Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-27097330-20151221012115/@comment-27097330-20151222132901

Patrick.vtap wrote: The culture isn't roman, but e idea of a mighty empire in decline does harken back to Rome...

Yeah, I say in RPs we bump it up to normal real-world army sizes... Gondor is clearly Roman! Two empires that were once one before being split. One fell into many kingdoms, (Rome and Arnor,) while the other is in decline. (Gondor and Byzantine.) A steward is appointed to watch over the empire. (Constantine appointed an official to watch over the other half after he split the empire. All emperors later followed this rule. Excluding Diocletian and Justinian.) Barbarians from all sides threaten the empires safety. (Arabians, Persians, Turks. Easterlings, Variags, Near Haradrim.) They gain a more barbaric ally. (Rohan/Russia.) They gain a powerful emperor who vanquishes enemies and conquers both parts again after original strife. (Aragorn/Justinian.)