[Geico has Fasces !?]

Nope. They have them in the real one as well. I'm not sure why though.

[Total War: Rome II]

I wish I had known about the ballista chariots before, those sound hilariously awesome.

[Roma Victrix Beaker Give Away]

Does any one know if the chat server is still open. I tried to test it out today and I am unable to connect.

[Short battle of Cannae video by Ben Kane]

Cool videos, being located where I am I don't get to visit those places so I appreciate seeing them on video.

[Total War: Rome II]

New video has been released showing more of the battle at Carthage. Carthage Battle Gameplay Walkthrough - Total War: Rome II

[Centurions]

I heard somewhere that Roman centurions served for life.I was wondering if it was true because I had heard elsewhere that they were allowed to retire. If someone could help me straighten this out I would really appreciate it.

[English to Latin]

I found venalicius listed in a Latin dictionary. Mercator servorum might work as well, but I am not sure on that. I believe it means trader of slaves. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me can help you with this, my Latin is a little rusty.

[Total War: Rome II]

Total War: Rome II has been announced. Here is a link with more details Total War: Rome II

[The Color of Roman Clothes]

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I guess I confused what my teacher said with something else.

[The Color of Roman Clothes]

I remember my Latin teaching commenting about a woman on the cover of our textbook wearing a yellow dress which meant she was probably a prostitute. Is that correct? I'm asking because I think it seems strange that prostitutes would have an assigned color of clothes to wear.

[Roman Audio Books]

Thanks for all the suggestions they really helped.

[Roman Audio Books]

I'm going to be doing a lot of driving this summer and I was wondering if any one had any suggestions for a good Roman related audio book.

[Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here]

Just introducing myself here, looking forward to using this site frequently in the future. Just a little about myself I took three years of Latin in high school and have been hooked on Roman history ever since.

Welcome to the forum!

 

Do you have any particular field of Roman history you like most?

 

If I had to pick a single topic it would be military history, but I enjoy pretty much anything.

[Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here]

Just introducing myself here, looking forward to using this site frequently in the future. Just a little about myself I took three years of Latin in high school and have been hooked on Roman history ever since.

[Commentaries on the Gallic wars]

A very good map since it gives topographical information which helps make some sense of the campaign routes and perhaps even of some of the decision making by JC.

 

EDIT: Might be nice to add the map url.

 

Gaul Map

 

Thanks for the map I think this will be really useful.

[Commentaries on the Gallic wars]

Only thing I can suggest are the maps you can find on Google. They especially helped me for understanding the invasion of Britain, so I think they will help with the Gauls too.

 

Ok I will check that out thanks.

[Commentaries on the Gallic wars]

I started reading Julius Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic wars and I quickly found myself overwhelmed by all the different tribes mentioned. Does anyone know of any good resources that could help me keep them straight?