I am asking anyone who wishes to participate in this thread to contribute with their thoughts and to pin the thread to make it a permanent thread so that it becomes a regularly frequented and updated place for discussion of the matter at hand.

Due to my time availability I cannot be here as regularly as some of you might but I promise to share a little every day I can.

I hope I can attract some people with good historical knowledge to futher the quality of this debate though this doesn't mean anyone less knowleadgeble is not welcome.
I am aware that my intro is a little weak and boring but I promise that all subsequent posts will be more subject oriented.

PS: I think Ron E. Howards "Conan" series contains a lot of related content to this discussion although it is a fictional fantasy series. And if you really know about this subject I think you will agree.