Post A #4

A large battle has just taken place in a town by the name of Lundinium. It becomes, of course, London, and thus this battle is for one of the most prominent cities in all of England. The battle fought is one of great cultural significance. In it, the armies made sure to fight away from any civilians so that as few innocent people died as possible. This is one great cultural difference since today, if a battle is fought in a city, many civilians die and neither side seems to care too much about them. Perhapses the caring in Lundinium was because the victor would then control the city. But, I believe that it still had to do with their culture that killing innocent civilians was a shameful, savage act that was only performed by barbarians.

Another point is that cities at this time were almost always under a military dictatorship, or martial law. Even during times of peace, a governor was often appointed by the King or another high ranking member of the kingdom. The governor was almost always a man with significant military experience that could defend the town will only a handful of trained men. Defense at this time seemed to be the key to all buildings and towns, since there was so much unrest. Raiders were everywhere and there were far more than just two sides. Today of course, there is no fighting in the US, but even in countries that are experiencing civil wars and the likes, there are always but two sides to fight on.