Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-90.193.49.123-20160124184731/@comment-26236093-20160124223222

Certain cultures throughout Middle-Earth have drawn influences from Rome and several other cultures. In this case, Gondor was said to have been somewhat inspired by the Eastern-Roman Empire. Other cultures, such as Dale and Dorwinion, are also often described as having quite a strong Meditteranean or Italian influence and certain aspects of High-Elven culture and history can also at times be compared to this.