Board Thread:Lore and Fanon Discussion/@comment-11406405-20140312021236/@comment-6335668-20140313135118

Have you studied the Lombards any, Manstein? They're actually a really interesting case study in the adoption of the Roman identity by the 'barbarians' who took over the Empire. It stands to reason, of course - they came precisely because Rome was where it was at in their eyes, and they wanted their turn at being the top dogs with the nice things.