Vibius Tiberius Costa
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A coin found in a swamp could help prove a Spanish or Portuguese ship was wrecked on Australia's east coast years before Captain James Cook's voyage. The coin, found in a snake-infested marsh, could help prove a century-old theory that a Spanish or Portuguese ship was wrecked on Australia`s east coast years before Captain Cook`s famed voyage of discovery.
more at News.com.au
probably a silly point but someone could have dropped it their and the coin does not suggest the actual time but a near time, the coin was made in 1597 but in my wallet i have coins from almost twenty years ago, so this coin could have been from 1600's ish time.
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Provided the centurion has periodic contact with the individual, then no, it wouldn't take long to learn the names of eighty men. In peacetime this is easy. In war, when men are killed or invalided out frequently and replaced by new recruits or those transferred from other units (the romans did do that) then its difficult for a centurion to know everyones name. The centurion would indeed find it easier to learn someones name if he attracts attention to himself as Faustus suggested.
Ooops I said sixty men, I though sixty was the correct numeb of men
If men can be transferred from other units can they be from other legions?
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Salve!
That's easy: a nice contubernium (octet) of Nubian female slaves.
(Only for manumission purposes, of course)
Of course, what else can nubian slaves be good for>
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I suppose most Romans didn't have the time to be depressed and even if they were they would have worked through it and they wouldn't really know they had it.
As for dealing with it, i don't know
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Ok, so once centurion has shouted "YOU!" and the correct man has looked at him would the centurion take note of his name, I know this sounds stupid but a centurion only has 60 men, it wouldn't be to difficu;t to learn names, would it?
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Oh the irony, in a lot of threads i start or read there is usually a senatorial style banter between ASCLEPIADES and MPC
Anyway, in 2nd century bc how would one subtly bribe someone?
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Thanks MPC and Nephele that is exactly the response I need.
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Thanks Primus.
And Cato wouldn't you be haunted by your lies.
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A good 2nd century legion will do me nicely, i could tell them to re-enact extracts from my novel
Actually i would like Caesars laurel/diadem thing for covering his baldness.
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I know what it roughly means (thanks to Primus Pilus
)But can someone divulge further into exactly.precisely what it means and what it is putting across.
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Primus Pilus these are brilliant and incredibly useful. Just what I need, I'm sure many more will also find this unbelievably useful.
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Well I had to didn't I? I saw barley on sale in Sainsbury's and with Jamie Oliver inspired enthusiasm, I attempted to recreate a gladiators meal. Probably didn't turn out quite like the real stuff, but I guess it wasn't too far removed from what these people ate.
It was bland and almost tasteless. I remember a talking head on tv describing the meal as 'boring' - he was spot on - but it was filling and certainly not unpleasant.
No, I haven't sprouted muscles overnight....
Has anyone else done things like this? I'm curious as to whether this sort of re-enactment goes on behind the scenes amongst us enthusiasts. There was a thread a little while ago where someone was doing a school project on this sort of thing.
I went to a school fete where someone had made some kind of mini-pastry-like parcels, they were also quite bland but oddly filling and addictive, It was filled with olives and a few other ingredients, so if you could find the ingredients that might be worth checking out.
However i am not so extreme to make stuff like that myself.
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When was the wine first available from and where did you get it from and how much did it cost? *breathe*
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Thank you Bryaxis Hecatee.
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oh yeah, a few more discussions on the cisalpine gauls wouldn't go amiss
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I for one
hope Olympia isn't gutted and no more lives or man-made things are lost.
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Salve,guys!
that's a great photo
is it chersonnesos?
is it paphos?
just guesses
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One roman vs one spartan? Isn't that determined by the individuals capability in combat as much as tactics or equipment? Very difficult to answer questions like that and to be honest there isn't much to be learned from it.
True, very true.
If you check the satellite images of Thermopylae it does get wider at the mouth but it is generally quite straight, anyway the spartans didn't need to move onec they were in position they could just lunge and rest cleverly.
Put 300 romans there and outflank them in the same way as the spartans were.... Well, I suspect the romans would have fared no better in that case. Its a matter of initiative and response. If the romans were suprised by persians coming behind them then their fate was the same as the spartans.Caesar was efficiently flanked and he was victorious in gaul. Also it is a lot easier seperate your army if your romans.
Although i am sending sparring like replies, i comletley agree with abou 95% of what you say.
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This topic coincides with CiceroD's a bit, but was one particular wine/vintage known amongst Romans for being the best, the hills of pompeii for example or gaulish wine?
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Just a hunch but ...
They would strive to keep it formal. That means the gens name
Also might i remind everyone that there were relavively few praenomens around
Yelling "Gaius!" or "Marcus!" would probably produce a similar effect to yelling "Soldier!"
Thanks, that narrows it down to the other two.
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There are a lot of knowledgeable people here who are deeply interested in Roman history.
My question is: What got you interested in Roman history? Why do you like it? What fascinates you?
Awesome, fascinating military, devious politicians (Sejanus), an epic history, and for some reason it seems Rome experienced way more unpredictable, twisted events than other ancient civilizations.
Unpredictable eh?
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An educated guess would be that he wasn'y just going to surrender hsi dictatorship and live happily ever after.
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Although I think UNRV's list of consuls is far superior here is the wikipedia site it can divuldge a bit further into individuals.
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A centurion has eighty men under his command. Some are well known to him, either because of rank or long service. Others may not be known. They might be recruits, soldiers who don't attract attention to themselves, or replacements from another source. In many cases, the centurion will point and shout "YOU! SOLDIER!" - what other choice has he? "Ermm... Optio... Who's that soldier over there?... Oh you don't know either eh? Find out for me will you? I want him to stop playing dice and do some work" You see what I mean?
Actually your question is valid and I don't know the answer. I'm going to assume until I know better that they adopted something like the modern practice.
Thanks, where's Nephele when you need her. =D
But if a 'whatever' was to say "soldier" wouldn't a fair few look at him.
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Bloodletting as sacrifice in Rome
in Templum Romae - Temple of Rome
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Why would they, what in Jupiter's beard would it stand for and a legion could not carry around a wet nurse!!!!
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