Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20160505033846/@comment-6192846-20160505203851

146.113.65.245 wrote:

I don't see why we have to accept such generality. I put the "or" preceeding that to indicate it as just another option but I can see how the wording gives a different impression. Mea culpa.

For the reasons I've stated, Magic Kingdom Levianta seems to be a clear-cut relation to the original Roman Empire. In the historical timeline of the world, the Roman Empire is long gone by the time countries like, say France and England started popping up.

The Holy Roman and Byzantine empires, on the other hand, were definitely still around for a long time even as their power and influence dwindled due to these rising national powers. Therefore it seems pretty safe to say that they are NOT based on Rome but one of the offshooting empires that sprung up after its fall. I'm not making the connection. Safe to say they're not based on Rome because other empires were founded during or after Rome's collapse? Going back to my last post, there's a whole another way of looking at that so I can't agree it's a clear-cut as you're saying. I agree with what's provided for Levianta having a Rome inspiration but I can do the same with Beelzenia or Tasan.

If they all seem to be drawing on vaguely similar concepts it's because A) Rome heavily culturally influenced the countries left behind in its wake and B) the later empires had a historical timeline that went somewhat similarly to Rome.

So Byzantine was split in two before being conquered by the Holy Roman Empire? XD

The issue with vague inspirations is they're not going to be perfect fascimilies but if we are going by vague history, a country like Tasan which coexisted with Levianta has less in common with Byzantine than it does with Rome. By saying there's a similar timeline to Rome, you're suggesting it could be inspired by Rome itself as well or has no inspiriation with any country (I'd be suprised on the latter).

146.113.65.245 wrote:

I don't see why we have to accept such generality. I put the "or" preceeding that to indicate it as just an option but I can see how the wording gives a different impression. Mea culpa.