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  2. MONOPOLIUM ROMANUM

    in Circensis

    Posted

    Iron = gladius

     

    boat = trireme

     

    wheelbarrow = litter

     

    boot = caliga

     

    thimble = scutum?

     

    Great idea btw! :thumbsup:

     

    This should be the next big project for Viggen, PP and the crew!!

     

    Forget the next wallmap, get MONOPOLIUM ROMANUM out there!!!:lol:

  7. Ousted Tunisian Dictator Accused of Looting and Despoiling Carthage

    in Archaeological News: The World

    Posted

    Much international concern has focused on acts of looting of cultural artifacts during the current revolutionary unrest in Egypt. However, in Tunisia, a far more spectacular cultural crime is making news, this one carried out by the agents of the state themselves. Recently ousted dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family stand accused of illegal appropriation and plundering of the site of the ancient city of Carthage. A pair of activists are publicizing the crimes in a petition they have launched demanding that they be rectified by the new government. The ruins of Carthage and the village of Sidi Bou Sa

  10. The Romans knew they would go the way of all great empires

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted

    I wouldn't say for sure that they definately knew that they would go the way of the other great empires, in the back of their minds they may have probably considered the thought, but in the good old traditional Roman way they would have cast the thought aside as being inconcievable due to the fact that they were, in thier minds, the most powerful and all conquering force in the known world.

     

    The romans were'nt know for their shy, modest and defeatest attitudes were they? To consider that their reign would eventually come to an end would have been considered a ridiculous notion to the Romans.

     

     

  11. Coming up next . . . .

    in Colosseum

    Posted · Edited by Gaius Paulinus Maximus

    In order to make up for my previous tardiness with Channel 5's "Rome Unwrapped" series, this one is still so far ahead, there's very little information on it. I'll keep my eye open for more as it appears and add it here.

     

    'Julius Caesar: Rome Unwrapped'

     

    Country: UK

    Channel: Channel 5

    Date: Thursday, 10th Feb (also Saturday the 12th on HD)

    Time: 2000 GMT for 60 mins

    Episodes: There will probably be more in the 'Rome Unwrapped' series. Watch this space

    Link: To follow

     

    More info when I have it.

     

    God dammit I missed this! I remember seeing it advertised but forgot to record it.

     

    How was it anyway? Any idea if it is being repeated anywhere?

     

     

     

    EDIT:

     

    For those who didn't see it, it's available to view for 5 days on the 5 website

     

    http://www.five.tv/shows/julius-caesar-rome-unwrapped/episodes/julius-caesar-rome-unwrapped

  14. Motorway Maximus

    in Archaeological News: Rome

    Posted

    It was a route once trod by legionnaires as they marched across a conquered land.

     

    But, eventually, the Romans left Britain and the magnificent highway they created was reclaimed by nature and seemingly lost for ever.

     

    Now, some 2,000 years after it was built, it has been uncovered in the depths of a forest in Dorset.

    And, remarkably, it shows no sign of the potholes that blight our modern roads.

     

     

     

    Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1D792NR43

  15. Rome Wasn't Built in a Day

    in Colosseum

    Posted

    I've been watching this show and I'm loving it. It really makes you realise just how skillful innovative the Romans were.

     

    I think they've picked a good mix of guys for the build, they're all pretty funny fella's especially the young labourer, he does make me chuckle, as does the geordie plumber. I thought it was funny on the last show when the, shall we say rather tubby plasterer from Yorkshire got a touch of sunstroke and the self appointed first aider, the rather tubby labourer started to give him grief about his weight then decided that a nice sugary treat should sort him out!!:lol:

     

    I've gotta say though that the carpenter guy is bloody rubbish!!! The guy still hasn't built anything that actually works!! He wouldn't have lasted two minutes back in the day!!

  16. Climate Change and The Fall of the Empire

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted

    Intersting theory but surely if there had been such a massive change in the climate, causing famine, drought, severe weather conditions etc to ravage the land and be serious enough to play a big part in the fall of the Empire, then surely we would have read about it in the writings of the ancient historians of the time. I mean, something as cataclysmic as this would surely have been recorded??

     

    I don't doubt the fact that there were massive climate changes during the 300 year period mentioned, the trees dont lie!:D But big enough to cause the collapse of the empire?? I'm not so sure :unsure:

     

    All the same, it is an interesting theory and I'd like to read more on the subject. Thanks for posting it Ursus!

  20. What's the last Roman site you visited?

    in Vacatio

    Posted

    When the world is safer one day I will travel to Rome and spend a couple weeks.

     

    I'm intrigued as to why the world needs to be any safer to get to Rome. Do you know something I don't? Should I be worried? Tell all!

     

    I was just referencing the terror threats and bomb explosions at the Swiss and Chilean embassies. Stuff like that. The world's been pretty crazy since 9/11. Crazy stuff happened before obviously, but it seemed to escalate after 9/11. My time spent overseas brought a lot of things to my attention that the average Joe isn't aware of. I'd just rather play it safe for now and wait until things calm down before venturing back as a civilian. Even if that's not for 10, 20, 30 years, that's fine. I'm still in my 20's so time is on my side.

     

    Why not just wrap yourself in cotton wool and never leave the house????? :D

     

    There's probably more chance of getting killed or injured crossing the road on your way to the shops as there is being involved in a terrorist attack, so why let those people win? Why deprive yourself of living a full and active life just on the off chance you may be caught up in some random attack????

     

    If your time's up then it's up simple as that!!

  21. Ordering of a Roman House Can Be Considered as a

    in Romana Humanitas

    Posted

    Hi everyone!

     

    New here to the forums, but been browsing round past threads and you all seem like a friendly and knowledgable bunch of folks, so I was wondering if any of you could lend me a hand?

     

    I'm currently up to my neck in Architectural History Essays, we had to pick a few, however the last one I've picked has left me a bit stumped. The lecturer either didn't turn up for this lecture, or failed to tell us about the topic.

     

    The essay (2000 words) title is: "Using a Pompeian example and making specific reference to domestic practices and rituals, discuss how the ordering of a Roman house can be considered a 'miniature city' and 'representation of the cosmos'."

     

    I've never been a strong historian (more of an artsy person myself), but the Romans strike me as a period who won't send me to sleep, and one that I'd genuinely be interested to learn more about!

     

    So what I was wondering- can anyone point me in some sort of direction to go with this? Any good reference points? Any personal opinions? Any good examples of Pompeian housing and domestic practices/rituals that would aid the essay?

     

    Any help AT ALL would be more than appreciated :)

     

     

    Hi jolber,

     

    Here's a few websites that may help you along the way.....

     

    http://www.pompeionline.net/pompeii/houses.htm

     

    http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/modules/cx254/pompeianhouses/

     

    http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/house.html

     

     

    Good luck with the essay.:D

  23. Kindle (also featuring

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted

    Mmmmm interesting!!!!

     

    I'm a massive fan of books and of reading, especially on paper, I really can't see (or should I say couldn't see) the attraction of reading from a computerised screen but the more I here about kindle the more I am becoming drawn to it.

     

    I like to keep my books and every now and then I like to go back to them and have a flick through, maybe read again etc, what sort of memory does the kindle have? And my one big worry about it is that if I ever loose it or it gets stolen then thats all my books gone in an instant! Where as the chances of loosing my bookcases or god forbid somebody breaking in and stealing all my books are pretty slim to say the least, I reckon the tele, computers etc would go first!!:lol:

     

    I guess i should download the books app on my ipod and see how I get on with that before I take the plunge with a kindle, how much is the kindle by the way?

  24. What do You Admire the Most?

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted

    Hi Omoplata,

     

    As long as the questions are Roman related or at least historical or in Hora postilla Thermae's case, anything goes!! then you can ask any question you like, just search the forum and find the appropriate place to ask it, so there is really no need for a "Random Questions" thread, as any question that is asked will more than likely be answered.

     

    But still feel free to start any thread you desire!

  25. What do You Admire the Most?

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted · Edited by Gaius Paulinus Maximus

    I admire the Romans total and utter self belief. The belief that they were by far the most intelligent, noble and powerful race on the planet and if anyone had the audacity to disagree then they would do everything in thier power to prove them wrong.

     

    In my opinion the Roman Empire became as powerful and long lasting as it did due to it's massive confidence in it's own abilities, and it'sstrength of will to see things through.

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