the Hageners marched phalanx style

and the crowds parted to let them through. They were the noisiest of the singsing groups.
Such a diverse range of cultures in the one spot made a big impression on me.
In the days of Roman hegemony, the one thing the Romans did not control was language and culture. With TV as a universal, the hegemon can subtly influence culture and language by making its programmes available world wide. Look what it has done to English language.