Gaius Paulinus Maximus
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Totally agree, yes the classic's are pretty hard going but if you persevere with them you'll soon get used to the wording and writing style and then i think you'll start to enjoy them more and appreciate them for what they are. I know i did
They're not called classics for nothing!!
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A very good selection of books. If i were to be one of the lucky one's then my choices of books would be (in no particular order)
Nero's Killing Machine, i've already got Caesar's Legion by Dando Collins so this would be a welcome addition.
Caesar by A Goldsworthy, i've already got Christian Meirs version so it would be good to get another pespective.
The First Man In Rome, i've always fancied this series but never actually got round to reading them
Fingers crossed,
cheers
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Ok then so how do i get this wonder that is firefox??
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I thought with patricide they did the dog and chicken thing then threw you in the Tiber??
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I presume everyone is too commited to the Bank Holiday weekend ( already) to make the trek, to York, on monday or tuesday of that week ( just over a week hence)?
A bit too late notice for me, i've already made plans involving all-day drinking on sunday so will be about as useless as a chocolate fireguard on monday :drunk: :beer:
Late sept, early oct will be good though
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Executions are pretty rare in the U.k but they do happen, shootings and gun crimes are becoming more and more apparent, i think it's just a matter of time before we see all our police force carrying guns just like the majority of the rest of the world do. It's pretty sad but i think it's inevitable
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I dont mind the ad's at all, like A of S says they are quite helpful in pointing you in the right direction for further reading. The fact that they are all history related too instead of just random books is also a good idea
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Does anybodi know what was Brutus motive?I think he didn't have a motive to kill Caesar
The motive was to restore the Republic. There may have been jealousy and other emotional responses involved, but it was clear that the reason for the assassination was because they believed Caesar was a tyrant.
Additionally, Brutus may have been shamed by Caesar's apparent affair with his mother, Servilia. Brutus probably saw assassination as the perfect means to avenge such opprobrium.
Also i think he was pushed into it by the other conspirators mainly Cassius who knew he could use Brutus because of his closeness to Caesar
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I'm sure they do, but tornadoes really don't make international television... Ahh, us Americans are so ignorant. Dear Europeans, do you guys have tornadoes?
The only tornado that happens where i liive is when the kids come home from school!!! Well the house looks like its been hit by a tornado anyway
Thats about as close as we in the U.K get anyway
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Internet explorer all the way for me
I've not even heard of the other one's
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It is the fabled fortress city of King Caradoc 1, son of Arch, who fought the Romans from 42-51AD.
Is there any textual evidence for the existence of King Caradoc?
I can't find any textual evidence of a king Caradoc especially from 42-51AD, i know that Caratacus was in the area around that time so i'm thinking maybe they could be the same person....Caradoc......Caratacus looks and sounds pretty similar, also in the Boudica series of books by Manda Scott (i know its pretty unreliable as historical fact but...) the character Caratacus was known to his own people as Caradoc , Caratacus was the Roman name for him.
I could be way of the mark here but it's definately something to think about???
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Caer Caradoc at Mynydd y Gaer, Glamorgan, is one of the most important locations in all of ancient British history. It is the fabled fortress city of King Caradoc 1, son of Arch, who fought the Romans from 42-51AD. And now, a small team of dedicated researchers working with historians Alan Wilson and Baram Blackett, have been able to pinpoint the location of this site. "It is great news for the local, regional and national economy," said Alan Wilson today. "We have been making these discoveries for many years and with the Electrum Cross discovered at nearby St. Peter's in 1990, it looks like a boost for jobs is likely."
full article at NewsWales
Could this not be the hillfort where caratacus made a stand against Scapula in 50AD, he had taken refuge with the Ordovices which were a tribe situated in mid wales
Ostorius Scapula moved Legio XIV Gemina from its base at Manduessedum (Mancetter, Leicestershire) to a new legionary fortress at Viroconium (Wroxeter, Shropshire) close to the mid wales border. The legion marched west and was joined by the Twentieth marching up from the south, and somewhere in in mid Wales- the site has yet to be identified- the forces of caratacus were soundly defeated. this story is narrated in Tacitus' annals XII 33-37
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My word Cato!! I hope you feel better after that rant
I;m gonna take a stab in the dark here and say that your not a member of the Julius Caesar fan club, please correct me if im wrong but i think i will state my mortgage on it!
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What a fantastic piece of propaganda this declaration is, i bet it had even the mildest mannered of citizens screaming blue murder and vowing to avenge Caesar's death at whatever cost
This guy sure knew how to stir up emotions
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I have read all the Eagle books and just absolutely love them, Macro and Cato have had more lives than a cat!!
I think the books have got everything you want in a novel, action ,adventure, humour, sorrow etc etc
Can't wait for the next installment
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most of the heavy artillery that the Romans used with such effectivness was also invented many years before like the ballista, onager and the scorpio, these were invented in around the early part of 400's b.c one of the main leaders in this field was Dionysius of Syracuse, he used these weapons of war in the many wars he fought against the Carthaginians
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Cairo, also known as Memphis used to be a beautiful city. Guys you can look at the reference point of when the Arabs came in. Now it's a death trap, and nothing less.
You're an ignorant man..!
My word!
I've just returned from a romantic anniversary week-end in venice and i must say it is one of the most beautiful cities i have ever been in and thats now in the year 2006 so to imagine what it must have been like in 1400 it must have been a pretty amazing city to be in.The city is so old that when you're walking through the tiny streets and alleyways you could almost be back in 1400 (apart from the price's they charge!!!)In St Marks square i paid
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all the links you ever need
http://dmoz.org/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Ancient/Rome/
cheers
viggen
What a fantastic site, it's got everything and more!
Nice 1 viggen
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I've just returned from a romantic anniversary week-end in venice and i must say it is one of the most beautiful cities i have ever been in and thats now in the year 2006 so to imagine what it must have been like in 1400 it must have been a pretty amazing city to be in.
The city is so old that when you're walking through the tiny streets and alleyways you could almost be back in 1400 (apart from the price's they charge!!!)In St Marks square i paid
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Michael Grant's History Of Rome book is a pretty good read, it charts Romes history starting from the Etruscan period right the way through to the eventual decline of the empire, im sure you will find everything you need to know in that book
If not, then like Octavius says try the persus site that too is pretty damn good
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I think I might have cracked this. I'll post the new version of the prologue that I have written later this week ON MY SITE, not here
Where is your site stuk?
You'll have to give us an address so we can check it out
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I'm from Wellington New Zealand with Italian background (my father) though I have lived in Italy for a while mainly near Milan. Lake Como is a wonderful spot Ginevra
I agree Lake Como is a wonderful place, i spent a few days there a couple of years ago, i was on a football trip to watch Leeds utd v AC Milan, our hotel in Milan had been double booked so we were out on the street, after hours of being turned back from other fully booked hotels we were told to try Como, when we finally arrived it was closing in on mid night and most places were closed apart from one bar near the train station, the very kind lady sorted us all out (about 10 of us) with drinks and bar snacks while she spent about 1/2hr ringing round hotels trying to find us a bed for the night which she suceeded in doing!
We spent the next four days in Como and had a fantastic time, we were made very welcome and the glasses were always kept full! :beer: :drunk:
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Maybe the female was worshiped in the begining because they were the one's that gave life to man and maybe the early men believed that because of this amazing feat the mother deserved to be worshipped but as time moved on and they all evolved, man came to realise that he was the strongest, the hunter gatherer and that maybe he deserved to be worshipped above the weaker female???
Who knows???
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Lets cut all the conspiracy theory rubbish and just face facts that there are people in the world today who are willing to die for the cause and don't care how many innocent people die with them just as long as the world know's that they mean business
Greatest Or Most Influential Roman Family
in Nomina et Gentes
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There has been many great families in the history of Rome but who do you think has been the most influential?
I've recently been reading up on Scipio Africanus and came up with quite an interseting fact that in less than a hundred years the members of this family alone gained no less than twenty-three consulships for themselves, their surviving epitaphs place overwhelming emphasis, not only on public office and military success, but on genealogical descent as well.
This just set me thinking about other families in Roman times, there's the Claudii, Grachii, Julians etc etc
Who's the greatest.....you decide!