Kosmo
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This two are actually British but the language in this song is a bit weird
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His whole strategy was therefore aimed at removing both Latin and Italic support for Rome and bringing her to terms whereby Carthage could regain the territory she had previously lost in Sicily and Sardinia. From his viewpoint seperating Rome from her allies probably seemed the best way of achieving this.
This is basically what happened to Carthage after the war when they had to set free all their conquests and allies so the goals of the two sides were fairly similar. The huge difference is that most roman allies stayed with Rome even when their lands were invaded while the allies of Carthage turned on her and played a decisive role at Zama and in forcing the Carthaginian surrender. While the difference may be born from the way each treated it's allies and subjects one element hindering Hannibal's plan may be the absence of a viable alternative to Rome in the Italian peninsula. Gauls and Greeks looked forward to return to independence but I doubt that Italians believed that independence was possible for them at that point and there was no local power like the Numidians in Maghreb to take over the leading role in the region.
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"So - what did the Romans ever do for us? They taught us genocide and the advantages of spreading propaganda about the enemy. On principle, don
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Happy Birthday!
My favorite beer is called Ursus and I 'll drink one for the occasion.
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Happy Birthday!
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German experts are carefully taking apart a complete Celtic grave in the hope of finding out more about the Celt's way of life, 2,600 years ago, in their Danube heartland.
It wasn't the most glorious final journey for an aristocratic Celtic lady who, in life, clearly had a bit of style.
She died just over 2,600 years ago and rested in peace until a few months ago when her grave was dug up in its entirety - all 80 tonnes of it - and transported on the back of a truck through countless German towns.
In the grave, too, was a child, presumed to be hers. Their last inglorious journey ended in the back yard of the offices of the archaeological service of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
When the truck arrived, the grave encased almost entirely in concrete, was unloaded and a tent constructed around it.
The archaeologists decided that removal of the whole grave would allow them to use the most modern resources of analysis, from computers to X-rays.
From the gantry above a pit, archaeologists leant down and scraped the earth from the bones and jewels speck-by-speck.
What emerged was the lady, the child and their ornaments...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13225829
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Malta?
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I've only seen the first episode of Tru Blood but I didn't get hooked mostly because of those irritating heavy Southern accents. Maybe I should give it another try.
I love The Vampire Diaries first of all because of the good looking and talented actors, especially Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder. Keeping a feeling of drama and suspense is difficult, especially in a lengthy TV series, but here they do it very well not only by all kinds of plot twists but, highly unusual, by killing fairly important characters and that keeps one guessing. They also allow a high degree of moral complexity and ambiguity to the characters so they can act surprisingly sometimes and the good guys/bad guys line is sometimes blurry. The dark cinematography, the elegant sets and the occasional use of beautiful costumes adds to the gorgeous actors to make it visually appealing. Did not meant to make a review but I guess I really like it
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A catholic church in neo-byzantine style? Unusual. It must be in Greece.
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The church looks catholic with those double bell towers so I will go for Italy.
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Nimes amphitheater for a concert of german group Rammstein, July 2005
15 minutes after I posted and you gave the right answer.Good job!
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I've just gone way back to the start of this thread and actually read the rules!
I think this one is OK because it is a Parthian city.....and there is a Roman connection or two
Hatra.
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I'm adding also something that some may find unusual
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Wow, that was different.
I have nothing so spectacular but in the last few days I left my usual rock/metal pasture, after a massive dose of The Kills, to discover the ye ye girls (that millions of people know very well so it is not really odd but it is new for me)
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C'mon Gentlemen... we have the longest list to work with. I will add another one:
Cum Catapultae Proscriptae Erunt Tum Soli Proscripti Catapultas Habebunt
...When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults
What an elegant way to express an idea.
Is this roman? It sounds something like NRA will say...
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RTW stands for the computer game Rome Total War. I mentioned this game because when a battle loads the screen shows a war related quote from an ancient writer (almost all Greeks and romans) and I learned all the quotes I mentioned from the game because I had seem them countless time while playing RTW, it's expansions packs and mods.
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My favorite would be from Ovidius - Fas est et ab hoste doceri (It is right to learn, even from the enemy)
Timidi mater non flet (a coward's mother does not weep) is very true and has some unusually conflicting messages.
Homer was not roman but his works were widely familiar to them and has one about our fascination with war - Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than war.
PS - RTW FTW
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Archaeologists have found evidence of a massacre linked to Iron Age warfare at a hill fort in Derbyshire.
A burial site contained only women and children - the first segregated burial of this kind from Iron Age Britain.
Nine skeletons were discovered in a section of ditch around the fort at Fin Cop in the Peak District.
Scientists believe "perhaps hundreds more skeletons" could be buried in the ditch, only a small part of which has been excavated so far.
Construction of the hill fort has been dated to some time between 440BC and 390BC, but it was destroyed before completion.
The fort's stone wall was broken apart and the rubble used to fill the 400m perimeter ditch, where the skeletons were found.
A second, outer wall and ditch had been started but not finished...
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Maison Caree in Nimes.
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Thera then, aka Santorin, the site of the famous volcano who gave us a minoan pompei ?
This guess fits the geological interest clue best.
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More on Pliny the Elder
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on Gaius Plinius Secundus; I'm not sure about the last comment of Stephan Fry
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I want my house to be like that! With a televisirium and computorium of course, but I'm assuming space is no problem.
Why? You can have in the house an area for live shows and play R:TW in the backyard with real soldiers!
Was Hannibal stupid for deciding not to besiege Rome?
in Gloria Exercitus - 'Glory of the Army'
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If a concept was invented in the 18th century then it can be used to describe pre 20th century warfare.
I don't see what Hannibal's decisions have to do with modern changes in military doctrine so let's stay on topic.