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To: SunkenCiv

I would call Rome’s fight against the Picts their Viet Nam.

The Romans finally won against the Numantians.

The Romans never achieved victory against the Picts. They only achieved containment.


6 posted on 06/19/2026 6:47:27 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminisheRs the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac

Agreed. Britannia in general was more akin to Vietnam than was Iberia.


8 posted on 06/19/2026 6:54:21 AM PDT by Longdriver69
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