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  1. So I'm in Rome for the next 8 weeks studying Italian and I am most interested in knowing all the "unknown" things to do in the city. The big tourist attractions (Forum et.al, Baths, Ara Pacis etc.) I'm all over like a wet noddle on a dry wall but I know there is so much to do that isn't always well known. For example, training to be a gladiator in the gladiator school! The Cappuccini Monk crypt tends to never get noticed but I went and saw it today on a good tip. Even day/weekend trips outside Rome for the absolute must-sees are welcomed too (already got Pompeii planned!) and if anyone knows the best/their favourite place to try some of those famous Jewish artichokes... :D

     

    Insider knowledge is the best, thanks!

     

    If still you are in Rome must visit this place. I am sharing one beautiful pic. of Santa Maria in Trastevere church. must visit there.

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  2. Correct me if i'm wrong

     

    Seneca -

    Did not like gladiator fights

     

    Cicero -

    Thinks they're "great"

     

    Is there anything behind them, origin, things they did, ect.

    that relates to them liking/not liking gladiator fights?

     

    i need this for my analysis in a history assignment about gladiators.

     

    thank you

    -Daniel

    It's simply because of their different characters, Cicero acted as he was a epicurean, and Seneca at least did his best to be stoic.

    Thanks for give us nice information..

  3. Correct me if i'm wrong

     

    Seneca -

    Did not like gladiator fights

     

    Cicero -

    Thinks they're "great"

     

    Is there anything behind them, origin, things they did, ect.

    that relates to them liking/not liking gladiator fights?

     

    i need this for my analysis in a history assignment about gladiators.

     

    thank you

    -Daniel

     

     

    I also want to know more about these...!!

  4. I'm looking for a complete index to all Ancient writings relevant to Roman history; does such a thing exist either in book form or online? I would expect it to compehensively list all the works of Tacitus, Pliny, Strabo, etc. Even better would be if the index specified what aspect/periods are covered by each publication.

     

     

    My favorite index is HERE

     

    your favorite index is really nice.

  5. Hi everyone,

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    I love the Roman culture for it's sophisicated deligence an brilliance of recording million's of memorabilia, I have found some intresting artifact's on leo an tigris and I wanted to know exactly who was usually the victor in the arena when these 2 mighty beast enter'd combat, I wanted to ask people that were directly in Rome that could have more that I can see my self. I am very familiar that it is a toss up being they are anatomically the same cat but I'm sure there must have been more memorabilia by the hundred's documented of the past. I am familiar with Martial peter's to have said that he saw a tigris kill a lion but had the word's unexpexted as in unknown at any time an era for that to have been witnnesed, plus a art artifact that was done by Mosiac, was the only 2 thing's I found for the tiger's side. Which I really do not care for an opinion on the matter, beingi this day an age it is more sought out to preserve an protect these majestic animal's from extintion, so just the histiorical artifact's please.

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    I found alot more for the lion's side though, such as these...

     

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    2511200674623lion1_th.jpg

     

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