[Discuss] Interesting Idea?

[James Spadaccini]

Thomas Dalton wrote:
>> Nearly all alliances are for strategic reasons in real life
>
> They are now, certainly.  Were they in the times we're playing?  I
> don't think there even were that many alliances - there were common
> enemies, certainly, but genuine alliances?  Not many, I would think.
>
>
The Holy Roman Empire was for the most part a huge alliance.  A bunch of 
Germanic Tribes allied to defeat the Roman Empire (please correct me if 
I'm wrong).  Wasn't the Ottoman Empire similar?  The Christian realms 
that fought in the crusades (I thought this was separate entities that 
sent armies, but again correct me if I'm wrong, I didn't study mid-evil 
alliances in college so I may be wrong).  If you had a similar enemy 
generally you would ally to fight against them, the whole "the enemy of 
my enemy is my friend" thing.


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