"The pirates Strombanni and Zarrano were sitting with the mercenary Galbro and Lord Valenso in a bawdy, noisy tavern. The men were sitting at a wine table engaged in a heated debate that soon gave rise to angry yells and threats of swordplay. The count, with an angry wave of his hand, snarled: 'Enough of this bickering. Where, then after all, is this map of the Treasure of Tranicos?' Unnoticed by these seated figures, a giant of a man approached. He was dressed in pirate regalia and his right hand grabbed ahold of the hilt of a great sword in a hitched scabbard. In his left hand he was holding up a yellowed parchment of a map with words and pictures of continents. With a devilish grin he asked "Is this it?" Almost at once the four men leaped to their feet and shouted in unison: 'Conan the Cimmerian!' Conan tore out his sword and smashed it clattering onto the table as he roared "Sit down!" The four men at once sat down staring at the barbarian panting with greed and hatred." - Robert E. Howard, The Treasure of Tranicos from Wierd Tales (1934)
"The pirates Strombanni and Zarrano were sitting with the mercenary Galbro and Lord Valenso in a bawdy, noisy tavern. The men were sitting at a wine table engaged in a heated debate that soon gave rise to angry yells and threats of swordplay. The count, with an angry wave of his hand, snarled: 'Enough of this bickering. Where, then after all, is this map of the Treasure of Tranicos?' Unnoticed by these seated figures, a giant of a man approached. He was dressed in pirate regalia and his right hand grabbed ahold of the hilt of a great sword in a hitched scabbard. In his left hand he was holding up a yellowed parchment of a map with words and pictures of continents. With a devilish grin he asked "Is this it?" Almost at once the four men leaped to their feet and shouted in unison: 'Conan the Cimmerian!' Conan tore out his sword and smashed it clattering onto the table as he roared "Sit down!" The four men at once sat down staring at the barbarian panting with greed and hatred." - Robert E. Howard, The Treasure of Tranicos from Wierd Tales (1934)
borrowed a bit early-on, from ben hur, the generals' (admirals') victory party in rome
I can definitely hear the resemblance!