
Journal SolemnDragon's Journal: Battle of Allia 15
On the upside, my technical writing is getting a brush-up.
We'll talk about why later. But i've set the backbone of the work out and given it some effort, and the result is getting pretty interesting as i continue to research my chosen topics.
On the downside, i am soending my spare time at home sitting around, drawing maps of famous streams.
So here's the thought. Useless useful tasks. Or useful uselss ones, depending on how you look at it. Homework. Practice. Stupid stuff you start with so you can do harder stuff later on.
What's the most useful dumb thing you've had to do lately? What's the most useless smart thing you had to do lately?
So here i am, on the banks of the Allia, with my Celtic soldiers on one side, and the Romans on the other, and the Tiber in the background looking watery and bored with itself.
Do you have a favourite roman battle? A favourite ancient battle in general? C'mon, history buffs, you know who you are. Bore me with stories.
Useful dumb thing... (Score:2)
Fav battle? (Score:2)
Re:Fav battle? (Score:2)
As for battles in Antiquity? None jump out right now, but the evolution of Roman tactics is fascinating. Early on they were readily adaptable to any circumstance. Then, later on, they became entrenched in
Re:Fav battle? (Score:2)
If works slows down or something, I'll write about it...
Re:Fav battle? (Score:1)
There is a second book by the same author called "The Fall of Berlin 1945", which details the last days of Berlin including the Russian advance into the city after what the Germans did to Stalingrad. I have not read the second one yet, but it is sitting in my "to read" pile of books with about 6 other books right now.
Re:Fav battle? (Score:2)
Useless Useful (Score:2)
Not only could I be replaced by a computer, but I probably should be. THere is no reason a human performs this action. Now, the purchasing, planning, and scheduling are other matters, but they only account for some 25% of my job.
Seperating my fonts (Score:2)
Eh? (Score:1)
"Go tell the Spartans..." (Score:2)
I personally prefer the Anabasis and Ten Thousand with my boy Xenophon. It is a more true view of the Hellenes (instead of acc
Re:"Go tell the Spartans..." (Score:1)
Re:"Go tell the Spartans..." (Score:2)
There's also a 60's version which I haven't seen. I guess it's good classic sword and sandal fare.
not ancient ancient....but.... (Score:1)
He was a military genius.
He is most famous for his series of hit and run battles in a campaign known as "Jackson in the Valley". He fought 3 armies on 3 different fronts and forced them all to withdraw or retreat. These 3 armies were much larger than his own. Guerilla warfare much?
To sum it all up: General Lee quote: "Jackson lost his left arm, but I have lost my right".
Useful dumb thing (Score:2)
We do this so that when the c
Useless, smart, or somewhere in between? (Score:1)
I most smart useless thing I'm doing is de-cluttering on a massive scale to prep my house for sale. Right now, though, the place looks like a Roman army decimated it. Let's just