Cassius

Greetings Cassius! It's so nice to see the "the last of the Romans" gracing our forums. Cheers! Although wasn't that prestigious title also given to Emperor Valens and Flavius Aetius?

My interest in Rome is something of a general, broad one, so no particular era of interest distinguishes itself particularly. Being honest, my area of interest has waxed and waned to a certain extent, but at the moment, I'm particularly interested in the religious upheavals and political tensions of the 4th Century AD and slightly after, as described by Nerva above.

If I were born into a patrician family, a senator. If not, some sort of political functionary to a highly important figure, a general, elder senator - a treasurer, administrator perhaps even a historian.

I was born very near to Chester, what was the Roman city of Deva in the province of Britannia. As a kid I can remember going on the 'Roman Tour' several times. That sort of sparked the initial interest, and ever since Roman history has been a part of my casual interests. I'm not exactly sure which came first though, the interest in Rome or Greek mythology, which was another interest of my childhood.

Someone had very kindly posted segments of season 2 on YouTube, in individual, 20-minute pieces. I was partially keeping up with them until several of them were removed for an unknown reason. I personally can't wait. Watching all those downloads eats into the limits my uni sets!