User blog comment:Frodo the 9 fingered/Greeks vs Romans/@comment-71.246.232.85-20130430014441

You say that Romans are strict and mean and copy off the Greeks.

As shown in the end of SoN, they know how to have fun. The party that they threw was just as spectacular as anything the Greeks could throw. They have fun when they deserve it.

As for mean, you must understand why Roman soldiers decided to join the military and it's not because they were forced to. They did that because they loved Rome, they loved their families and friends and were willing to sacrfice themselves to protect their loved ones. While they were undoubtedly flawed, the Romans had good intentions.

As for copying off the Greeks, in that case, Rick Riordan also copied off of the Greeks. After all, isn't he also basing his work on Greek mythology? All civilizations base their work on those that come before them.