So in our daily Roman-Empiring,
I’ m sure we’ ve all wondered,“ Were the Romans really as strong and powerful as
they said they were?” I have now come up with the best way to test that
Average Plebian that; we put some of our modern peak physical performance against the average plebeian in the Roman Republic.
Now, the commoners of the Roman society are nothing to scoff at; they, like us, value lifting in the gymnasium( gym) and palaestra( training school). There is evidence that Romans used Greek halteres( stone dumbbells) to pump iron- I guess stone in this case- and get ripped. Also, since plebeians made up a large portion of the Roman military, they were carrying their 100 pounds worth of gear with them everywhere they went.
Of course, the other side is, in my opinion, the best defense of all time: the
1985 Chicago Bears. This defense took took their team to winning the superbowl, a feat they accomplished while vs Best
NFL Defense
having a mediocre offense( except for Walter“ Sweetness” Payton, one of the best running
backs of all time) at best. This side of the ball was led by hall of famers such as middle linebacker Mike Singletary, defensive ends Dan Hampton and
Richard Dent, and defensive tackle Steve McMichael. These were the best of the
best, and the 1985 Bears are in the discussion for the best team of all time solely because of their domination on the defensive side of
the ball. The defensive line alone averaged about 290 pounds, with legends like William“ The Refrigerator” Perry weighing as much as 335 pounds.
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Since Romans in ancient times often valued the ability to work together as a group, I am allowing our hypothetical plebeian, let’ s call him Quintus, is able to rush behind the offensive line of the Bears, since without protection, Quintus would truly not make it a yard off the line of scrimmage. Even with all this help, Quintus is not used to blocking schemes or reading a defense, so his only strategy is to run straight down the middle, hoping the center can clear out the mountains of men before him. He is clad in his old-fashioned leather pads, since that is what he was used to fighting in. Using his lean, but muscled, frame, Quintus is able to sidestep the first tackle attempt, but gets absolutely hitsticked by Dave Duerson on a strong safety blitz. CTE has clearly gotten to Quintus, because, after he barely catches himself from falling, his 145 build of pure muscle manages to suplex Otis Wilson using his superior knowledge of Graeco-Roman wrestling, and he sprints for the endzone and scores his first, and only, touchdown.
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Quintus gets paraded off the field, hearing the chants of his newfound fansas he runs to the locker room.
By COnnor Hansen, North gubernator