User blog comment:Frodo the 9 fingered/Greeks vs Romans/@comment-173.79.209.159-20121103203526/@comment-71.246.232.85-20130430013939

One person does matter. But in all honesty, if the Romans were forced to choose between sacrificing an entire troop of soldiers to end a bloody war or not sacrificing an entire troop of soldiers so that a war would continue for many years, they would sacrifice the troop. The soldiers understand what they're getting into. They're sacrificing their lives to prevent more bloodshed.