[Element187]

There is too many differences between the Roman Empire and the USA ... During the Roman Empire.. everyones armies pretty much had the same technology .. swords, bow/arrows, maces, etc ... the playing field was about equal as for wartime technology.. the only thing that was different was the size of armies, the conducting of the war, and how well trained the soldiers were.

fast forward today, and we have the advantage of better technology, better military campaign planning, and some intense training on our warriors... comparing the terrorist technology to our military technology is like comparing a geo metro to a ferrari.

[ichabod1]

Take a look at Caesars campaigns against the Gauls. He had 25,000 men and he was able to defeat armies 10X that size. No one had seen invincible military power like that of Rome. No, the biggest difference to me is that we don't govern others, we just influence.

[philman_36]

During the Roman Empire.. everyones armies pretty much had the same technology .. swords, bow/arrows, maces, etc ... the playing field was about equal as for wartime technology.. the only thing that was different was the size of armies, the conducting of the war, and how well trained the soldiers were.
That is just so wrong that it cries out for a response. The technologies were not the same. Who else had ballista?

Who else had catapults?

Nobody else had the discipline, weapons and training comparable to the Romans. Most of the peoples the Romans fought still fought wars as single combat, not in formations, such as the testudo(tortoise) formation and other basic formations, as the Romans did.

[Cronos]

During the Roman Empire.. everyones armies pretty much had the same technology .. swords, bow/arrows, maces, etc

well, no, the Romans had formidable seige engines and catapaults. Their archers were the best trained as were their legionnaires. They also used the shorter sword combined with a large shield -- very useful against Barbarians with large swords (difficult in close quarters) with small shields (easy to stick your sword past it)