Gaius Octavius
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The Maltese Falcon. Casablanca. Love At First Bite. The Sky Above. Das Boot. Can't remember the proper name, but it was something like 'Bananno _____'.
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Scipio Africanus. Were it not for him, we'd all probably be walking around with turbans wrapped around our heads.
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It is quite one thing to say that Mother Theresa doesn't belong on a list of influential people; it is quite another to malign her with unbounded hatred.
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The American Revolution.
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What about manumitted slaves? Gaulish senators?
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Nice work F. Still leaves open the question of what, if anything, did the ROMANS absorb culturally from the Slavs?
While we are at it, did the Turks consider themselves successors to the Romans? On an old map, Anatolia is nominated 'Rom'.
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Help me out. Isn't there a German beer that one is supposed to add a bit of lemon to? Double Spatten? Wheat beers? Want a fizzy wine? Try Lambrusco.
In days of yore, when I slang beer, and the well plastered tipplers were returning to their hogans, they would stop in for something to help them recover. It went this way: Crack a fresh egg into a glass; salt and pepper, break up egg; add tomato juice to mid glass; top off with beer and stir all mightily.
Where are My Lords Pantagathus and Pertinax?
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Isn't there something somewhere on the blog page(?) about RSS Feeds and syndication?
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What is an 'RSS'? What is an 'RSS Feed'?
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No matter how you cut it, you are all reprobates!
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"No one insults me with impunity." - and gets away with it! (Nemo me impune lacesit.)
I hope that a 'certain party' is paying attention.
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I'm sure I saw that guy playing tight-head prop for l'azuri in the six nations rugby...
They're wonderful pics. Does anyone know if this was a re-enactment society, or did they just dress up council employees?
LOL! That guy does look like an Italian prop! But I reckon he looks even more like the England's latest coaching casualty, Brian Ashton!
The pictures are great. It would've been an experience to have been there. My kids want some armour like that now!
You will regret having insulted Eyetalians! You barbarian!
Basil
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Listen, you two, I'll beat you both - together- at regular English Scrabble. Hands down; eyes closed; anyway you all like it!
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Faustus, you of all beings, leave me abglomerated.
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Are they a 'certain' parties porta loos? If you read his blog. Per nadi mil an Roma.
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Please tell me how much it will cost to mail it to Massachusetts. If it aint too much, I will have you mail it to my illustrious Teutonic Father-in-Law. You know that you will get a check from me.
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We seem to forget here that the second battle of Adrianople proved that the two halves really needed each other.
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September 1, intrigued me. From my old notes I found that one or two people (Christians?) at Byzantium (probably Constantinople), introduced a system which counted years from the Beginning of the World, which he/they calculated at 5508 B.C. The beginning of the year was September 1. It had a fifteen year 'Indiction' period. (Whatever that means.) We are now in the year 7515 by this system. I don't know when this system was introduced or even if it was used, but it is possible that the medieval monks confounded it with the Varronian system. Interestingly, for me at least, it comports with the Creationists theory of when the world was created.
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I wonder how the Romans and other ancients treated their 'ancient' buildings?
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Whilst going through my ancient notes whilst reposing in bed, I came across some items which no longer have meaning to me. HALP!
1."Ceremonial Foundation of Constantinople (florii(?) or Avithusa)"
2."4 Nov. of first year of 276th Olympiad or 326 A.D."
Amor is the secret name of Roma.
April 21st is Roma's Birthday! Happy Birthday Roma! E' per nadi mil an'
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How about Gorbachev? Prince Charles? Tony Blair? Berlesconi? Fidel? G.H.W. von Busche? Glafkos Clerides? Botha? Milo Jerusalem? Schwartzkoph? They're not doing anything.
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In re 'Greek Fire':
What did the Romans call it?
Were their ships armed port, starboard, fore, and aft with these 'guns'?
Did the infantry and cavalry use the 'grenades'?
Did they use 'land mines'?
Were these weapons used in 1453 to defend the walls of Constantinople? If not, why not?
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In November my boys and I went to Italy. My mom was born and raised in Florence and she had an apartment for 3 months. We went for 10 days. We spent 8 days in Florence visiting relatives. and then 3 wonderful days in Rome. We walked to the forum and it was the highlight of my trip. We took a picture in front of the plaque. My mom transtalated it. So I will write it in Latin first and then the tralsation will follow.
DEPOSERO (LA SPOGLIA DI CESAR) NEL FORO DOVE E LANTICA REGGIA DEI ROMANI, E VI ACCVIARONO SORPA TAVOLE, SEDILIE E QVANTO ALTOR LEGNAME ERA LI...ACCESE RO IL FVOCO E TVTTO IL POPOLO ASSI STETTE AL ROGO E DVRANTE LA NOTTE IN QVEL LVOGO VENNE ERETTA DAPPRIMA VN'ARA, ORA VI E IL TEMPIO DELLO STESO CESAR, NEL QVALE EGLI E ONORATO COME VN DIO. APPIANO DI BELLO CIV II 48
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Roman Taxes
in Res Publica
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Try this out for size. The amount of tax received depends on the amount at which the thing taxed is valued at. Thus, if a home is valued at $1,000.00, and the tax rate is 1%, the tax is $10.00. If the same home is otherwise valued at $2,000.00 and the tax rate remains at 1%, the tax is $20.00.
Maybe everybody is right! The Cato Institute, of course, most certainly is Right.