Klingan

Indeed but the thin arch is certainly not Greek in origin.

Ah I think I know how this works now.... My drawing is flawed, I believe. "In the reservoir are three pipes of equal sizes, and so connected that when the water overflows at the extremities, it is discharged into the middle one" Three pipes, he's talking about the in-pipes not the out-pipes. I makes at least a little more sense. In this manner, the lacus have priority as they should have.

Grrrr I hate ti when I miss out on that kinda stuff. Is the time frame right? I would guess at Hadrian or Septimius Severus, probably the earlier since it's not from the African provinces. I'm making a guessing fool out of myself now ain't I?

Looks African, quite late say 100-230 A.D?

They have no clue and I don't count on the police ever finding out. They're not very good at their job normally. People around here believe that it's someone from Malm

My first blog entry, who would have thought that. Not me at least. Not a chance. Well here it is. I thought I'd share some of my thoughts with the community, for what reason I do not know. Anyway todays subject is lectures. As I'm writing this I'm taking a short break from working on the lecture I'm to give a high school class tomorrow morning. It's only the second time I'm giving a lecture and this one is far shorter then the last one. That was a few weeks back and I had spent the whole weekend working on it and it went all very well. The students even enjoyed history for once, or they tricked me into believing that. As I was thanked by their teacher after the lecture I made some hints that I would love to give more lectures if there was a chance. No need to say I got another one now, and until just a few days ago I thought there would be more coming rapidly, it seems like they think I did a great job. But very much have changed. First of all the lecture I'm working on right now isn't very good. How am I to squeeze in Romes infrastructure and history in 30 minutes? And I'm probably the only one stupid enough to use my only day of for this kinda stuff. Well I have a plan at least, it's not perfect but it might just work. I need to polish it still thought. Secondly the high school was burnt to the ground, obviously it was arson. Ok, there are 2 buildings left but they've got their hands full there now I hardly think they have time for me running around asking for work, not to mention that both my younger sister and brother will have to spend their remaining school time in barracks. I must admit that the place that i studied at for 3 years just doesn't exist anymore is fairly disturbing too. Yes that last thing was rather selfish, but it keeps coming back to me. It makes me feel old odd as it may sound. Beside that I'm doing double courses at Uni and that is actually starting to take it's toll. I'm tired. It feels like life is going in slow motion, funny as it sounds. I regularly get the feeling that what I did just a day or two ago was weeks ago. Can't help it and it's disturbing. Just this semester and the next and it'll all be fine. I'm already made it far past the bets my classmates had concerning when I would give up And there's that girl I met (Well in all honesty that adds a lot to the tension right now) and all my friends I want to spend time with. Does anyone have a time machine, I need it badly?! Anyway enough of the boring stuff for you all, and enough of a break for me, back to work! Cheers everyone

Well there's nothing wrong in being young it will just allow you to have more to learn! I see that as a good thing. I'm rather young by the norm here too and I've never found that anyone have had any strange reaction too that. Maybe Nephele would prepare an age statistical material for us?

Interesting reading indeed, but I must admit, it feels strange at at least one maybe two points.

Well well, that's great! I hope the one you're making for Rome will be as great! I'll take a closer look later.

I'm curious, what are you going to do with your google earth map?

This might help you for a bigger picture of the Urbus aqueduct system.

Wow I'm so getting that book first thing Monday morning! I've been looking for such a book for months!

Crap, thanks anyway! I'll just have to find it some other way.

Well in my work concerning castellums I've found myself in trouble when reading Vitruvius, de Architectura VI.1-2. "1. Water is conducted in three ways, either in streams by means of channels built to convey it, in leaden pipes or in earthen tubes, according to the following rules. If in channels, the structure must be as solid as possible, and the bed of the channel must have a fall of not less than half a foot to a length of one hundred.

Does anyone know if this is possible to find at the web? I noticed that we don't have it in our ancient sources links list. If anyone know where to find it, I would greatly appreciate if it was posted. (All out of personal curiosity) Thanks, Klingan.

Here's some more flesh on the currency bone: At the time of Caesar a file and rank soldier earned 900 sesterces a year, a laborer about 1000. At A.D 100 this had changed to 1200 sesterces for a soldier. At this time: 4 asses = 1 sestertius 16 asses = 1 denarius 4 sesterii = 1 denarius I have recommended this book before but I will do so again: "As the Romans Did, second edition, A Sourcebook in Roman Social History" by J Shelton" It's most likely the book I use the most whenever I need to know anything about roman social life.

I take it (Even when I very much disagree with that it would be possible to even remotely make an exchange rate like this), that you're talking about the first century B.C Faustus? Remember that the roman coin value changed drastically on more then one occasion. I would say Cassius Loginus, find a list of how much workers earned and how much services and stuff was worth in the time period (in this book 79 A.D) for a fair understanding of the value. I would not recommend trying to convert it into any modern currency. Here is some prices from Pompeii hat I know of: A drink: 1 as A better drink: 2 assses Falernian wine: 4 asses A girl (inn prostitute): 8 asses Hay for a mule: 2 asses

It's practically impossible to try to convert any ancient value into normal. As an example a sewer cleaners earned (in A.D 301, so this is quite long after the time frame the book you're reading. The inflation was really messing it all up, we know this from a maximum price edict put up in this year.) 25 denarii per day and a carpenter or baker 60 denarii. Now a pound of pork was worth 12 denarii. By now you see my point. After only one or tow hours of work you can by much more pork today. The lifestyle has changed enough to make the values change too much. Here is an old thread on the subject. The job as Aquarii was, at least in Rome a high ranking work that mostly senators were chosen too. Many of the Urbus Aquarii was in fact consuls at other times in their career. That would make you guess that they weren't paid at all.

I have not. Actually, and I'm ashamed to tell you, the Uk is one of the last country's in western Europe I've not been to (Not counting the airport time.) at all. It's all very awkward. I've had thoughts about visiting British Museum and all the other things worth seeing on your island for a few years now, but you know how students have it. It's not very easy to pay the expanse. I guess I could try to actually get it all done at once at a well chosen week around June, July and early September next year! I'll keep you updated

That's correct. Anyone who just happens to have a blueprint of the castellum please feel free to post it, I'm really need to know how the inside looks

Well I'll see what I can do, if possible by any means I'll try to show up.

Nope.

There's an imageshack link. I'm sorry for the delay G, I was trying to make any sense out of Erschbach.

Haha not too bad actually G-man but you're wrong. Do you want me to reupload it? Does imageshack work for you?

Happy birthday Augusta! What may we sacrifice to your honor today? Have a great day!