Re: (Tears) Agent of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson

In article <vj5hri$3qcv$1@dont-email.me>,
William Hyde  <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:

Christian Weisgerber wrote:

On 2024-12-08, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
 

Agent of the Terran Empire  (Dominic Flandry, volume 1) by Poul Anderson
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/every-day-is-my-last

 
"Honorable Enemies" is very good and Aycharaych is a great character.
The German translation was titled "Viel Feind', viel Ehr'", which
as those who know bits of German will recognize retains the "honor"
and "enemy" parts, but means something else entirely: "Many foes,
much honor".  (The often quoted motto of Landsknecht leader Georg
von Frundsberg.)
 
I always thought that the background of the decaying Terran Empire
very transparently alluded to the fall of Rome, but I don't know
if there are more than general parallels.

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The name eludes me, but the first emperor Flandry works with is based on
Septimus Severus, the second Caracalla.
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William Hyde
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I believe Flandry dianoses his empire as having gone into its Dominate phase,
which is a clear Roman reference on his part.

Also the story of the founding of the Empire, which I reviewed a few months
ago has the first emperor consciously modeling his creation on Rome.
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