@Xeofox Okay cheers, it's up to Master ahowl then if we are going to use Nomad or Scythian :P
@ Bercor I think it is due to the fact that Roman sources often portray the Carthaginians (called Punics) in a very bad light. Earlier works in Germany (19th century) also used ''Punic'' and linguists still do when speaking about West- Phoenician languages, but you wouldn't find a book called ''Punische Geschichte'' these days. Rather, the newest book on the topic (which I got myself) was called ''Karthago. Aufstieg und Fall einer Großmacht'' (Carthage. Rise and fall of a great power'').
Anyway, what exactly does the culture determine anyway? Since I'm still pondering about the Numidians as Punic/Carthaginians/Libyo- Phoenicians or whatever, since they didn't have big cities, but neither were they nomads. (To be fair their former capital looks quite impressive nowadays)
Open to see Karta (Roman: Cirta, Algerian: Constantine)
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By the way I'm just watching a documentary about Star Wars and mythology and Dido (who founded Carthage) is related to Padmé Amidala ;D Both make pleas to their husbands not to change and to stay good and with them- unsuccessfully, of course.
I believe they share they same culture in vanilla, yes.
I see. However, I think that Achilles main "sin" (as in what takes him to his end) is pride, while Anakin is more corrupted by power (though pride plays a role too).
I'll put the Star Wars stuff in spoilers because of off-topic ;D
Good point, but when Anakin tells Padmé he should advance further in his learning or when the Jedi Council denies him the promotion to the master rank he is surely offended because of his pride. Achilles doesn't want power, though, that's true, but Anakin basically kills Padmé by his wish to be able to save her- and that's a very, very Greek tragedy, too :)
You can draw thousands of parallels anyway, Nabu is the Babylonian god of wisdom and Naboo is named after him like the Jedi are named after the Japanese term Jidai (''Sengoku Jidai'' is the time period at which Shogun (II) is set- the Age of the warring states) and Palpatine is Hitler, Caesar or Napoleon. But the one thing I found most interesting on the documentary was to see C-3PO and R2 as a Greek chorus- they are in the background most of the time, commenting the plot like a narrator, which is what the chorus on a Greek tragedy originally did.
Yeah, like every modern fantasy, Star Wars is really influentiated by the various mythologies and real life occurencies. Don't get me wrong, Anakin story is no doubt a tragic one, however I feel that Achilles is, in the end, even with all his weaknesses, a more noble character than Anakin, because, as you said, he was not corrupted, only proudful.
That parallel between C-3PO and R2 and the greek chorus is interesting, I never thought about it. I always saw them more as comic relief. I reckon it's pretty hard to imagine the greek chorus as a comic relief tool. :P
Sure, Achilles was a Greek semigod, he's more noble than Anakin, that's true. As for the droids, well, Greek comedy also had a chorus, it might be just very similar to Comic Relief, if you think about it
Yes, go with North African, that's fine with me.
This...
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