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CENTURION: What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'? BRIAN: It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'. CENTURION: No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on! BRIAN: Aah! CENTURION: Come on! BRIAN: 'R-- Romanus'? CENTURION: Goes like...? BRIAN: 'Annus'? CENTURION: Vocative plural of 'annus' is...? BRIAN: Eh. 'Anni'? CENTURION: 'Romani'. 'Eunt'? What is 'eunt'? BRIAN: 'Go'. Let-- CENTURION: Conjugate the verb 'to go'. BRIAN: Uh. 'Ire'. Uh, 'eo'. 'Is'. 'It'. 'Imus'. 'Itis'. 'Eunt'. CENTURION: So 'eunt' is...? BRIAN: Ah, huh, third person plural, uh, present indicative. Uh, 'they go'. CENTURION: But 'Romans, go home' is an order, so you must use the...? BRIAN: The... imperative! CENTURION: Which is...? BRIAN: Umm! Oh. Oh. Um, 'i'. 'I'! CENTURION: How many Romans? BRIAN: Ah! 'I'-- Plural. Plural. 'Ite'. 'Ite'. CENTURION: 'Ite'. BRIAN: Ah. Eh. CENTURION: 'Domus'? BRIAN: Eh. CENTURION: Nominative? BRIAN: Oh. CENTURION: 'Go home'? This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy? BRIAN: Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the... accusative! Accusative! Ah! 'Domum', sir! 'Ad domum'! Ah! Oooh! Ah! CENTURION: Except that 'domus' takes the...? BRIAN: The locative, sir! CENTURION: Which is...?! BRIAN: 'Domum'. CENTURION: 'Domum'. BRIAN: Aaah! Ah. CENTURION: 'Um'. Understand? BRIAN: Yes, sir. CENTURION: Now, write it out a hundred times. BRIAN: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir. CENTURION: Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off. BRIAN: Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar and everything, sir! Oh. Mmm! Aaron

How come he's liked so much? And which football stadium?? Aaron

Gaddafi's embrace of the west opens the door to the tourism boom. Two thousand years after this stunning place blossomed into one of the great cities of antiquity, Libyans are hoping that the Roman site

James Buchan enjoys Audrey Burl's Catullus, an imagined life of one of Rome's greatest poets http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/biogra...1129839,00.html Aaron

Ooops - and I thought I'd checked. Thanks for sorting. Aaron

A cloud of white dust drifts over Athens' former international airport as a crew using heavy equipment builds facilities for this summer's Olympics. A few paces away, another team -- with only brushes and garden tools -- carefully digs into the past. The 2004 Games have been a boon for archaeologists, bringing the biggest single antiquities treasure hunt in Athens and surrounding areas. Experts rushed in trying to beat the bulldozers at dozens of Olympic-related sites -- from sports venues to highways. The finds so far range from prehistoric settlements to 2,500-year-old cemeteries to ruins from the Roman period, when Emperor Theodosius abolished the Olympics in A.D. 394. Christianity had taken root, and he deemed the games to be pagan. "I don't believe there was ever such a large-scale archaeological excavation in Athens," said Dina Kaza, who heads the dig at the old seaside airport. Extra archaeologists and specialized researchers have been hired so crews can work round-the-clock to keep pace with Olympic construction, which is now moving at a breakneck pace to compensate for years of delays. The Olympics begin Aug. 13. Kaza, who oversees excavations at five Olympic-related sites, says the finds so far have not been headline-making -- like the back-to-back discoveries in 1997 of sites believed to be the school of Aristotle and an ancient cemetery mentioned as the burial place of the statesman Pericles. But the quantity of finds adds important details and richness to the understanding of how Athens developed over the centuries. "We never know what the ground is hiding from us," Kaza said. One excavation -- at the site of a new tram line storage shed -- found 150 graves as old as the 7th century B.C. Another archaeologist, Maria Platonos, uncovered a ceramic vessel depicting a victorious javelin thrower at a cemetery from the Classical period, 500-323 B.C., on a road to the Olympic Village north of central Athens. The athlete is being crowned with ribbons by two messengers from Nike, the goddess of victory in Greek mythology, said Platonos, who heads excavations at the Olympic Village and two other Olympic sites. She said the artifact, which has been dated to 470 B.C., was used at a victory ceremony and later was placed on the grave of the young man awarded the prize. "Finding this in the area of the Olympic Village was truly something unexpected and very fortunate," she said. Some antiquities are too big to be moved. At the Olympic Village, Platonos' team discovered an extensive system of underground pipes put in during the Roman period to supply Athens with water from nearby Parnitha Mountain. The system was in use until the 19th century. "This pipe was excavated and cleaned, and now there are plans to make this monument more visible along the zone of greenery at the Olympic Village," Platonos said. At the rowing center in Schinias, about 18 miles northeast of Athens, researchers found three early Bronze Age dwellings from about 4,000 years ago. Some of the ruins were moved to allow completion of the Olympic venue. Potential conflicts between preservation and modernization have required some creative solutions. Construction of a highway to Athens' new airport uncovered an ancient road and building foundations at least 2,500 years old. "They indicate an economically vibrant community," said Kasimi Soutou, who is overseeing that excavation. She said the archaeological council ruled that the ancient foundations be preserved around the old road, but that the roadway itself will be paved over after any antiquities are removed. The sports complex at the former international airport, which will host baseball, fencing and other sports, is among the most delayed of Olympic sites. Archaeologists argue that the delays are not their fault. "We always have this problem. The archaeological work always starts at the last minute when it could have started a long time ago, but unfortunately the construction plans were not ready on time," Kaza said. "So we are racing until the last minute, and they tell us to finish because they have to finish, too." Aaron

A 17th Century coin and the remains of an ancient cobbled street and tower have been found during a road building worked in the mid Wales town of Brecon. Work near Market Street and Watergate Street has been temporarily suspended by Powys County Council while investigations are carried out. The Queen Anne coin was found as work was carried out on the third phase of the town's

Archaeologists at the University of Birmingham, supported by the British and Slovene Academies, have discovered what may be one of the most important archaeological sites of the last 50 years, in a riverbed in Croatia. The site at the Valley of the River Cetina, which is geographically and strategically placed at a major European crossroads, holds the key to unlocking over 8,000 years of Balkan history. Dr Vincent Gaffney, Director of the University

"Nothing comparable to the virulent color prejudice of modern times existed in the ancient world," writes Frank Snowden Jr. "The ancients did not fall into the error of biological racism; black skin color was not a sign of inferiority. Greeks and Romans did not establish color as an obstacle to integration in society. An ancient society was one that for all its faults and failures never made color the basis for judging a man." Aaron

One day when I have a little more time on my hands (I'm afraid that's not right now... moving house, child on the way, and waaaay too much work! ), I shall dig out the photos and see if I scan one for you. Aaron

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Yes, I took quite a lot of pictures. It was a while back though so unfortunately I don't have them in a digital format. Aaron

Has anyone here been to Ostia, the old port of Rome? I went in about 1987 and found it quite interesting. It's inland slightly nowadays. I got the impression it's overlooked by many tourists who just go to Rome, visit the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, etc. and then move on... Pity, really. Aaron

How do these calculate whether shares go up or down? Is it based on site popularity/traffic? Maybe something like Alexa? Aaron

Personally, I prefer one color. I don't like those forums when everything is multi-colored. I guess I prefer uniformity. Aaron

Site works well for me. The only problem I'm experiencing is if I try to access the forums via http://www.unrv.com - that page isn't working for me. Aaron

The story's here, viggen: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayN...ntentPK=8413624

One of the oldest and rarest collections of coins in the country has had its most thorough check-up in more than 2,200 years. Coin enthusiast Grenville Chamberlain has just completed two years of measuring and identifying 684 pieces from the early Roman Republic - before the Roman emperors or the invasion of Britain. Some were minted about 280BC, weigh more than half-a-pound, and feature classical images of dolphins, scallop shells and thunderbolts. They were excavated in 1885 from ruins of the Temple of Diana at Nemi, on the outskirts of Rome, by Lord Savile of Rufford Abbey when he was the British ambassador to Rome. After returning, he donated the find to Nottingham Castle, to boost its antiquities collection, where it has remained. Speaking about Mr Chamberlain, Ann Inscker, manager of Nottingham Museums and Galleries' history and archaeology team, said: "He's an absolute wonder and has really put his heart and soul into this project. He calls himself an amateur but he really knows his stuff and he's a real treasure." She said that the collection was very rare. "The Romans hadn't even infiltrated Britain by then. They're also rare because they were cast, not hammered. I'm sure the British Museum have some similar coins - but not a collection like this." Museum staff hope to be able to put the hoard - which attracts archaeological scholars from abroad - on display soon, although some are already on show in the Castle. And there are also fresh excavations planned for the site where they were found. Mrs Inscker said: "Representatives of the British School in Rome and Professor Coarelli of the University of Perugia, Italy, are currently researching the site and will commence excavations in June. "Links have already been made with the collections at Nottingham City Museums and Galleries - and it is hoped that a joint exhibition may be one outcome of this work in the future." Mr Chamberlain, who is also a museum volunteer and secretary of the Numismatic Society of Nottingham, said of the coin collection: "I remember seeing the collection in the museum as a child but I never thought I would get the chance to handle any of them. "Some of the large coins weigh over a pound and they cover the whole of the palm of your hand, about three inches across." Mr Chamberlain has enjoyed working at the museum so much he has started work on another collection. He said: "I'm sorting out a hoard of coins from Newstead Abbey. "I feel that these coins belong to the city of Nottingham and I feel that they need to be looked after." The collector When Sir John Savile - later Lord Savile - made his discovery, he was serving as a diplomat in Italy. He entered the Foreign Office in 1841 and served as British envoy at Dresden and at Berne. In 1883, after 42 years service, he became Ambassador to Rome. In 1887 he retired from foreign service and became the 1st Baron Savile - able to use the title of Lord. Sir John inherited Rufford Abbey the same year, after the death of his younger brother. At the abbey he converted the Bath House into a Winter Garden to display some of his collection of fine sculptures. He died at Rufford on November 28, 1896. The earliest money recovered from the site is not officially classed as coinage; it is heavy shapeless cast pieces of copper alloy, known as aes rude. The sizes and designs on these coins changed frequently, enabling scholars to accurately establish a dating sequence. Aaron

Just wondered how many of you here had to endure Latin and Greek in your school days. I had to. Actually, I quite enjoyed Greek (Latin less so), but now looking back especially, I have no regrets whatsoever. Although my knowledge isn't great, I truly feel it gives us a much better insight into the English language and how it works. I like to know quirky things like the origin of the words 'hippopotamus' or 'rhododendron' but without this early grounding I would be unlikely to have this appreciation. Would you agree? Aaron

Does all this light in any way damage the rock, I wonder...? Aaron

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Friday embarked on dynamiting and bulldozing the archeological heart of the Qasaba (old city) of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, claiming that

Skeletons in a London museum could be given a Christian burial as curators look for more ethical ways of keeping human remains than in storeroom boxes. The Museum of London's collection of 17,000 skeletons includes over 10,000 from medieval hospital grounds in London's Spitalfields and many more from the 14th century Black Death. Other remains go back to the Roman occupation and before. But ethical problems have arisen. "The Church is concerned that the remains of Christians disturbed from their graves should be reinterred on or in consecrated ground, either as soon as possible or after an agreed period of time to allow for study," said Joseph Elders, archaeology officer for the Church of England's Council for the Care of Churches. The museum said several options were being considered. "Reburial of some of the skeletons is one option," it said in a statement. "Another might be long term storage in a church or cemetery." Storage on consecrated ground would allow researchers access to the remains. The museum was currently creating a database of its stored remains, a spokeswoman said, and any change in policy would be after this was complete. The issue is not entirely new, with Aboriginal groups pushing for the return and reburial of their ancestors' remains from Britain. Other museums were less keen to consider giving up their dead. The Natural History Museum said it believed its examples were necessary for scientific research and had no plans to bury any. The British Museum's collection, dominated by ancient Egyptian mummies, would also not be buried, a museum spokeswoman said. That also applied to the 2,000-year-old Lindow Man, found preserved in a bog in northern England. "He's one of our star attractions so he won't be reburied," said Hannah Boulton. "What the Museum of London is talking about is Christian burial, and most of our bodies are too old." Aaron