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Praxus · 04-17-2005, 22:36 PM

I'm no fan of the Spartans, they were Communists in the true sense of the word. They enslaved an entire people so they could train for war.

I'm a fan of the Thebens under Epaminondas and to some extent the Athenians (however they were a tyranical form of Democracy).

Absolute favorite is the Roman Republic up to the end of the second punic war.

Why Persians though? They had an absolute Monarch. Militarily they were inept and had to rely on massive military forces. They got their asses beat by rivaling city states, not once but twice, and got absolutely riped apart by Alexander.

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Praxus *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-26-03 Posts: 3,237	I'm no fan of the Spartans, they were Communists in the true sense of the word. They enslaved an entire people so they could train for war. I'm a fan of the Thebens under Epaminondas and to some extent the Athenians (however they were a tyranical form of Democracy). Absolute favorite is the Roman Republic up to the end of the second punic war. Why Persians though? They had an absolute Monarch. Militarily they were inept and had to rely on massive military forces. They got their asses beat by rivaling city states, not once but twice, and got absolutely riped apart by Alexander. Last edited by Praxus : 04-17-2005 at 22:42 PM.