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> People in America were not stupid

I didn't say they were. I said they lacked writing. Writing preserves orders of magnitude more information for others than oral tradition possibly can.

Yes, I know the Mayans had writing, and their books were burned by the Spanish. But the Spanish conquered the Inca and the Aztecs, not the Mayans.

The ideas of recruiting the locals to your side, and divide and conquer, are part of western military tradition. If the Aztecs and Inca used such tactics, I'd be interested if you have sources.

There were battles that the Romans fought and won against the barbarian much greater numbers. That isn't going to happen without superior organization, discipline, training and tactics.

And finally, the Roman idea of conquest was to assimilate, not exterminate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defeat_of_Boudica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alesia

And, of course, this triumph of discipline, tactics, organization and training:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae




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