Simple question:
Who would win a war, the US Army in its prime or the Roman Empire military in its prime?
Remember, you are to be considering each as they were in their primes.
2006-08-03 10:19:51 · 29 answers · asked by poirierrocks 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Let me see that means that the US Army can use the A-bomb which definitely make the entire Roman Empire into a mushroom cloud. The Romans don't have a shot.
2006-08-03 10:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by The Chaotic Darkness 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
USA, any time. The technology of weaponry alone is enough to turn the tide.
Consider the "evolution" of weapons and armor.
Midevil (not too far different from Roman) had chainmail armor, swords and bows/arrows.
With the invention of the crossbow, chainmail was replaced with solid piece armor.
Then guns were invented and most armor was abandoned due to cost and weight of material to defeat musketballs and bullets.
With the musketballs even in the revolutionary war, the US army could destroy the romans from a much greater distance and much quicker.
2006-08-03 10:26:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The US would beat the Italians today(which makes a change because the American military is a load of bollocks) but they wouldnt of done so back in the days if the roman empire(although the Americans werent even around in the Roman times)but it was the British who had the biggest empire in the history of this planet.
2006-08-03 12:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by HHH 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if your using the equipment they had in there primes, well I would have to say the US wouldn't take even one loss. A single platoon with its full auto weapons would be able to cut down all the Romans before they even got close enough to attack.
if you mean with the same equipment, hmm well I think the Romans are better trained but The US military I believe is larger, could be wrong though, and if it is they would win because of numbers alone.
2006-08-03 10:32:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The US army ,if you were around during world war 2 you would know -----NO one can beat the Americans when the chips are down they will do what ever it takes to win, losing is not in there nature , are army is always prime .
2006-08-03 10:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by sandyjean 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe the US Army in it's prime would win the war. Technology would be the major reason.
2006-08-03 10:24:05 · answer #6 · answered by Pop D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
US Army of course consider the level of technology at the time when each country was in its prime.
2006-08-03 10:27:53 · answer #7 · answered by sam 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romans
2006-08-03 10:22:19 · answer #8 · answered by Pam 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The US Army was in it's prime right around the Gulf War: soldiers covered in kevlar with M-16's and escorting M1-Abrams tanks vs Roamans covered in bronze with lances, swords, and gladii, and occassionally form a "turtle" for protection. AMERICA HANDS DOWN!!!
2006-08-03 10:28:18 · answer #9 · answered by jbhafford 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. We have all of their military technology plus advancements over the last few centuries. The machine gun alone would be all the weaponry needed for taking on the Romans. Besides, the Romans didn't have bombs.
2006-08-03 10:24:49 · answer #10 · answered by x 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋