Lacertus
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O'k! It's my cat.
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As soon as I can get my hands on a digital camera Ill post some dashing pics of me. I can just hope you all don't feint at my facial beauty. Aphrodite herself was seduced by me......Then Im sure your camera will overheat and the lens will shatter if your beauty is sooooo great.
Oops! This is a beauty parade! lol
Maybe we'll raise the reputation to the winner?
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Six giant sculptures will be brought to life with fire as part of an event to celebrate the summer solstice.
It seems strange to me, that this holiday celebrates day of the solstice now. Celts celebrated winter coming whereby (approximately on November, 1) and summer coming (approximately on May, 1).
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I forgot already about any holiday( vacation). But you, guys, have a rest in the summer probably. Where are you rest usually? Can we to dream about it at least?
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Ancient sources disagree concerning human sacrifices. Such data can be found about any people. They cannot serve as the proof. I read about Celt's sacrifices at many authors whom lived a few centuries after. Thus they inform about it without real proofs of this fact. In general it is possible to find such mentions as about Greeks as about Etruscans too. I don't understand the reason to speak about Celts here.
By the way Caesar in "De Bello Gallico" didn't to mention any human sacrifices.
Plutarch mentioned about that but said: "There is one myth. Probably it is not true".
I have read in many places that the Celts and their Druidic spiritual leaders practiced human sacrifice. There has been many preserved bodies found in bogs throughout Europe and some have suggested ritual sacrifice of humans. I was wondering what the opinions were on this practice, the methods and the reasons for doing so.I can say about archeological dig. There were cases when found bones of animals in Celts ritual places.
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Yes but what size? One cannot really use large sicssors used for textiles and such for their fingernails. These scissors would have to be small. To you speak of miniature scissors? Or are you thinking of a clipper who's use would be unmistakable?
These scissors were 5-6 inches at length.
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Is that an insult?
About the 'scissars,' can your prove your idea? I have heard of larger scale scissors for textile applications, but never something fine.
At any rate, even if they did exist and were used for trimming nails, only the most wealthy could use them most certainly.
Scissors were very simply instrument. Ansient scissors are in many museums. In this case it is not need to evidence this fact. Just go to museum and look the pertinent exhebition.
Scissors for reach people were more elegant. In that is all difference.
I know this because it is my competence.
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How did ancient people trim their nails? Did they use a type of scissors?
Probably just any blade, or their teeth if not wealthy hehe.
They did use scissars. There is the knowlege that they have been using from time of etruscan.
Maybe teeth are more convenient for you.
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Northern peoples used deep pits for preservation harvest. Their depth was approximately 6 feet. The pit inside was covered with a layer of clay which was allowed to dry. The bottom of the pit was filled with dry sand and coniferous boards were laid over it. Grain was filled up by layers. each The layer of grain was spaced with a layer of coniferous branches. The needle possesses antibacterial action and the harvest could store a few years. The layers enabled to keep air and grain could "breathe". Above the pit was covered with a rough fabric or a leather and closed tightly by boards and branches.
It is considered that such way kept completely the harvest up to 10 years. There was preserved nothing so long usually.
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I am from Moscow (Russia). I study in university (college) and I
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I think there is no necessity to be engaged in extreme sports if there is no internal predisposition to this. There are many different fields where someone can realize himself.
I suppose I've been pretty lucky and very stupid.I wonder that lucky and stupid are together very often.
I used to backcountry snowboard in avalanche areas a lot in highschool.I had any personal experience of this.
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It was a good addition. Thanx, Valens.
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I assume you mean the huns?
I meant Huns (also known as Hunni) a nomadic pastoral people originated in northern China and then migrated to Central Asia. In the 2nd century AD they appeared in the steppes on the northern coast of the Black Sea. In the second half of the 4th century they began a massive migration into Central Europe, initiating the period of the great migrations of peoples into Europe from Asia.
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Might be worth mentioning that a Bosporan dynastic struggle between the heirs of Paerisades produced our only full description of Scythian forces in battle (Battle of the Thatis River).The Scythians and The Romans confronted in battle not once. I'm confused with the name of river "Thatis". What did you mean?
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The Bosporan was an ancient state on the northern coast of the Black Sea, founded ca 480BC through an alliance of existing Greek city-states. The kingdom's capital was Panticapaeum (present-day Kerch). The small colony Panticapaeum got world magnitude during the Athens blossoming epoch. Well-being of Athens was closely connected with Panticapaeums Greek colonies, and they had been achieved and kept an easy approach to Pontus in best way. Pericle sent to Pontus (444 BC) the great sea expedition to strengthen the connections of Athens with it and to get the markets as for export of the crude products which necessary for Attica, and as for import from last products of technical equipment, but in the meantime, to show power of Athens.
From 438 BC to I BC Thracian condottieres are in the head of Bosporan management who were invited to defend the country against barbarians and getting salaries for this. Similar practice used commonly in Greece colonies.
The Archaeanactid and the Spartocid dynastys ruled the Bosporan Kingdom during over 300 years. The Bosporan Kingdom was at the height of its economic and cultural development in the 4
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Catastrophic conditions in Roman Empire in middle of 3 BC was included Gallenius did some reform. The main target was to save the army for central power. Gallenius tried to attract to him the heads of army. To this aims was founded a new military elite as special unit of empire bodyguards (protectores divini lateris). From the point of Gallenius
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My advice do not need to make all black as Fatboy advises. You may to shade a few contours, to make blend from light to a shadow. It will make drawing more three-dimensional. It will be with originality.
As to me I'll make tattoo never.
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Really, Marcus Claudius Marcellus has made so much for a victory above Hannibal. His death was tragically and at the same time nonsensicall. He has got in an ambush together with the not numerous group during reconnaissance of place and has been killed. Why such talented commander has shown similar unconcern? Especially the enemy was about and Marcellus should know about it. (He specially tried to set up camp as closer as possible to camp Hannibal to limit forage the enemy.)
Probably, unconcern has appeared together with confidence of his forces. Marcellus was confident the chosen strategy and the future victory. Yes, it is possible his death put off the end of war, but I think, that not much more. There would be no victory at Zama in 202BC; there would be other victory in 203 or 204. The death of Marcellus has put off a victory no more than for 1-2 years. It is difficult to answer such questions unambiguously.
All right, this my opinion only.
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Yes, it is big success to live in such historical place. My dig are interesting too, but they are organized so badly. I should write about them later when I'll find something valuable.
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What idea are you speak about?
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This is the case, only it was valid for hundred years later.
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Time team are doing another nationwide dig,anyone getting involved?And what is wrong with popularising Roman history. Isn't this what we all want really. If more people took an interest in Roman History, then maybe, more facts might be known and therefore more understanding of the real Roman world as we know it. Also, us re-enactors might get more work as a big result of this.
I wanted to say that isn
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I have original version of the letter in Russian. But I cann't translate it without assistance as I don't know obscene English. If you're capable it yourself I'll send you the variant of true letter. But I'll not risk to do it at the forum.
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Why was the Roman cav so bad?
wasnt there any horses in Italia??you would think a republic/empire who had such good soldiers,would have had a good cavalry of there own.
Above all I say about cavalry of republic time (before the war with Hannibal). Roman cavalry was a part of legion and was raised in Italia. In fact Italia wasn
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Very much appreciate!