the ancient alien theory "bullshit because there is no evidence" while defending something with no tangible evidence.
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  15. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    Well I am 100% sure he does exist.
    GeneralofCarthage, Mar 3, 2012
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  16. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    It is impossible to be 100% sure. It's not a matter of saying well I'm 100% and he's not, it is not possible to be 100% sure he exists, and vice versa. That is why religion arguments never amount to anything. Because neither side can ever be 100% sure.
    slydessertfox, Mar 3, 2012
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  17. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    Yes it is. I have never doubted God. I will always be 100% sure for life.
    Jesus Penis
    GeneralofCarthage, Mar 3, 2012
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    You can not doubt the existence of God but you can never be 100% sure. It is impossible to be 100% sure either way, until you die.
    slydessertfox, Mar 3, 2012
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  19. RickPerryLover strawberries oh sweet Jesus strawberries

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    Even I have doubted God at some point, it was about a month ago.;)
    RickPerryLover, Mar 3, 2012
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    Of course you can believe in God, dammit! What we mean is, you can never be so secure of it, unless you've had some kind of experience, but you never told us about such kind so it is foolish to be so sure of something you can't prove. I don't say you should believe in anything, but you should keep telling us that we should for that logic. I'm not trying to turn you into an atheist, I'm trying to convince you that the arrogant behavior you use only destroys your own credibility.

    Nice. Mature.
    Bart, Mar 4, 2012
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