• @PugJesusOPM
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    31 day ago

    Yeah, like, at the TIBER? 2,000+ undefeatable men ready to knock down Rome’s walls in a day doesn’t mean “The full might of the Roman Empire will find you!”, it means “Lt. Colonel John Johnson from Iowa is now Emperor of Rome by acclamation of the Senate and People, and will be leading an expedition to Parthia next year. AVE!”

    • @[email protected]
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      31 day ago

      A few marine snipers attached to a completely standard Roman army would look like the hand of Jupiter.

      Hello decapitation strikes

      • @PugJesusOPM
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        21 day ago

        I find it doubly amusing since the somewhat… machismo-oriented culture of the Marine Corps would probably have fewer conflicts with the dominant culture in Rome and its Legions than your average American time-transplantee.

        The USMC is gayer though, and would doubtlessly pass on this tradition by example to the Legions they would spearhead