Bit of an unfair comparison, as you didn't use the Cyrodilic Empire at it's height, but you did for the Romans.
@matynavarro85488 жыл бұрын
Agreed. The Cyrodillic Empire had Cyrodiil, High Rock, Skyrim and Hammerfell at their peak. Also, Tamriel is a continent, not the entire world. There are Five or six current continents on Nirn.
@007RAJKOify8 жыл бұрын
+Neal Cleaver he sad Tamriel is only continent on Nirn.Lol he is dumb.
@007RAJKOify8 жыл бұрын
+Maty Navarro Empire had entire Tamriel with summer set isles.Dont act smart because you are so wrong and you look so stupid.Dont correct with wrong info.
@matynavarro85488 жыл бұрын
+Hiperdude Lolz I am sorry, I forgot to clarify. I was talking about the new Empire, as the old one, the one from Tiber Septim, was the one that conquered all of Tamriel. This Empire practically disbanded (without leader) with the Molag Bal invasion and what not, (ESO) so the New Empire, with the few Septims that were left AND the Medes Dynasty, which is believed to have disappeared if the Dark Brotherhood Questline from SKYRIM is Cannon. I repeat, I forgot to clarify that.
@matynavarro85488 жыл бұрын
+Maty Navarro also both Septim and Mede are of the Third Empire, I just called them old and new since they are completely different for each other, causing the Empire to struggle to choose the new dynasty. I apologize, I still don't have a sufficient understandment of the English language
@wishbone3469 жыл бұрын
I liked the video, but you should have used an older version of the Cyrodilic empire for this comparison. Really the Cyrodilic empire at the time of Skyrim isn't comparable to the Roman empire anymore. This comparison should have been done between the Romans and the Cyrodilic empire at the time of Oblivion when it was at its height and technology was more comparable. By the time of Skyrim 200 years have passed since the Empire was at its height. At its peak the Empire held every single province of Tamriel whereas by Skyrim they only hold 3. The Imperial weapons and armor at the time of say Morrowind were also far more Roman in function with the swords looking even more like a gladius and the shields being actual tower shields.
@jamesdonnellan17248 жыл бұрын
+ΛΥΞΑΣ ΔΑΝΙΕΛ ΓΕΡΗΑΡΔ same
@mechkota8 жыл бұрын
+wishbone346 But Morrowind and other provinces gained big degrees of autonomy in the Cyrodilic empire
@wishbone3468 жыл бұрын
bladerun101 In the real world many places conquered by Rome were afforded the same luxury. Their own leaders were allowed to remain in charge, and they were allowed to keep many of their own customs. Rome usually only asked that nations pledge part of their armies to them, and that if Rome ever needed aid that the conquered nation help. Well, that and of course they were required to give money, goods, etc to the Romans. However, Rome rarely put its own leaders in charge of conquered peoples, and they rarely tried to take away customs that these peoples had. This was because doing so became to muddied and dangerous, especially as they got further and further away from Rome proper. Of course much of this changed in the later years of Rome. Many of the later Emperors did begin pushing for more control. This is of course one of the reasons Rome began to collapse.
@mechkota8 жыл бұрын
wishbone346 Dark Elves in Morrowind general stance is anti-man and anti-empire.
@wishbone3468 жыл бұрын
bladerun101 That's in the time of Skyrim. The Dunmer at the time of Morrowind actually agreed to join the Empire and were awarded special immunity to some Imperial laws such as the ban on slavery in exchange for joining. All the way up until Oblivion the Dunmer were relatively friendly toward the races of men (more or less) and were actually pro-Empire on the whole with the great house Hlaalu acting as the main support for the Empire there. Then after the Oblivion crisis the Empire abandoned Morrowind resulting in the province being nearly destroyed by the Daedra. In anger the other great houses abolished house Hlaalu and seceded from the Empire. Then the events that lead to the eruption of Red Mountain happened which led to Morrowind becoming completely destabilized and caused them to loose a good chunk of the province to the Argonians. The Argonians were however pushed back slightly by the united remaining Dunmer who mostly charged under the banner of house Redoran. This lead to the Redoran becoming the main ruling body in Morrowind, and Redoran is extremely anti-Empire due to the events that lead to Morrowind being in this state in the first place. So, in short at its peak the Empire was actually very friendly with Morrowind.
@maximilienrobespierre79278 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry? You say Tamriel is the whole world?! What about Atmora, Akaviri and possibly some unknown continents?
@maximilienrobespierre79278 жыл бұрын
Angry Shark910 Even if so, it is a known fact that Nords came to Tamriel from Atmora, as well as the invasion of Akavir. Even if people of Tamriel haven't yet explored the rest of the world, they know of existence of other continents as, damn, first HUMANS on Tamriel come from Atmora!
@maximilienrobespierre79278 жыл бұрын
Angry Shark910 You have your point. But still, a fact is a fact - it is known that Atmora exists, even if it's no longer hospitable.
@osurac18808 жыл бұрын
ey said it en teh box ya dum elf.
@k1er4n5448 жыл бұрын
would be cool if they made a game where in cyrodil you discover new lands like the americas and have gunpowder
@osurac18808 жыл бұрын
kieran simpson That's earth, this is nirn, Nin and Earth are two different planets, Nirn has only 3 continents, Tamirel, Akaviri, Admora. I've sure they would of saw if there was more land.
@barghestblue7317 жыл бұрын
the Cyrodilic heavy armor looks like it would be quite a lot heavier than the roman armor.
@bloodypine227 жыл бұрын
Barghest Blue The Heavy imperial armour is like 10-15 millimeters thick
@barghestblue7317 жыл бұрын
Ok yeah, that would be ridiculously heavy, what are they trying to stop with that? Musket balls?
@thatlemonguy11076 жыл бұрын
Javier Merino Jesus. Imagine that. You’d probably have to make the entire Continent full of your army.
@Agm1995gamer3 жыл бұрын
It's just because of the limited graphics capabilities. Easier to portray thicker shapes.
@calexander74953 жыл бұрын
@@barghestblue731 Well they do have to worry about magical fireballs, giant monsters, and demonic incursions. So musket resistance is more of underkill than anything.
@kjaldir10898 жыл бұрын
When Tiber Septim was the Emperor , the Empire controlled almos whole of Tamriel
@akush420697 жыл бұрын
Skayu Gra same when uriel septim from oblivion did too
@Elipus227 жыл бұрын
Skayu Gra It controlled all of Tamriel. Central Blackmarsh was still under their control, but it wasn't possible to enforce law there.
@twiddlerat99204 жыл бұрын
ALL
@kjaldir10894 жыл бұрын
@@twiddlerat9920 Well Black Marsh was only "technically" part of the Empire, no one really ever conquered or fully controlled it.
@tauempire17933 жыл бұрын
Black marsh was just autonomous and the people just gave up hence why the Empire was able to say to the people "you are under Imperial law" with that they were able to recruit troops from there, get taxes ect but because the nature of black marsh and there being a few argonion sub races it sorta allowed them to be quite autonomous compared to somewhere like High rock which also had a fair bit of autonomym The same thing or similar thing sorta happened to Morrowind
@notevenironicallyfunny2047 жыл бұрын
Lol Tamreil is just one of the continents. I don't even think it's the biggest one.
@nivek89687 жыл бұрын
I heard somewhere that Tamriel was the size of Australia
@dr.stevebrule40297 жыл бұрын
LeafyIsHere idk if that's true but if it is then the countries in tamriel are small as hell
@andryuu_20007 жыл бұрын
LeafyIsHere Impossibile, more like northern America
@nivek89687 жыл бұрын
Andrew de la Mennah ☣ Skyrim was barely the size of Rhode Island
@Azaghal19887 жыл бұрын
gameplay =! lore Skyrim ingame is much smaller than in lore. Otherwise all people would starve because there's not enough space for crops to feed more than one small city :P
@Axon4000Gaming8 жыл бұрын
I'll be honest, while I did REALLY enjoy the video, my favourite part was the world map because New Zealand is on it, lol. We never get noticed outside of Rugby...
@metatronyt8 жыл бұрын
+Tyler Moon I love the kiwis :D
@Axon4000Gaming8 жыл бұрын
+Metatron Yay! :D
@Axon4000Gaming8 жыл бұрын
+Metatron just wondering but if you haven't already, would you ever consider looking at Maori weaponry? (they had no armour since they were pretty much in the stone age when Europeans arrived)
@potatodeathclaw10368 жыл бұрын
+Metatron your roman armour looks like white blades armour
@Crytica.8 жыл бұрын
+Tylord The Great Silly Kiwi.
@elixxon8 жыл бұрын
Looks like some commenters mix up some names... Tamriel is a continent. The planet is called Nirn.
@The_Crimson_Fucker9 жыл бұрын
Corrections, corrections, corrections, where to start with these numerous corrections. Okay...here we go: 1) The Septim Empire (While still based in Cyrodil, and still technically having that name, "The Cyrodilic Empire" is more commonly used to refer to the Raman, or Second Empire. There have been many "Cyrodilic Empires" throughout the ages, rising and falling ,with each successive empire building upon the legacy of the last) at it's height, controlled the *entirety of Tamriel* However, this only lasted a number of years, and with the centuries, the various provinces broke off. Right now, during the events of Skyrim, has control only over little over half of Skyrim, High Rock and Cyrodil itself. 2) Tamriel is *NOT* the whole of their world. There are several more continents on Nirn, including Atmora, Akavir(where the Blades find their origin), Yokuda(ancestral home to the red guard, sank in to the ocean), Pyandonea, Aldmeris(possibly mythical) and probably another that I'm missing. However, in comparison to Tamriel and Akavir, Akavir being the larger of the two, they rest are rather quite tiny - more akin to large islands than actual continents. To compare it to the real world, it would be as if the Roman Empire had control over all of Europe.bits of Africa and bits of Asia(Tamriel is bigger than Europe). Though, as far as controlling different cultures....the peoples under the empire are far more culturally and racially(some even belonging to entirely different species and, in fact, classes) different than those under Rome. After all, there are only so many differences that a man and a man can have, and the Empire is host to far more than men and men alone. 3) A general is a general, he commands over as large an army as he can get. Saying that an Imperial general controls a "small army or entire legion" is like saying Caesar only had command over a single battalion. 4) This is less a correction, and more a musing. I wonder if the first rank you can earn is "Auxiliary" because...well...that's kind of what you are. Also, dude, why are you reading straight from the Wiki? I always hate it when KZfaqrs do that. At the very least, state that you are going to do it before you do it. 5) Never mix game mechanics and lore, they do not represent each other. What you see, is not necessarily the reality of that world. In video games, there is always a massive disconnect between what the player can do, and what the lore says. This is because of the limits of the systems, and because Bethesda make mechanically simple games that are heavy on the lore, heavy on the character and heavy on the mods. In short, we don't really know how the Imperial sword was meant to be used since the simplistic fighting system doesn't really do much in the ways of martial arts and, as far as construction goes, the Imperial Sword is a fucking paddle - I'm pretty sure that you could effectively row a boat with that thing! As far as the shape goes(assuming that we bring it back in to realistic proportions), it's really just a fancy gladius. However, seeing the lack of scutum-like shields in the game, I'm going to say that the Imperial Sword was probably used as both a cutting and thrusting weapon. While we don't really know it's material quality, I think that it's safe to assume that it was made out of high-carbon steel. The Elder Scrolls exists in a weird "time beyond time" situation where, the world does, in actuality, exist in something comparable to the high-middle toward late middle ages...but the individual factions exist in the time periods that they're supposed to represent(Cyrodil representing Rome and the Italian States, High Rock representing Medieval western Europe, Skyrim representing Scandinavia during that weird period at the end of the Viking age where they were kind of vikings, but also kind of not vikings, and Hamerfell representing the Moors during their hay day). Another weird thing is that....in Skyrim, the Nords are land-loving infantrymen. They like to fight with their feet firmly planted in the soil, which is a sharp contrast to Viking naval culture. 6) Again, more of a musing than a correction but...Skyrim seems to be waging some sort of crusade against sleeves. Which is very weird because all of the previous games had them in great amounts - and they were all set in much warmer regions than Skyrim(the only place on or around Tamriel,colder than Skyrim is Atmora...which is basically Greenland/The Arctic). 7) "We can't see both in the game" *cough* Yes we can. was about to go on a rant about mods, good thing you mentioned them. 8) Depends on what you mean by "prefer". Which would I rather live under? Septim - life's simply more interesting with Dragons and demonic incursions! Which do I find more impressive? Roman. With all due respect for Tiber Septim and his line, but it's one thing to conquer your world with magic shouts and giant mecha(that actually happened in the lore), it's another to conquer your world with only your wit and your will(and a few million legionaries behind your back).
@MikePhantom9 жыл бұрын
+The Crimson Fucker welltiberseptim hd to use wit aswell,since at a certain point he slit his own throat not to be accused formurdering his king. morrowind was actualy msotlyconquered through diplomaty and the surrender of the false tribunal. also ONEman with the thuum didnt won a war alone.
@The_Crimson_Fucker9 жыл бұрын
MikePhantom Never the less, warfare looks very different when you have magic and giant robots. Also...yeah, he kinda does when he can shout down cavalry charges, shatter open gates and rout formations and set towns on fire with his voice.
@MikePhantom9 жыл бұрын
The Crimson Fucker remember the otherside had magic too. actually the old aldmeri dominion was magicly OP
@The_Crimson_Fucker9 жыл бұрын
MikePhantom Eh...obviously not magically OP enough for the Empire's *giant, magical robot*.
@MikePhantom9 жыл бұрын
The Crimson Fucker well read it up what that robot actualy was and where they got it. and before that tiber septim didnt dare to go into the dominion.
@BloodyCrow__9 жыл бұрын
Skyrim huge battles are clusterfucks. But the game is still fun though.
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
***** Good point xD
@petesperandio9 жыл бұрын
***** If you own the PC version of the game and are, like me, extremely disappointed with the Civil War, there is a mod that makes the Civil War approximately 38x harder. You can actually and quite easily lose the Civil War. I forget the name of the mod, but I definitely know it exists.
@SageManeja9 жыл бұрын
+Gocker the Smerts Yeah basically like every generic modern military shooter where YOU are the "hero" and its so obvious how everything is scripted around what YOU do.
@Crmsn-qk2io5 жыл бұрын
Bloody_Crow your so right lol
@christiantripp63878 жыл бұрын
To all the people making corrections, the comparison is based of the empire as it appears in Skyrim, not the empire as a whole.
@charlottewalnut31187 жыл бұрын
Roman they don't bow to elves
@Justanotherconsumer3 жыл бұрын
Brian: Woman should curtsy, not bow. Pilate: Stwike him, Centuwion!
@Robert3998 жыл бұрын
The point about territory was wrong. The Septim Empire conquered all the provinces of Tamriel except for Morrowind, which agreed to join on the condition that it maintained greater autonomy.
@minerva91048 жыл бұрын
They couldn't conquer morrowind because the telvanni would've destroyed them
@minerva91047 жыл бұрын
codebreaker1983 one does not simply kill the telvanni, those lesser elves they killed, they are nothing compared to the ruthless wizard lords of the telvanni, the only mages legally allowed to levitate because of the levitation act from which morrowind was spared, Divayth Fyr, a 4000 year old wizard, can kill half an army with one hand behind his back and a blindfold, if they wanted the telvanni could conquer all of tamriel thanks to their magical prowess, they just don't because they don't give half a shit about politics and conquering
@minerva91047 жыл бұрын
Robert R he wouldn't manage a military take over without heavy unnecessary casualties though
@rhadaghasttheenraged96277 жыл бұрын
Robert R the birds joined because of talos and helped shape the empire
@Robert3997 жыл бұрын
troll of jom "birds"?
@ChrissieBear8 жыл бұрын
The empire used to control the entire continent.
@Supergrunt89 жыл бұрын
Theres a mod for skyrim on pc called Perfect Legionnaire, it over hauls the imperial armor quite nicely.
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
LibertyPrime I'll have a look thanks :D
@ra_alf94673 жыл бұрын
@@metatronyt hey, I know it was an old comment. But can you review the Legion armor from Fallout New Vegas.
@garethalford6828 жыл бұрын
the imperial empire logo is akatosh the dragon God of time
@totallynotagamingchannel32038 жыл бұрын
I thought it was tash-Raka, the Akaviri tiger dragon? Not positive though.
@deep_and_profound_topics8 жыл бұрын
+Totally not a gaming channel they are the same God just in different pantheons.
@deep_and_profound_topics8 жыл бұрын
+Totally not a gaming channel Oh nvm, that's a tiger guy who turned himself into a dragon. Totally different.
@totallynotagamingchannel32038 жыл бұрын
+Deep and Profound Topics do you know which one it is? I'm a bit confused now.
@deep_and_profound_topics8 жыл бұрын
+Totally not a gaming channel Akatosh is the dragon God of time, he is the leader of the Aedra. Tash-Raka is one of the tiger people of the continent called Akavir who managed to turn himself into an extremely large dragon.
@SterbenCyrodill8 жыл бұрын
Actually, Morrowind is a part of the Empire. The "Argonian State" is simply Black March
@connerdale42218 жыл бұрын
Morrowind got invaded by the Argonians, and they won, so Morrowind is now part of the Argonian State
@evanmcmanus22228 жыл бұрын
+Conner Dale I think it's just Southern Morrowind that's under the Argonian control.
@connerdale42218 жыл бұрын
+Evan McManus Well yeah, as Northern Morrowind is uninhabitable
@evanmcmanus22228 жыл бұрын
+Conner Dale Oh yeah, that's why many have fled to Skyrim. The north is (mainly Vvardenfell [not sure if it's spelled correctly] and the area surrounding it) is covered in ash, the south is under Argonian control, but if I remember correctly, isn't Mournhold still under Dunmer control?
@danieldavis62888 жыл бұрын
Yes, Vvardenfell was a province of Morrowindbut is now technically Argonian. Mainland Morrowind they haven't been clear on the status to my knowledge, so far as I know it's only Vvardenfell that has been conquered.
@davidinman54849 жыл бұрын
Hey, I just subbed to this channel after spending some time watching a few, and a huge fan of TES and it's lore for over 10 years. I found your videos and I absolutely love love love the analysis you do. 10/10 man, keep up the amazing stuff. Even the non videogame stuff is cool. I don't think I am very picky about my subs, so thanks for the entertainment!
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
David Inman Hey thyere David, thank you so much for subbing and watching my videos :D yes I am a huge fan of Bethesda's games too so many more videos like this coming :3 Welcome to the community
@dr.stevebrule40297 жыл бұрын
I love how the empire in tamriel takes after the Roman Empire
@sebastianmackay56578 жыл бұрын
I see you know a lot about Roman Empire, but not about the Tamrielic Empire. Let me explain. Cyrodiilic and Tamrielic Empires ate not the same. You talk about Tamrielic Empire and call it Cyrodiilic Empire. Cyrodiilic Empire fell before this one. Cyrodiilic Empire of Reman Cyrodiil ruled over Cyrodiil(province) and Tamrielic Empire rules over most of Tamriel(continent). The flag is similar to the Roman one, but it means something completely different. It's red and the dragon in shape of a diamond refer to the red diamond, the biggest and most important expensive rock in the amulet of kings, which is worn by the emperor with dragon fires lit to keep the barrier between Mundus and Oblivion functional. The dragon refers to the dragon fires, dragon blood of the emperor and the blades from Akavir(the dragon land). Besides that, I liked your video, although I don't see a point in comparing two different universes. Thank you for reading!
@kevinsullivan34486 жыл бұрын
In a way it's point out that every video game designer is a moron when it comes to weapons and armor, Meta is just to nice to say it out loud..
@StarRider2539 жыл бұрын
Clearly the roman shield and sword are far superior
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
***** I agree ^^
@GordonGarvey9 жыл бұрын
***** The imperial soldiers in morrowind look a lot more like the Roman legionaries. Especially the shield.
@The_Crimson_Fucker9 жыл бұрын
TheImperialSyndicate > "Wood or a weak material" > "Wood weak" > "Weak". Are you even for real? yes, of course it was made out of wood(though, sometimes the front part was plated with metal, to my understanding), but wood is good enough! For fuck's sake, the primary material that people have been making shields out of for the entirety of human civilization has been wood. Why? Because it's perfect for the job! it's light(ish), it's durable, it's easy to maintain AND if an enemy's blade actually hits it, it can get stuck in - which would prevent the enemy from using their weapon. Furthermore, the larger surface area of the Scutum makes it a considerably more protective shield - especially against arrows, javelins, slings and other ranged weapons. The Imperial shield is too small to be effectively used to protect you from ranged attacks(so it was obviously not designed around that). Furthermore, "whack your enemies with the sharp end of the shield"..."sharp end"? Have you seen how thick that thing is? Sharp has nothing to do with it! Plus, its' a shield, so it wouldn't be sharp anyway - even if it was properly proportioned. An all metal shield is not so good for singular use and in formation fighting. For one, it's considerably heavier; it also primarily depends upon deflection to protect from enemy blows(see bucklers), but in a formation, that's not really what you want to do(because what's to stop it hitting one of your friends?), a wooden shield is equally capable of deflecting enemy blows while still being light AND can be used to disable an opponents weapon(intercept it with the edge of your shield, and it will get stuck in). Heck, this is why people purposefully avoided putting metal brims on their shields for most of history - so that they can use it against an enemy's weapon. With that...there's really no difference between hitting someone with a thin metal bit and a thin wood bit - assuming that they weigh the same. The material in question won't make it bash better for some reason. All a metal brim does is make your shield a bit sturdier, less likely to splinter(though, covering it in cloth will do just the same).
@The_Crimson_Fucker9 жыл бұрын
TheImperialSyndicate Yes I have, and you can do the very same thing with a Scutum. "Go straight through"...well...not unless you made your shield wafer thin and out of toilet paper. That is, pretty much, the only situation in which a sword can cut straight through shield. Nobody's going to ever make a shield that's thin enough to be cut through - not unless they're short on cash and are doing it for cosplay purposes. No, but neither is a steel one...which is just going to heat up and scald the wearer...assuming that the fireball doesn't just knock him on his arse...I fail to see your point. Plus, a steel shield is vulnerable to lightning bolts and frost(because it's conductive and metal gets cold very fast - and stays cold unless it's heated up. Wood? Not so much). Plus, mages are not something legionaries would be facing on a daily basis, in fact, mages are relatively rare in TES lore(because...you know....you can't just become a mage overnight. That takes plenty of learning and years of dedication). Also: List of wooden shields: Basically all shields ever with a few exceptions(like bucklers) The hafts of almost all polearms, maces, war hammers and axes. War clubs. Various Maori weapons(a lot of which are sharp) The Aztec Macuahuitl(sharper than any steel blade, but very brittle blade/s) Laminar armor(sometimes made with leather reinforced by wood) The Native Americans also used wooden armor(when they wore armor at all). Quarterstafs Nunchaku I think you've had enough shame for one day, smart arse!
@StarRider2539 жыл бұрын
TheImperialSyndicate The Crimson Fucker Agreeing with Crimson here, wood is plenty fine to deflect blows. Even shields in the game skyrim are made of wood primarily with steel outlines. The iron, steel, and imperial shields (which could be considered the "most realistic") have a wooden body with metal frames and bosses.
@odyseeisbetterthanyoutube68199 жыл бұрын
I hate how Skyrim jacked up the Legion's actual ranks to come up with some bs/half-assed ranks to try and make them sound Roman. The original(from Morrowind) ranks were: *Enlisted:* Recruit Spearman Trooper Agent Champion *Officer:* Knight Errant Knight Bachelor Knight Protector Knight of the Garland Knight of the Imperial Dragon Commanders of installations must be a Knight and were only called "Captain" or "General" in camps or fortresses, respectively. Both Captain and General were titles based on position not official ranks. Knight of the Imperial Dragon is the rank given to the leading Legion commander in a province, so "General" Tullius's actual rank should be Knight of the Imperial Dragon and "Legate" Rikke would be a Knight (most likely Knight of the Garland) serving as the General of the Castle Dour garrison. The original Imperial Legion had some Roman elements, but largely was its own entity which fit better in this amazing fantasy world. I hate how Bethesda has stooped so low as to just rip off (rather poorly if I might add) the Romans and call it the "Imperial Legion" now-a-days.
@olenvailla8 жыл бұрын
Each legion of the Imperial Legion has its own ranks. Thats why the ranks are different ranks in Skyrim than MW. And also the legion thats in skyim has way more ranks than 5 you just cant obtain them in game because bethesda was lazy.
@windhelmguard52956 жыл бұрын
they HAD to change the ranks because of events which transpired in oblivion. for example the knight of the imperial dragon is not called that for an arbitrary reason, he is called that because he answers to the emperor who was, at the time of morrowind, dragonborn, since the line of dragonborn emperors died during the oblivion crisis, the current line of emperors are not dragons, thus calling their generals "of the imperial dragon" wouldn't make any sense.
@_chew_8 жыл бұрын
So basically the Cyrodilic Empire is a medieval (fantasy) version of the Roman Empire, right?
@RaccKing218 жыл бұрын
Pretty much...
@rhagos55626 жыл бұрын
well if you want an actual medieval Roman Empire, then that would be the Byzantines
@HolyknightVader9996 жыл бұрын
During Oblivion, yes. By Skyrim, they're sinking towards Dark Ages.
@WeavileLady5 жыл бұрын
Yep, the conflict in game has MANY similarities of the fall of Rome. He should do a video of that too. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_(410) Hell you can think of the altmer as the church even
@sfredd98008 жыл бұрын
Tamriel isn't the only continent on Nirn.
@lizrenarts74878 жыл бұрын
He say it in the box.
@RJM-rc6bd6 жыл бұрын
Akavir, Atmora, many more
@RyuFireheart9 жыл бұрын
Hmm i think i like the roman armor more because of the laminated style and how the pieces are tied together.
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
RyuFireheart thank you for the comment :D it does look good doesn't it ^_^
@MintyEevee8 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! Educational and interesting. I love both the Roman Empire and the Cyrodilic Empire. I started the Elder Scrolls games in Skyrim and was instantly drawn to the Imperials.
@nazarnovitsky98682 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate such kind of video ! Really nice 👍🏻
@AUTOBOTGJB19978 жыл бұрын
The Roman Empire was not filled by cowards who turned their back on their God and people like the Cyrodilic empire did..... go Stormcloaks.
@DasJiggly8 жыл бұрын
The cyrodilic empire is not filled with dumb fanatics that turn their back on their own highking that trusted them. Some stupid Stormcloak did, damaging an already weakened Skyrim even more, pretending to help ... go empire
@AUTOBOTGJB19978 жыл бұрын
The High King was beaten in single combat by a man who fought for the Empire only to have it turn its back on him.
@DasJiggly8 жыл бұрын
and that man was ulfric stormcloak :)
@AUTOBOTGJB19978 жыл бұрын
We're going to end up starting the civil war again lol
@minerva91048 жыл бұрын
But the roman empire did do that, to an even greater extent with constantine
@EpicMLKGamers9 жыл бұрын
Wrong, the Cyroldiilic empire controlled all of Tamriel under Tiber Septim
@drFocak9 жыл бұрын
+Gravitic the Imperator [Königreich of Albion] yet he shows the romain empire at its peek
@kevinsullivan34486 жыл бұрын
Dain Ironbrain (you couldn't hold Thorin's jockstrap, let alone be his cousin.) He is also compaing the weapons and armor from the peak of the Roman Empire as well, not just before the fall or Republican/pre-Repuclican eras. Nice straw man argument, though.
@TheAmbientWarrior7 жыл бұрын
You know, I've come to enjoy the fact that you put pleasant music at the end of your videos.
@ttttyyuuuiiiii9 жыл бұрын
Liking the regular uploads!
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
ttttyyuuuiiiii Yes I am on fire xD xD one more video uploaded this morning and another one in upload in this very moment ahah I am glad you are happy :) and thank you for your time ^^
@vodosvids29 жыл бұрын
Great vid as always. Just a small correction in the amount of territory controlled. The Elder scrolls planet (Nirn) has annother sizable continent (Akavir) besides Tamriel where the games take place. There are also a few other smaller continents/islands such as Atmora and Aldmeris. As such the terrirory controlled by the Imperials may be a bit more simmilar to Imperial Rome (though like Rome, the territory of the Imperials varies a great deal over time).
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
vodosvids Thank you very much for that, I have placed a note of correction ^_^
@peachyjam94406 жыл бұрын
Also sunken Yokuda (Left Handed Elves who lived there had an Empire four times bigger than the Cyrodyilic one so Yokuda must've been huge) And probably other unknown continents. (I don't know if Lyg is actually located on Nirn)
@Nova_NFLD8 жыл бұрын
I want to point out that in the map control section you talked about the peak of the Roman Empire, but not the peak of the Cryodillic Empire. At the peak of the Cryodillic it controlled all of Tamriel. Also in the time period you did mention with the Cryodillic Empire you said they only control Cyrodiil and Skyrim, but High rock is a province of the Empire as well during this period.
@micahokelley52899 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I love your videos. Keep it up bro.
@teinobrooke11639 жыл бұрын
I would like to point out that in skyrim you're joining under local recruitment, which is technically an auxiliary enlistment.
@MehrumesDagon7 жыл бұрын
well I'm not sure if for size comparision you are taking apropriate era to apropriate era - you compared the Roman empire at it's greatest with what is cyrodil emprie at the state of heading toward end - at it's greatest Cyrodil emprie have controlled all the tamriel - it have just lost alot of it's territory because of event after oblivion, and while I may be mistaken here, I had a feel that cyrodil empire was able to keep controll of these territories for quite a bit longer than roman empire did....
@akush420697 жыл бұрын
MehrumesDagon 1000 years
@Elipus227 жыл бұрын
MehrumesDagon The Empire isn't heading for its end. Skyrim will gain independence, but they will both fight the Aldmeri Dominion, which Titus Mede II has been preparing for since the end of the Great War. Same with Hammerfell. The Argonians would also want to join in the fight, as the Elves would not take kindly to their kind at all, as they worship Sithis and the Hist.
@theforestverse2 жыл бұрын
@@Elipus22 unless Titus dies( also the empire now would control only two provinces)
@thearmoredidiot48289 жыл бұрын
So people have said stuff about Akaviir, but is no-one going to point out that Hammerfell and High Rock also fight for the Empire?I know that Hammerfell in the map is looked at as it's own thing, but in the great war the Redguards were some of the best fighters against the elves. It's even mentioned that a city in Hammerfell was sold out by that one girl in Whiterun.
@thearmoredidiot48289 жыл бұрын
justin mccoy Oh. Kay.
@Shampoo32239 жыл бұрын
justin mccoy who said that
@TheWittenburger9 жыл бұрын
hichamtoons the lore.
@hankhill81469 жыл бұрын
***** The reason the elves got their asses kicked in Hammerfell is because the place is a desert wasteland! Difficult to live off of the land. But, those redguards seem to have adapted...
@hankhill81469 жыл бұрын
The war with the elves in Hammerfell took place in mostly desert areas.
@NolansGoons7 жыл бұрын
I prefer the look of the Cyrodilic armor to the Roman (especially the heavy armor) I feel the heavy Imperial looks more protective around the arms and legs and it also appears to have thicker metal to protect the upper body. And I also like the Cyrodilic swords more, partially because the hand guard and the width variation in the blade gives it a cool stylized look.
@LiliaArmoury7 жыл бұрын
there is also the heavier legion helmets or rarer ones which are fully enclosed. on the subject of Imperial legion cosplay I'm actually looking at cosplaying the heavy legionary which through the begging of the research phase is what brought me to your channel. thank you for this video and the one on chain mail under roman segmented plate (sorry for not using their terminology
@hunterscott80657 жыл бұрын
I'm curious. In the loading screens of skyrim it says that Tiber septim conquered the whole know world, is this still only talking about Tamriel or other continents as well??
@bloodypine227 жыл бұрын
Hunter Scott He used the map of the Cyrodiilic empire in 4E 201
@Eueueyw7 жыл бұрын
Hunter Scott only tamriel
@hunterscott80657 жыл бұрын
Tom Mitchell okay thanks guys
@MJuegaES7 жыл бұрын
Troncoso He did, he only took credit for most of his best friend's achievements. Ysmyr, A.K.A Ysgramor.
@MJuegaES7 жыл бұрын
Troncoso Hjalti was real. Your elven bias is not going to cloud the truth.
@KingKurotrol20007 жыл бұрын
I wonder what would happen if both empires came in contact with each other
@matthewpettipas82336 жыл бұрын
Haha that would be interesting, maybe the new Elder scrolls game could be about how Nirn fuses into real life earth at the time of Rome, and how the two empires fight each other for supremacy.
@herrakaarme6 жыл бұрын
One has magic, one doesn't. What do you think would happen?
@Felahliir6 жыл бұрын
Not to mention they have potins and stronger materials.
@steelcladCompliant6 жыл бұрын
Auxiliary isnt the actual rank at which all legionaries from Cyrodiil begin. It actually means the same as in a roman legion: locally recruited troops, which is what the Empire is doing in Skyrim, and the Dragonborn is one of those locals
@LegatusLucius19945 жыл бұрын
Well think of it this way the legion stationed in Skyrim had to start recruiting from within the province because routes into cyrodiil with blocked off by natural disaster and ambush
@alexsitaras65089 жыл бұрын
didnt the imperials hold all of tamirel at its height
@chstens3 жыл бұрын
Five years late, but yes. The Septim Empire, the third empire to come out of Cyrodiil, did control the entire continent, from the summerset isles to morrowind.
@alexsitaras65083 жыл бұрын
@@chstens Thank you nonetheless.
@syndicatepenguin84209 жыл бұрын
I have to say, cyrodiilic boots are steel shin or leather, in roman I only see sandals, does roman have better footwear?
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
+kurt gomez Centurions had metal grieves, normal soldiers didn't, but that's because the scutum and the formations took care of the legs, there was no need for shin protection in tight Roman formation
@tylerkane56039 жыл бұрын
+kurt gomez Romans didn't need footwear either well i mean good ones they were either sandals like you see in movies or full leather that wrapped around when they go into Britannia and Gaul or Germania and mostly sandals in Spain,Italy,Greece,and Egypt and turkey and all of Africa well parts they were been to. and to Metatron its cool to see another Roman geek online :P
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
tyler kane :D
@syndicatepenguin84209 жыл бұрын
+tyler kane oh I see thanks for the information :)
@jamesblake94428 жыл бұрын
Basically what everybody else is saying but using sandals makes it easier on the feet and metal greaves are going to be a lot heavier making marching harder and probably taking longer times because it would be harder on the feet and weigh the soldier down
@normalnormal23692 жыл бұрын
If you analyzed the Roman empire at its height, it would only be fair to analyze Cyrodil's empire at its height, which came to dominate all of Tamriel. In any case, I understand that you did an analysis exclusively of the empire in Skyrim and I congratulate you for your work. I hope that in the future you will make one in comparison to other Elder Scrolls games.
@allninelivez76315 жыл бұрын
Why not both? I'm working on ESO version of the Heavy Imperial armour as cosplay right now. I just think the one in ESO looks more protected and practical. The Heavy Imperial armour in ESO is kind of a mix between medieval armour and the roman lorica segmentata.
@butthurt32979 жыл бұрын
I prefer more heavy "medieval" style. Legioners from "Morrowind" remind me Romans more. img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130625195823/elderscrolls/images/5/50/ImpLegionMorro.jpg bethesda-games.com/uploads/posts/2015-04/1429275707_morrowind-imperial-legion.jpg
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
Butt Hurt OMG that's so nostalgic I need to get Morrowind again :D
@butthurt32979 жыл бұрын
Metatron You need at least hi-res textures mods for morriwind.
@JaffarAchmed1089 жыл бұрын
13:12 - As a matter of fact, in some cases, roman legionnaires did have both arm protections in the form of manica (on the sword arm) and leg protection in the form of ocreae (greaves). It's just that they were rare and in very specific areas and dates, and thus the archaeological evidence is rather scarce. Usually atypical equipment was used in situations in which they needed to adapt their military technique to new enemy equipment (i.e. weapons like the Dacian falx). Legions (or at least part of them) had both manicas and greaves at some point during the Dacian wars of the 2nd century AD. They also added transverse iron straps to their helmets. This was done in the field, as the discovered models looked rather crude and placed over the classic helmet components, and not purposefully placed there when the helmet was made.
@seanwilliams70596 жыл бұрын
Good Video but I was most looking forward to hearing your opinion on the sheilds!
@buwerhassan8 жыл бұрын
I liked the vid but the size of tiber septim's empire may just be europe:/ don't forget about akivir, atmora, yokuda(which jas dissapeared), the ancient altmeri continent which may exist, many islands and maybe even more. You still make awesome videos but learning just a bit more about oore would help you a ton:)
@snowwolf64646 жыл бұрын
Great video, but you compared the Cyrodiilic Empire during the events of Skyrim to the Roman Empire at their height. I think it would be more fair to compare both empires at their height, when Cyrodiil controlled all of Tamriel.
@Eduardo_Ventura8 жыл бұрын
Hey Metatron, probably you already know by this time, but on the ES lore, the "Cyrodilic" Empire, was actually the Tamriellic Empire. On the beggining of the third era, Tiber Septim, or Talos (as you may have heard a lot about on the game) conquered all of the continent, in many ways like the Romans. Both by the sword and the diplomacy, in some cases certain countries had some sort of independance. And this empire on Skyrim, is a decadent one, where due to the previous game most of the Empire were fragmentated and the countries got their independance, only High Rock and Skyrim are subjects to the Empire at this time. The irony, is that the previous game, Oblivion, which is based on Cyrodill, has it's legion very different fom a Roman one. And the land os mostly medieval based.
@EshaanVakil8 жыл бұрын
Liked your video, but I noticed a small issue. During its heyday, the Empire of Tamriel (think "Tiber Septim") controlled all the land of Tamriel, hence the official name.
@dante36648 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this, (I had to do a report of a culture of my choice and I chose Romans) and I used your information to talked about to how their armor was effective in there war efforts. Sadly it was too long to present in class, so the farthest I got was only a quieter through history. :( Note: the project was layer out like this. History. Culture. Army. Downfall.
@fransmars1645 Жыл бұрын
I knew exactly what to expect when I clicked this video.
@Felahliir6 жыл бұрын
The Empire at it’s peak, had the entire continent under control.
@denogowli7 жыл бұрын
Hey Metatron I just wanted to tell you that Tamriel (the map you showed us) is not the entire world of the elder scrolls, it's just one continent. there are other continents such as Atmora, Akavir, Pyandonea and possibly a couple others like Aldmeris or Thras. Not to mention the sunken continent: Yokuda. Also I thought the Empire covered more than just Skyrim and Cyrodiil, doesn't it also cover high rock and Morrowind? I know that it has covered the entirety of Tamriel previously but the Aldmeri dominion and Hammerfall leaving changed that.
@Elipus227 жыл бұрын
Plattfisken After the Red Mountain erupted in 4E 5 the Empire of Tamriel Empire withdrew its Legions, meaning they no longer claimed it. Altmer formed the Aldmeri Dominion with the Bosmer and the Thalmor ran the show. The moon's disappeared for two years, endangering the Khajiit, as their birth requires the moons. When they came back, the Thalmor claimed responsibility for their reappearance, and the two states of Elswyr joined the Aldmeri Dominion. Argonians were like FTS I'm out. Great war happens in 4E 171-175 had the White-Gold Concordat signed, giving parts of Hammerfell to the Dominion. Titus Mede II told his Redguard legionaries to return home, and that they were not citizens of the Empire, and they joined the fighting at home, pushing the Elves out. That just leaves Highrock, Skyrim, and Cyrodiil as part of the Cyrodiilic Empire.
@denogowli7 жыл бұрын
Brandon Haffeman yeah but it's still more than he showed in the video.
@Kottery7 жыл бұрын
As far as the Cyrodiilic heavy armor and lorica segmentata comparison is concerned, I think I'd rather wear the lorica segmentata as the Cyrodiilic armor looks like it's made of pretty thick pieces of steel and probably far heavier than I'd care to wear for long periods of time.
@barbaragoss91906 жыл бұрын
Piercing or screwed to stabbing weapon like the Pugio dagger is shorter and can be laced with posions.
@dragonknighttrier53207 жыл бұрын
Commenting on the Imperial camps in Skyrim I feel it's important to note that those camps were meant for stealth warfare and weren't really a real base. (Hence why they were called "Hidden Camps")
@danielcardona2714 Жыл бұрын
0:55 also wanna point out an interesting similarity that both are symbols of their pantheon’s most powerful god, with the Eagle representing Jupiter and the Dragon representing Akatosh
@LegatusLucius19946 жыл бұрын
The Imperial Armor and weaponry of this time is of colovian design since the the emperor is a colovian from the province of cyrodil
@SniperOnSkill8 жыл бұрын
God, how i love this geek talks. Keep on doing this! :D
@khodexus49634 жыл бұрын
Um, Tamriel is not the entire world map in the Elder Scrolls. They reference several other continents in the lore, plus the climate range suggests that the entirety of Tamriel is within a single hemisphere.
@juliamenezes8053 Жыл бұрын
Those are design choices i didnt think about in the explanation before yes the armor has details linked to the region yet i compare Cyrodil to Norwegian habits the facial appearances are angelic jawlines
@swolbrohamlincoln96599 жыл бұрын
r videos are dam great im glad found your channel even if late
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
Swol BrohamLincoln Hey I am glad you like them thank you so much I am also glad you found my channel :D
@Godofawesome167 жыл бұрын
there's more than 1 continent on planet nirn in the elder scrolls universe, but this is a cool video
@ericr75178 жыл бұрын
I would like to see an hear of your opinion about all of the other armours from both oblivion an skyrim that you didn't mention like the dragonplate armour, dragon scale, the armour of the knights of the nine, the crusader armour, imperial city watch. basically every armour that you can either make, buy or given from quests from both games. PS I love all of the videos about arms and armour from games and from history keep up the good work an its two thumbs up from me.
@Kar4ever39 жыл бұрын
Always thought the Imperical color on the flag was the mix between the SPQR red and Emperors purple, giving that "faded" red colour. As for armor, I'd prefer the heavy Skyrim, but shield and weaponry, i'd take the romans anyday. As usual, enjoyed watching this. And thank any god, Elder Scrolls, romans or whichever for mods!
@metatronyt9 жыл бұрын
Kar4ever3 Thank you very much for watching :D
@ChrissieBear8 жыл бұрын
Also, that's medium armor (that's what the blacksmith in Solitude calls it), the light armor is the one that lacks the chain reinforcement.
@kattharsismic7 жыл бұрын
The mod IS fantastic :) I play with it installed pretty much all the Time when playing with my imperial Character, not lore friendly but I just love it :)
@liamedwards76448 жыл бұрын
I'd like to dispute one of your statements upon amount of land controlled, because if we consider that there are multiple land masses on nirn and tamriel is only one of them, we realize their reach is smaller than previously thought.
@Mystninja5 жыл бұрын
Oh I miss the Megatron. I was looking at Skyrim stuff. I know it's 2019. Hope your well.
@FoxPS424 жыл бұрын
The Similarities can depend on which side you pick, you can join the Legion and garrison forts which then become basically what you describe in 5:34
@LegatusLucius19944 жыл бұрын
The Imperial medium armor is a gambeson multiple layered Fabrics with a hardened leather outer layer and chainmail over the collar and shoulders
@KuDastardly6 жыл бұрын
It looks like the Cyrodilic looks like it was slightly involving into a medieval-style armor. BTW, were the Imperials wearing pants? Cause I know that during the Roman era, pants were highly synonymous with barbarians like the Celtics, Visigoths, Vandals, and the Ambronies(sp?).
@LegatusLucius19946 жыл бұрын
The upper arm has a layer of chainmail underneath as armor protection that's why the shoulder armor doesn't extend further down
@jacobbaker7267 жыл бұрын
I don't mean to be that guy, but when talking about helmets, you were talking about how much better the Roman helmet was protection wise, but then said you preferred the imperial helmet. Was this a simple error, or was that the actual opinion?
@ericgustafssontapper31389 жыл бұрын
I really liked this video, there is a mod on the Nexus that remodels the imperial sword making it more like a roman sword.
@Farmeraap8 жыл бұрын
Your statement about Akavir is unnecessary. Akavir does not exist on the same Nirn as Tamriel, and also kind of does. Akavir exists in another time period at the same time, basically being in another dimension. The Akaviri found a way to cross this dimension and invade Tamriel. How Uriel Septim V managed to cross this barrier is unknown, but it was probably done with divine aid.
@hazardousmeatball8 жыл бұрын
Where did you get this information?
@olenvailla8 жыл бұрын
what you said is not true at all. Yokuda is the one that exist in a deferent dimension
@BlaiddSiocled8 жыл бұрын
It's a fan theory.
@Medieval3d3d7 жыл бұрын
Nice video, I'm fan of TES lore, but I have to say Argonian state is not correct on the map on the video, north is Morrowind and south is Blackmarsh (also called Argonia)
@roganmariustitus35575 жыл бұрын
They both need to team up and destroy the stormcloaks.
@LV_4278 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks that the Roman armors look fancy compared to Cyrodiilic armors?
@Skydog63018 жыл бұрын
At It's peak, The Empire of Cyrodiil controlled all of Tamriel(The known world at the time). Great video, just thought I'd point that out.
@thethinker56378 жыл бұрын
+James Mapping Do you have ANY idea as to what you're talking about?
@Rhyfelwr035 жыл бұрын
Back into Skyrim instead of sleeping after work. Even decided to create an Cyrodilic character and joining the Legion haha
@mr.incorporeal76429 жыл бұрын
I'm sure this has been pointed out already, so sorry if that's the case, but the map you used of Tamriel was a bit inaccurate. Morrowind is still part of the Empire. While the Argonians from Black Marsh did invade, they just sacked everything and returned to Black Marsh. They didn't claim any territory.
@SlentzNation7 жыл бұрын
@Metatron can you do a video only compare the Cyrodillic Empire at its peak where it fully controlled Tamriel under the Septim line of emperors, and when they also controlled the 3 island nations to the west, and there invasion of Akavir?
@SlentzNation7 жыл бұрын
I forgot to metion Yakouda, Atmora, Thras, Aldmeris, and Pyandonea. Also the 3 Islands I metioned previously are Esroniet, Ynslea, and Cathnoquey.
@SlentzNation7 жыл бұрын
This is a full map of Nirn (The planet in which all the games take place). goo.gl/images/Z1zziR
@satansjihad63533 жыл бұрын
Its a shame I only found this vídeo 6 years later.
@gamermoment43277 жыл бұрын
ugh your voice is so soothing
@angelofsacrifice6666 жыл бұрын
Fratello, do you prefer the 'Pompeii' style gladius or Maintz pattern gladius?
@twitch77715 жыл бұрын
Every playthrough I’ve done on skyrim was with the Stormcloaks. Every time I think about joining the empire I feel like I’m betraying them 😂
@Warden_Vtel7 жыл бұрын
The Empire has a secondary helmet, a closed variant.
@ellagrant61906 жыл бұрын
In future, if you need to circle an area of a map you can use the pen tool from illustrator if you have it. There is a trial version but it only lasts 7 days. Gimp is a free program that might have a similar tool. Alternatively you can probably download a circle 'object' with transparency that you could overlay on a map. Gimp should have the tools needed to adjust and overlay this image on a map. I have to say it always bugged me how the camps were done so anyone could freely walk in. If there isn't one, we need a mod that makes the camps fortified.
@616lordofdarkness8 жыл бұрын
skyrum was like the realy late roman empire already breakin down
@theforestverse2 жыл бұрын
Most of the armor that you compare is the Tamrielic empires auxilary armor
@blech717 жыл бұрын
I thought the fuller was to strengthen the blade along its length? I know it's mistaken sometimes as a "blood-groove" but the fact you bring up weight savings makes sense... due to battles being lengthy in time, weight savings would yield higher stamina over time. Now I will look at Fuller's as weight and strength attributes.
@SezmoistheWorstatPoetry6 жыл бұрын
how come in that vid about historically accurate armors in skyrim and oblivion, you skipped over oblivions chain mail armor and skyrims dragon bone armor? I realize the dragonbone armor dosent exactly have a historical equivalent, still I was looking to hear your analysis of those two armors. What did you think of dragon bone? or do you always use daedric cause of comparable protection but its lighter? and what about bonemold, stalrhim, and netch armors?
@gergelysimon255 Жыл бұрын
1:45 Tamriel is actually just one of the three continents on the planet Nirn. So the controlled territory isn't much bigger in comparison. Although the people of Tamriel prefer to stay there because the other continents are really dangerous frontiers, so in a way it is their whole world.
@Raz.C6 жыл бұрын
As others have no doubt already said, the Cyrodillic Empire was much, Much greater in the centuries (even decades) before the events in Skyrim. What we see in Skyrim is the tattered remnants of a once great, continent-spanning empire. While I doubt you have time for it, I'd highly recommend that you read the in-game books, particularly those ones that deal with the empire and it's exploits (I particularly love the ones detailing the failed Akiviri invasions).