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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2308113, member: 51347&quot;]Excellent write up!&nbsp; I enjoy your moments of education!&nbsp; Great Finale for 2015!</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with your statement about how the Romans assimilated cultures, peoples, religions, etc. into the Empire.&nbsp; I love focusing on the Republic and found that what made Rome GREAT, was that they learned VERY early in their histories to assimilate peoples, religions, and cultures as they were growing.&nbsp; They created separate treaties with whomever they defeated, including absorbing their religions, celebrations, customs, etc... ie: Latins, Etruscans, Magna Graecia, Marsians, etc during their Republican Era struggles.&nbsp; They learned this early, and was probably one of the traits that made them great for a long history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps a notable EXCEPTION may had been the Carthaginians whom they obliterated and eschewed as much about them that they could!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Delenda est Carthago&quot; as [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] would always say... or was that Cato the Elder...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]464850[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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