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  2. Guess the ancient city!

    in Vacatio

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    Rome? Naples? Syracuse?

     

    Nope.

     

     

    The problem is that this type of ruins one may find from Spain to Syria, everywhere around mediterenian sea. I think there is even one in Rome looking similar to this one altough I dont remember if Iv seen in on the forum or somwhere else. Im more than sure to have seen at least 10 similar to yours Klingan. Is it really somthing unique?

     

    I've only seen on picture of something like this, and I've been going through quite a few books on antique architecture and art the last year. I thought it was special and it caught my interest.

     

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    The same building, just another angel of it. Unless someone finds out what it is I guess I'll pick an easier one so that we can keep on going.

  7. Imperial cult.

    in Templum Romae - Temple of Rome

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    Most useful essay thanks :rolleyes: Really helping me a great deal. Very good points there about how it started, and the significance.

     

    I would need some more on how and when they did sacrificed. I'm getting the impression of organized cults that celebrated certain days (Birthdays etc of the imperial family) and a more personal side where you prayed for the emperors genius at your home altar?

  8. Imperial cult.

    in Templum Romae - Temple of Rome

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    I would need some help concerning the imperial cult, the rise of it, how it was practiced and significance. The reason is that it's one of the subjects for my next exam (one of many subjects) and I'm having trouble finding good information on it (after 2 books on roman religion). Specially how they practiced it seems very confusing. The range is from Caesar to Constantine.

     

    Any help would be greatly appreciated, however I'm not having time to read any extensive work on it right now. Therefor I'm mostly looking for what you know, not books about it. :rolleyes:

     

    Thanks.

  10. Weather conditions

    in Romana Humanitas

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    I've been thinking about how the weather conditions were in the roman empire, over the time. Considering that Sicily, and northern Africa were large exporters of grain, it would seems that it was generally colder. However I've never seen or heard about any fact on the subject, so I was wondering if anyone here could fill me in?

     

    Just 'thinking' off the top of my head, Egypt was a famous exporter of grain due to the fertility of the banks of the Nile, and Sicily was probably more forested in those days and thus the soil was more firmly secured to the earth.

     

     

    Yeah the Nile would explain Egypt but I reckon that they were growing grain at many more places then just Egypt in Africa?

     

    Good point about Sicily wasn't thinking about that. Deforestation have surly had it's share in it.

  11. Weather conditions

    in Romana Humanitas

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    I've been thinking about how the weather conditions were in the roman empire, over the time. Considering that Sicily, and northern Africa were large exporters of grain, it would seems that it was generally colder. However I've never seen or heard about any fact on the subject, so I was wondering if anyone here could fill me in?

     

    Information about any Roman timeframe (until 476 AD) would be appreciated.

     

    Thanks.

  12. Updating profiles etc.

    in Renuntiatio et Consilium Comitiorum

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    I've pinned this thread since this seems to be a recurring issue.

     

    What does 'pinned' mean?

     

    The thread will stay at the top of the forum category even if nobody post in it, to be easily found if someone need it in the future. (However I believe that the forum root (Ancient Roman Empire Forums) will show the topic with the last post as the most recent topic.)

  13. Rome's Greatest Legacy To The Modern World

    in Imperium Romanorum

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    I would say that it's quite wrong to pick one of those as the one who left the "Greatest Legacy" since they in some ways need each other to flourish. A lawyer would probably say the law without hesitation, and a deeply spiritual Christian would say religion. For me it would seem that this turns out to a poll of interest.

     

    Rome and the ancient world in all have left us a great legacy, no doubt, but not as one single subject here and there but it all together.

  14. Roman Houses

    in Romana Humanitas

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    Lastly, they mention the House of the Wooden Partition in Herculaneum. The authors speak about how the preservation of wooden partitions added greatly to the perception of Roman interior space. And yet in their Illustrations they do not show one in its place in a home. How were they used? How was the Atrium divided. Were they adjustible?

     

    Yes I believe they were made to divide the Atrium from the nearby rooms. In the book Pompeji by Jens Erik Skydegaard he's talking about that

     

    "In front of those is the atrium expanded on the sides. These were called alae, the wings. The rooms were only receiving light from the atrium's compluvium, and the big wooden doors, could maybe be folded, have been able to divide the atrium from the rooms."

     

    I'm responsible if the quote isn't 100% correct it's translated from Swedish.

     

    Here is a picture of how I believe they might have been used to make it a little clearer. (Original picture)

  17. Hello

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted · Edited by Klingan

    Hehe Thanks everyone for a great welcome!

     

    The cats name is Indy (aka Indiana Jones, even tho he's not realy living as you could expect by the name, very sleepy animal ;) ) and he's my faithful companion/avatar since ages spending most of his time trying to make sure I type less and takes more care about him:)

  18. Hello

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

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    Would just like to say hi, since I'm new here, found this place while looking for sites about Rome and her history, a subject I'm very intrested of. Nevermind won't bother you with a longer presentation atm, because I do belive that I got loads of intresting stuff to read about here now ;)

     

    Anyway hopefully you'll see me hanging around here in the futhure!

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