[OOC] Legions: Rise of Rome

[Jangel13]

Okay I'll make a legion later on as soon as I'm back on my computer

[Jangel13]

since legion 13 is a failure could I take that?

[LancerDancer]

Jangel13 said
since legion 13 is a failure could I take that?

Of course.

[Jangel13]

Legion Name: legio XIII sphinx

Legion Banner:

add the XII between the wings

Legion Composition
3000 soldier in all

1000 heavy infantry=
500 (hastati),
500 principes.
1000 triarii.

horsemen unites:1000 equestrians.

Legio Legatus

Legatus Name: Aulus Gordianus Tranquillus

Legatus Age 26

Legatus Origins: the Ortega family was once common merchants until his father got conscripted to fight in a war, although it was unlikely that his father would return from the battle it seemed the gods smiled on him as he charged into the battle with his brothers in arms taking back control of what was once a gaul village encampment and since then his father has went through the ranks and has been promoted numerous times and as the next Ortega in line Angelo is expected to be as great as his father was. although Angelo has not been in any serious battles he has won the hearts of the people for protecting them against numerous raids on different villages of both strategic and monetary value to the senate. As a result Angelo was promoted to legatus to have his own legion and fight with them as he will, the people have taken to call Angelo's legion as the "defending walls" of the empire

(hopefully I got it right but im unsure)

[So Boerd]

Few points for preservation of immersion.

1. Angelo Ortega is a modern name. Romans had three or more names. The praenomen (personal name), the nomen (family name), and the cognomen (often passed down through the family). Angelus Urticus (insert cognomen) would be his name.
2. Valkyries are a norse concept which does not yet exist.

[Jangel13]

changed, hows that? I know their were angels in the roman religion but I didn't know what they were generally called so I went with that

[Dedonus]

See this link for more information about Roman names. While I will not force you to pick an actual Roman name (since I am not the GM), I would strongly encourage you do so. You could also make Angelus Urticus as your legatus' cognomen and agnomen.

e.g. Titus Cominius Angelus Urticus or Lucius Aurelius Angelus Urticus.

Something along these lines will allow you to both keep the Angelo Ortega idea while conforming to the Roman naming conventions. However this is only a suggestion and I will not force you to do.

Jangel13 said
changed, hows that? I know their were angels in the roman religion but I didn't know what they were generally called so I went with that

Um...as far as I know, there were no angels in either Roman or Greek religion. Angel does come from Greek αγγελος (angelos, messenger), but unless I am mistaken, they are more of an Eastern concept (Judaeo-Christian, etc). There are winged humanoids (sirens, harpies, sphinx, gorgons, I think even the Furies), but no angels. I don't want to pour on your parade, but I did want to point this out (I think you are confusing the Late Roman Empire's religion - which was Christian - with the polytheistic beliefs of the Early Republican Romans).

[Captios]

Can confirm that angels, despite being found in the Sikh and Zoroastrian faiths (whereas the latter influenced Abrahamic faiths and the former contains a direct reference to an Abrahamic Archangel in its Guru Granth Sahib), are primarily an Abrahamic construct.

As far as I know, the sole reference to 'angels' in Greco-Roman religious culture was in the 4th century Christian-era musings of Proclus on Plato's Timaeus, where he assigns the adjective 'aggelikos' and the term 'aggelos' to sous-divine metaphysical entities.

[LancerDancer]

Captios said
Can confirm that angels, despite being found in the Sikh and Zoroastrian faiths (whereas the latter influenced Abrahamic faiths and the former contains a direct reference to an Abrahamic Archangel in its Guru Granth Sahib), are primarily an Abrahamic construct.As far as I know, the sole reference to 'angels' in Greco-Roman religious culture was in the 4th century Christian-era musings of Proclus on Plato's Timaeus, where he assigns the adjective 'aggelikos' and the term 'aggelos' to sous-divine metaphysical entities.

Who the Hell are you?

Someone close the window, you're letting the drizzle in.

Jangel13 said
changed, hows that? I know their were angels in the roman religion but I didn't know what they were generally called so I went with that

Angels existed in the late Roman Empire.

Lol, let me rephrase that.

The concept of angels existed in the late Roman Empire, as someone has already mentioned, because Christianity was the main religion of the time.

We're about four-five hundred years before that, so as it stands, that word is alien.

Choose yourself another name; something Latin. If you need help, this'll fast track you.

You may keep your banner, though your legion seems to be named after pottery? Unless somone (Boerd, or Ded) wants to correct me. Not that it matters.

Fix your Legate's name, and I'll roll with it.

[Captios]

LancerDancer said
Who the Hell are you?

Someone close the window, you're letting the drizzle in.

Nigh but an ever-curious spectator.

Which I must add that this is all quite interesting. I'm happy to see it up.

[LancerDancer]

Captios said
Nigh but an ever-curious spectator.Which I must add that this is all quite interesting. I'm happy to see it up.

I appreciate it, thanks. It's a good system we have here, a little clumsy perhaps, but it's given me something to work with for future RPs.

The people are good too.

If you're interested, Rome is short of troops.

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As for the Senate meeting, I'm going to go ahead and conclude it tomorrow evening. Otherwise we risk stagnation. Makesure you all have your say, because I'm pretty much going to re-read it all, then go with what I think is the reasonable outcome. The more convincing the arguments, the more chance of them being accepted.

[So Boerd]

Angelos is Greek, and simply means messenger. Could've been a Latinized name.

[Captios]

I'll definitely be interested in submitting an application some time in the near future.

[LancerDancer]

So Boerd said
Angelos is Greek, and simply means messenger. Could've been a Latinized name.

Doing some digging, and Angelos is a "late" Greek word.

"The word angel in English is a blend of Old English engel (with a hard g) and Old French angele.[4] Both derive from Late Latin angelus "messenger of God," which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ἄγγελος ángelos."

I am a wiki-warrior. This much is true.

[Jangel13]

I changed both names

[LancerDancer]

Jangel13 said
I changed both names

Good show.

I'm about to retire to bed, as it's late here. But you're accepted. I'll sort out all the office work tomorrow.

Be sure to get your say in the Senate meeting.

[So Boerd]

Sphingis, not Sphinx. It appears to be customary for legion names when using nouns to use the genitive case. Germanica, not Germania.

[LancerDancer]

So Boerd said
Sphingis, not Sphinx. It appears to be customary for legion names when using nouns to use the genitive case. Germanica, not Germania.

We'll let it slide. For the sake of the common man, and the greater good of science.

We can't expect everyone to be clued up.

The real test comes with the writing, and not necessarily the quality either.

[Dedonus]

So Boerd said
Sphingis, not Sphinx. It appears to be customary for legion names when using nouns to use the genitive case. Germanica, not Germania.

Germanica is a nominative singular feminine adjective.

link

Edit: i.e. don't mess with the person with 8 years of Latin and 3.5 years of ancient Greek.

Just Kidding (not kidding about how much Latin and Greek I know...)

[LancerDancer]

Dedonus said
Germanica is a nominative singular feminine adjective.

I bet you said that with a huge throbbing erection, didn't you?

Come on, fess up.