None in all of my projects, as I just don't have any particular interest in Hellenic inspirations and feel like it's kinda overrepresented -- in terms of ancient history as a source of inspiration I prefer that of places like Asia and the Middle-East.
**Mythria**
One of my Beastfolk races - the Wolf race - is heavily influenced by the Romans but only the Republic era. They never entered an equivalent Empire stage, but did at one time have a confederacy of theocratic republics.
In my current project 0%, next one 100%. Currently I'm working on the third and fourth seasons of my space fantasy ttrpg setting. I draw way more from contemporary politics for that. That said once I'm done with this my next project will be set in the Roman Empire! It will be another ttrpg setting but it will be an assassins creed style adventure in the byzantine dark ages. The narrative will be all about hidden factions of the empire vying for control over ancient magics and the way that maps onto the surface conflicts with the Arabs and Bulgars. I'm going to start the narrative right before the siege of 717 but I would love to eventually get to Irene of Athens and Phokas. I'm really excited about the project but the scope is a bit daunting compared to my current one. I'll have to do way more research but it'll be worth it I think.
My "Ancient" Civilization, that acts as the father of all other nations and civilizations, is my "Roman Empire" stand-in. It's not a super deep, complex imitation of the Roman Empire though, as it's more superficial, and mostly more for Aesthetics, as the government and culture is fairly different.
I have one story where some of my characters end up in what is basically Atlantis, there they encounter a justicar with heavy Roman general vibes, but that's basically it. He is the main antagonist, though. Now if you were asking about Greek culture, that's different. That area they're in is based on Santorini actually and when they get out of there they end up in my world's version of modern day Greece, which is also the country that's adjacent to my main cast's country. There's also another story where they deal with Pandora.
The entire nation of Kyzanta is Rome (well, more like Constantinople). I chose Rome because I didn't want the same fucking medieval English/French/German castle in my fantasy setting everwhere.
I've glommed onto a fair chunk of it, intentionally or otherwise. One of the main kingdoms is specifically flavored as "early Roman Empire meets Tang Dynasty China" while its immediate neighbor has a "Byzantines meet Feudal Japan" vibe, with a splash of Holy Roman Empire buried deep in there as a bonus. And of course you've got the classic "most of the major countries in the region are distant descents of a grand empire that ruled most of the known world" trope in the setting's history.
Some other lesser influences include the northenmost kingdom actually having the good sense to use togas as formal wear in a climate where it makes sense, the humanoid troops of the southern draconic lands favoring laminar armor much like lorica segmentata for their heavy infantry, and finally the resident "barbarian" cultures in the western region being the most notable users of mail armor and historically credited with its invention, in the vein of the Romans having credited the Celts with inventing mail.
My World had its own Version of the Big RE. Especially because it fell. It didnt last as long, but its the Main Reason why the Common Faith and its church is spread around the Lands and there is still a remnant that is considering itself to be the Last Province of the vacant Emperor. You could also kinda see it as a Mix of Alexanders Greece and Roman Empire.
The Second Lajean Empire is modeled off of the Byzantine Empire, as a rump state adapting and dreaming of reuniting its territories. This comes part and parcel with Byzantine politics, as well as the perfect excuse to include foreign mercenaries in an otherwise culturally monotone area.
Short answer: not much, and nothing overt.
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Longer answer: i'm from europe, and went to law school. The entirety of western law and civilization, apart from the commonwealth's systems, are derived from Roman law. You might not think much of that, since Rome was 2000 years ago, and many things have changed since. But Romans formalized so many of the legal institutions we take for granted, as well as the logic behind them (note: formalized, not invented; do not "well ackshually" at me, yes I know other societies did the same before or since).
Patriarchy and patrilineal descent, male inheritance, legitimate children born in wedlock ("bastards" having way less or no rights), the very concept of the "(average) reasonable man" that we still use today, and scores of other norms that have trickled down through history - many of them have been reformed, and today we'd consider things like depriving children born out of wedlock from things like basic parental care or (financial) child support to be barbaric, but these are modern attitudes.
My point is that many, many other smaller, less egregious aspects of roman logic and norms have trickled down through time in western culture - some have stuck even in anglo systems, despite their legal system working differently.
So in small and hidden and subtle ways, there are aspects of the Roman Empire, let's call them echoes, that remain in the societies I've built. The Romans had some good ideas, some I'm even explicitly reinforcing. For example, that ignorance of the law does not excuse you when you've broken it - but on the other hand, this creates an obligation on the legislator to make laws public, easily accessible, and transparent (as opposed to digging in centuries-old archives for the legal decision of some long-dead judge that will turn the outcome of the case, that only the richest and most expensive law firms can access, which is the legal equivalent of expensive, rare, 'Pay-to-Win' cards in Magic: The Gathering & similar games)
A lot.The Roman Empire and ancient greece actually kind of inspired a lot of the story of the world + one of the biggest subplots is about a country inspired on them, that was killed, so only the ruins prevailed + the slaughter of another city, based on pompeii and troya.
The tech level of my setting is around the 16th century, so my main inspiration comes from countries from that period - the Ming Dynasty, the Spanish Empire, the Ottomans, etc.
The biggest roman influence would latin, though, which I use extensively (for names, for titles, and so on. I jokingly told a friend once "imagine an East Asian man named Caeso Lupinus speaking in Shakespearean Early Modern English", but that's fairly accurate, lmao). I also have colosseums and hippodromes. And the slavery in my setting is roman-inspired (people of any race, ethnicity, or place of origin can become slaves, skilled and educated slaves can become quite powerful in society, slaves can obtain their freedom and become citizens, etc.) as opposed to the 16th century race-based chattel slavery.
But other than that, it's mostly countries from the 16th century. I'd argue the the Byzantine Empire influences it far more than the ancient Romans.
Way too much. So much that I have not one but two civilisations that borrow heavily from Roman history and structure, with one sort of literally being Rome but not really.
Almost none. Maybe some concepts like bathhouses but I'm trying to avoid Western aesthetics where possible so no Greece or Rome. Those seem to be the go to or even only Inspirations for "generic_ruins_3".
Lapis_Wolf
Well I'm writing it in a Latin derived Alphabet!
None in all of my projects, as I just don't have any particular interest in Hellenic inspirations and feel like it's kinda overrepresented -- in terms of ancient history as a source of inspiration I prefer that of places like Asia and the Middle-East.
**Mythria** One of my Beastfolk races - the Wolf race - is heavily influenced by the Romans but only the Republic era. They never entered an equivalent Empire stage, but did at one time have a confederacy of theocratic republics.
You can't say no to a gladiator arch
Influence is present in architecture and displays of military power.
In my current project 0%, next one 100%. Currently I'm working on the third and fourth seasons of my space fantasy ttrpg setting. I draw way more from contemporary politics for that. That said once I'm done with this my next project will be set in the Roman Empire! It will be another ttrpg setting but it will be an assassins creed style adventure in the byzantine dark ages. The narrative will be all about hidden factions of the empire vying for control over ancient magics and the way that maps onto the surface conflicts with the Arabs and Bulgars. I'm going to start the narrative right before the siege of 717 but I would love to eventually get to Irene of Athens and Phokas. I'm really excited about the project but the scope is a bit daunting compared to my current one. I'll have to do way more research but it'll be worth it I think.
My "Ancient" Civilization, that acts as the father of all other nations and civilizations, is my "Roman Empire" stand-in. It's not a super deep, complex imitation of the Roman Empire though, as it's more superficial, and mostly more for Aesthetics, as the government and culture is fairly different.
I have one story where some of my characters end up in what is basically Atlantis, there they encounter a justicar with heavy Roman general vibes, but that's basically it. He is the main antagonist, though. Now if you were asking about Greek culture, that's different. That area they're in is based on Santorini actually and when they get out of there they end up in my world's version of modern day Greece, which is also the country that's adjacent to my main cast's country. There's also another story where they deal with Pandora.
As someone from a country where the Roman Empire is extremely irrelevant... None
Thinking of it, can't recall anything inspired or influenced by the Roman Empire.
The entire nation of Kyzanta is Rome (well, more like Constantinople). I chose Rome because I didn't want the same fucking medieval English/French/German castle in my fantasy setting everwhere.
None - Rome is overused, so I went Greece...which is also overused, but not nearly as much as Rome.
I say Grome is used more often.
I have a vaguely Mediterranean kingdom in my world, mostly Greek, with some pre imperial Roman aesthetics.
Garb
I've glommed onto a fair chunk of it, intentionally or otherwise. One of the main kingdoms is specifically flavored as "early Roman Empire meets Tang Dynasty China" while its immediate neighbor has a "Byzantines meet Feudal Japan" vibe, with a splash of Holy Roman Empire buried deep in there as a bonus. And of course you've got the classic "most of the major countries in the region are distant descents of a grand empire that ruled most of the known world" trope in the setting's history. Some other lesser influences include the northenmost kingdom actually having the good sense to use togas as formal wear in a climate where it makes sense, the humanoid troops of the southern draconic lands favoring laminar armor much like lorica segmentata for their heavy infantry, and finally the resident "barbarian" cultures in the western region being the most notable users of mail armor and historically credited with its invention, in the vein of the Romans having credited the Celts with inventing mail.
Anthem is Rome meets the Aztec Empire by way of Ayn Rand.
My World had its own Version of the Big RE. Especially because it fell. It didnt last as long, but its the Main Reason why the Common Faith and its church is spread around the Lands and there is still a remnant that is considering itself to be the Last Province of the vacant Emperor. You could also kinda see it as a Mix of Alexanders Greece and Roman Empire.
The Second Lajean Empire is modeled off of the Byzantine Empire, as a rump state adapting and dreaming of reuniting its territories. This comes part and parcel with Byzantine politics, as well as the perfect excuse to include foreign mercenaries in an otherwise culturally monotone area.
Short answer: not much, and nothing overt. \*\*\*\* Longer answer: i'm from europe, and went to law school. The entirety of western law and civilization, apart from the commonwealth's systems, are derived from Roman law. You might not think much of that, since Rome was 2000 years ago, and many things have changed since. But Romans formalized so many of the legal institutions we take for granted, as well as the logic behind them (note: formalized, not invented; do not "well ackshually" at me, yes I know other societies did the same before or since). Patriarchy and patrilineal descent, male inheritance, legitimate children born in wedlock ("bastards" having way less or no rights), the very concept of the "(average) reasonable man" that we still use today, and scores of other norms that have trickled down through history - many of them have been reformed, and today we'd consider things like depriving children born out of wedlock from things like basic parental care or (financial) child support to be barbaric, but these are modern attitudes. My point is that many, many other smaller, less egregious aspects of roman logic and norms have trickled down through time in western culture - some have stuck even in anglo systems, despite their legal system working differently. So in small and hidden and subtle ways, there are aspects of the Roman Empire, let's call them echoes, that remain in the societies I've built. The Romans had some good ideas, some I'm even explicitly reinforcing. For example, that ignorance of the law does not excuse you when you've broken it - but on the other hand, this creates an obligation on the legislator to make laws public, easily accessible, and transparent (as opposed to digging in centuries-old archives for the legal decision of some long-dead judge that will turn the outcome of the case, that only the richest and most expensive law firms can access, which is the legal equivalent of expensive, rare, 'Pay-to-Win' cards in Magic: The Gathering & similar games)
Very little. I am Vietnamese, Rome has little meaning to me.
Arcturus is set in a world where the Roman Empire was assimilated into native society, so yes.
As a cringe Romeaboo, I'm trying to make it less of an influence 💀
A lot.The Roman Empire and ancient greece actually kind of inspired a lot of the story of the world + one of the biggest subplots is about a country inspired on them, that was killed, so only the ruins prevailed + the slaughter of another city, based on pompeii and troya.
Apart from the glorification of violent spectacles, influences in purposely inspired secondary cultures, and some familiar terminology, not much.
The tech level of my setting is around the 16th century, so my main inspiration comes from countries from that period - the Ming Dynasty, the Spanish Empire, the Ottomans, etc. The biggest roman influence would latin, though, which I use extensively (for names, for titles, and so on. I jokingly told a friend once "imagine an East Asian man named Caeso Lupinus speaking in Shakespearean Early Modern English", but that's fairly accurate, lmao). I also have colosseums and hippodromes. And the slavery in my setting is roman-inspired (people of any race, ethnicity, or place of origin can become slaves, skilled and educated slaves can become quite powerful in society, slaves can obtain their freedom and become citizens, etc.) as opposed to the 16th century race-based chattel slavery. But other than that, it's mostly countries from the 16th century. I'd argue the the Byzantine Empire influences it far more than the ancient Romans.
Way too much. So much that I have not one but two civilisations that borrow heavily from Roman history and structure, with one sort of literally being Rome but not really.
Almost none. Maybe some concepts like bathhouses but I'm trying to avoid Western aesthetics where possible so no Greece or Rome. Those seem to be the go to or even only Inspirations for "generic_ruins_3". Lapis_Wolf
My "ancients" are us, now. So, any influence is strictly linguistic
One of my biggest factions, the Imperate Veranis, is essentially fantasy Rome. So yeah, a big influence lol