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Well I'll say this much: i'm not a sharp historian, in fact my history of Rome
only goes so far as reading the Penguin History of the world. But Everytime i
see any thing roman related, and then when i see lego minifigs, Roman soldiers
immediately come to mind.
Tell me that chariots are not just asking to be made into a little set.
I do like the Romans for their engineering feats, especially I am studying to
be a civil engineer myself. Afterall it was their chariots and carts that have
evolved into todays railway gauges.
I think that the jewel in the crown for any roman set that Lego may create
would have to be a collesium of sorts. Perhaps lego could release it in
quarters, so that any completist [1] would buy four sets.
And yes the roman era could carry onward to such things as Egypt, Atilla's
traversing through the Alps, even perhaps towards a city called
Constantioplego. Ok I'll shut up now :-)
Santosh
In lugnet.dear-lego, Erik Olson writes:
> Hi Lindsay... Hi Santosh...
>
> Lego is not going to do this for us. We must do it ourselves. But it's fun to
> speculate (or is that to design?)
> >
> > > Dear Lego,
> > >
> > > I think a good idea for Lego would be the Ancient Roman Empire. It could be
> > > somewhat historical too (educational?)
>
> If somehow Lego were to go and do Roman for a castle theme, we would probably
> get a make-believe version of history. There would be a timeless Emperor, some
> people in togas, and a lot of cheery smiling red Praetorian guards. The • Emperor
> would have short hair and a bunch of grapes.
>
> I imagine there would be a big set of the Emperor at the Coliseum with
> gladiators, a medium set of a big Temple with some Senators, a villa or two, a
> budget Camp Gate set with 3-man Legionary squad, and polybags with your • Emperor
> and Legionary or Gladiator minifigs.
>
> If they did it like Knight's Kingdom, the everybody's-idea-of-an-Emperor would
> face some sets of scary-looking landless guys with catapults and wagons.
> Probably generically supplied "Barbarians" which would play well even to their
> native countries.
>
> Of course, they could do it better, with subthemes, ooh yeah. Not in any
> particular order (like getting Ep.4 and Ep.1 the same year.) There'd be some
> sets of the Republic with senators talking over ship's beaks. Numinous • Etruscan
> Priests and Soothsayers watching birds (they'd probably just turn out • Wizards).
> Humble red-tiled Republican farmer-soldier villas released alongside splendid
> Imperial monuments. There'd be your oriental Heavy Cavalry, the Germans with
> waggons and lots of cows (moo), red-bearded Britons, and Greeks with unkempt
> beards. Druids.
>
> My favorite small set: Marius' Roman Road Construction Crew. Next, Aqueduct
> Engineers. And a Townspeople set with an actor, a sculptor, a Guard, a
> gladiator, a lawyer, and a donkey. Not to forget the lowly Temple Treasury • Cart
> repeat.
>
> They would all have yellow faces.
>
> >
> > Which part of the Roman Empire? The Hellenistic portion, or
> > Gaul/Scandia/Britannia? I'd love to see the theme move about from Greece to
> > Egypt to the Levant--although, you know, the Punic Wars would be great too.
> > Did Rome really have an organized foe after that? I think Hannibal would be • a
> > lot of fun, and it would give us Lego elephants!
>
> Good ideas Lindsay... too bad you'll be out of the picture for a little while.
> Please take SOME Lego!
>
> To put in a little context about Rome's foes (no not the Moo men), the second
> Punic War was when Rome began to be a power in the Mediterranean (they clashed
> with their Carthaginian and Greek neighbors while colonizing Sicily.) Rome
> gained a tremendous number of formerly Carthaginian lands (Spain, Tunis),
> resources (metals, grain), and military devices (trireme), albeit at a • terrible
> price. Pressed with something to do with this power, those Roman legions were
> sent to take on the remains of Alexander's empire in Macedonia and Greece and
> certainly had their hands full there and elsewhere through the East.
>
> It took Rome another two centuries (which saw it badly outnumbered by Germanic
> wanderers) to consolidate the East (Pompey the Great), Dacia, Gaul (Caesar), • and
> Egypt (Caesar/Antony), and visit Britain (which remained unconquered always,
> really). It could be argued that a lot of the time Rome was its own organized
> foe, what with Sulla's legions, civil wars and rival Imperators. Also, • through
> and beyond the disintegration of the empire and the Huns and *Goths in the • 400s,
> organized Persia remained a perennial foe.
> It is supposed that until WW1-2 the Roman sword had killed more people than
> anything else, ever. (Sorry to leave you on that note! Too violent for
> children's toys!)
>
> -Erik
>
> For those who read this far, a treat: http://www.ancient-theme.com
>
> (what can I say, Santosh' post was timely)
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