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[King Shizzo]

which makes it all even worse.

Obviously things were different back then.  Sure they were scared, but it was an honorable death to die in battle.  Roman soldiers would take pride in showing off their scars.  It was a show of bravery and skill if all of your scars were on the front of your body.  This meant that you kept the enemy in front of you, and you never ran like a coward.  Pure Alpha!

[Marty Champions]

fuck man just look at his eyes and facial expression a sad broken hearted man, people like that i wish they would talk to johnnhy falcon and become friends seriously we would look at fine young hoes together

[Swede!]

Obviously things were different back then.  Sure they were scared, but it was an honorable death to die in battle.  Roman soldiers would take pride in showing off their scars.  It was a show of bravery and skill if all of your scars were on the front of your body.  This meant that you kept the enemy in front of you, and you never ran like a coward.  Pure Alpha!

Yes. Balls of steel. And heroes since they were ok with dying every damn time lol.

How many of todays "heroes" would be up for it you think?

[King Shizzo]

Yes. Balls of steel. And heroes since they were ok with dying every damn time lol.

How many of todays "heroes" would be up for it you think?

In a way dudes have it just as hard today.  If you are part of a ground force, you could die in a second from a sniper you didnt see from 1000 yards away. Technology makes things more distant, but also 1000x more lethal.  War takes balls no matter what century your in!

[Swede!]

In a way dudes have it just as hard today.  If you are part of a ground force, you could die in a second from a sniper you didnt see from 1000 yards away. Technology makes things more distant, but also 1000x more lethal.  War takes balls no matter what century your in!

Sure. But I would assume it takes more balls to run straight towards people holding a damn sword and Knowing you Will get fucked up lol.

[King Shizzo]

Sure. But I would assume it takes more balls to run straight towards people holding a damn sword and Knowing you Will get fucked up lol.

I love ancient history, and I have read many books on the subject.  Many wars were avoided due to one on one challenges between the two best soldiers from each army (like the Troy movie)  The best Roman soldier (or the one with the most balls on that day) would call out the best Gaul, Celt etc... and they would fight one on one to the death.  Sometimes the winner would cut off the loser's head and hold it up to the opposing army.  So in the movie Troy when they ask Achilles to fight that huge guy and spare everyone else, there is some truth to it.

[Swede!]

I love ancient history, and I have read many books on the subject.  Many wars were avoided due to one on one challenges between the two best soldiers from each army (like the Troy movie)  The best Roman soldier (or the one with the most balls on that day) would call out the best Gaul, Celt etc... and they would fight one on one to the death.  Sometimes the winner would cut off the loser's head and hold it up to the opposing army.  So in the movie Troy when they ask Achilles to fight that huge guy and spare everyone else, there is some truth to it.

not too fucking long ago either. We're one massive comet away from going through that shit again lol.

[Cleanest Natural]

you are a sad individual stark

to think that a young father and family man is fascinated with gore death and military is quite disturbing

you little one would be delighted to realize his dar looks at death faces and finds it fascinating while missing the life growing in front of him

[Stark]

you are a sad individual stark

to think that a young father and family man is fascinated with gore death and military is quite disturbing

you little one would be delighted to realize his dar looks at death faces and finds it fascinating while missing the life growing in front of him

It saddens me that you cannot see beyond your envy

[galain]

I have this book. It is both confronting and beautiful. As a society we tend to run from death instead of accepting it as an inevitable part of our lives, and media like this really puts it back in front of you as a reality.

If I'm ever having a "what the fuck" kind of day, I open the book for a few minutes and I appreciate what I have all the more.

[Stark]

I have this book. It is both confronting and beautiful. As a society we tend to run from death instead of accepting it as an inevitable part of our lives, and media like this really puts it back in front of you as a reality.

If I'm ever having a "what the fuck" kind of day, I open the book for a few minutes and I appreciate what I have all the more.

I am very close buying the book, I am not sure what kind of an effect it will have on me and I am a little bit "sensitive" atm due to some things that have happened in my life.
I feel sorry that there are people here that think I'm a gore freak, I can assure you I am not, I think at the beginning I was just fascinated with the aspect that I can see stuff that is being so much brushed under the carpet - I think its fair to say that I am a very curious person, but I get no pleasure out of it - its complicated - I think I want to confront myself and see how I feel - like testing yourself, I do believe that way over 99% of the people that comment on some nasty image with - DAMN look at that fuckers brain - its just false bravado.

[Cleanest Natural]

You are fascinated by the diff because your mind can "feel" the energetic imprints in the photos. In the live one you feel it and in the dead one it's not there. That's where the fascination comes from. When you look at a picture of anyone you "feel" that person whether you realize this or not.

[Parker]

In a way dudes have it just as hard today.  If you are part of a ground force, you could die in a second from a sniper you didnt see from 1000 yards away. Technology makes things more distant, but also 1000x more lethal.  War takes balls no matter what century your in!

I don't think too many Roman soldiers suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and decided to beat the daylights out of their wives and kids...

There was and is a diff attitude to war back then than now...war was expected, it was a part of life. And when the public couldn't see it, they had gladiator fights...blood, and death was a part of their culture. Entertainment, simulated death, nation building---that's a part of ours. More Roman soldiers died in one battle, back in the Roman's day than Americans died in our 10 yr 2 front war.

You are correct about technology...it's not the same when you have the enemy in front of you with a spear or knife---and you have deal with it yourself, but if you have a gun from hundreds of yards out...it's a diff feeling...

[Parker]

Movies and books make it seem like these wars were epic, but in reality they were probably hit and run skirmishes that went on and off for hours.  Honestly, how can you show off your skill/bravery when you are surrounded on all sides and could be stabbed in the back at any time. Sure there was some skilled involved, but if you survived war back then it was mostly luck.

Maybe you should read more about the eyewitness accounts, fighting styles, and men that were lost...I mena damn, we have horse now that are recents of the War horses of Europe---only heavy draft horses could carry knights in full armor or pull the heavy loads.

[Dr Dutch]

dying is fun

Yea, one should be allowed to do it more often..