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  3. Patricii!

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

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    Thank you very much Gaius! thumbsup.gif

    Faustus

     

    Especially for you:

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    :rolleyes:

     

    That's very Cool! I know Marines at The Few The Proud The Marines , to share that one with. But WotWotius and Northern Neil share in the same honor, and have been neglected here in these mentions, so this honor needs be shared with them!

     

    Thanks again,

     

    Faustus

  5. Martyrs or Imperial Guard?

    in Archaeological News: Rome

    Posted

    Would a mosaic of Orpheus be in a Christian catacomb?
    Good question Gaius.

    If, as was likely, the mosaic of Orpheus was pre-existing then the question might rather be why didn't the Christians deface it? It is beautiful. Perhaps they appreciated fine art in spite of their reputation of intolerance towards everything pagan, or the better part of valor was to show tolerance at that moment in time: Quote: "the Carbon 14 evidence and coins found among the remains date the burials to a period of relative peace between the Christian community and the Imperial government."

  6. Sander van Dorst.

    in Gloria Exercitus - 'Glory of the Army'

    Posted

    Caldrail is right that the use of modern military terms can actually blur our understanding of the Roman military. Yet, I've seen some books such as 'Warfare in the Ancient World' use terms as NCO when describing Roman Centurions. I think Peter Connolly does it sometimes as well (although I need to check up on that). In that regard it is hard to blame Sander Van Dorst for those errors if scholars are making them as well.

    I have seen that done, and don

  7. Nova Roma

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted

    Quite. I suspect the actual ancient Romans would have been astounded by it all. ;)

     

    -- Nephele

     

    You know, that is very interesting. Imagine a civilization in the future year 4008 idealizing and doing unending research, contemplation, and thought experiments on the present state of modern political systems and

  9. Nova Roma

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted · Edited by Faustus

    I have a very funny story about the time I joined the Nova Roma maillist and a couple of the bossier folks there took umbrage over my Roman name anagramming, and very excitably "instructed" their members to take Roman names for themselves ONLY from the "official" Nova Roma names lists. I had no idea I was so subversive!

     

    -- Nephele

     

    Some, just don't know how to have fun! ;)

     

    Faustus

  10. Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here

    in Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here

    Posted

    Thank you very much for the warm welcome, guys!!! ^^

    I'm sure that I'll learn a lot here, hehe ;)

     

    Dyna

     

    Welcome aboard, and enjoy! I think I remember seeing you as Yukius when you first signed in. You're one of the lucky ones. You've already 'navigated' well by getting one of Nephele's beautiful and authentic names and getting it to stick from the very start! Hope you'll share your find with your friends, Dyna.

  11. `Indiana Jones': Real archaeologists don't have whips

    in Archaeological News: The World

    Posted · Edited by Faustus

    A few of his books on Ancient Rome are still available on Amazon to this day, and I have been planning on getting his book on Roman architecture. The man himself though was apparently not a big fan of the Romans. He said:

     

    "I suffered from a surfeit of things Roman. I felt disgusted by the mechanistic quality of their art and by the nearness of their civilisation at all times to cruelty and corruption."

     

    Here is more excerpted directly from Wheeler's Roman Art and Architecture and what he had to say on that subject with links to the full text of Chapter One including his Preface:

     

    From the Preface to: Roman Art and Architecture (by Mortimer Wheeler - London 1964)

    [ . . . The Parthenon had been a superb temple shyly concealing a skied procession of impersonal actors; the Altar of Augustan Peace, four centuries later, was a vivid family group before it was an altar. This primary awareness of humanity is always present in Roman architecture, even (or particularly) in the most exuberant manifestations of its five orders and its brave vaulting. It is fair to say that no facet of the Roman experience, the Roman achievement, can be studied without reference to the architectural frame, with its sturdy

  12. Dogs.

    in Gloria Exercitus - 'Glory of the Army'

    Posted

    But, actually, it's people who are dangerous when they deliberately breed and train dogs to be aggressive. The problem with the more intimidating breeds is that they do possess the jaw strength to do some real damage if they're trained to do so, or otherwise abused. But I've personally known pit bulls and Rottweilers who are soft as grease and wonderful family dogs.

     

    I know that your government has passed the "Dangerous Dog Act" over there, which bans the ownership of pit bulls and a few other breeds. Haven't there been recent calls and petitions over in the U.K. to add the Rottweiler to that list of banned dog breeds?

     

    -- Nephele

     

    Having owned a pit bull from pup to old age, which had been saved from the ultimate abuse of being chained up in the basement of an abandoned house, I developed a theory about the intensity of their disposition. They, like people, are subject to frustration. Frustration originates from being denied the outlet one is most able to derive pleasure from. A dog, but a pit bull in particular, is an animal of the pack and identifies with those it is closest to as a pack member, with all the hierarchical (pecking order) status positions which that implies. The greatest pleasure for one of these dogs is to participate in "action" or "work" with their human pack member. A dog chained to a post is not experiencing a quality life, but instead suffers from grievous frustration and confusion.

     

    Besides properly

  15. Vulcan Meets Jupiter

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted

    The picture if beautiful, I really hope someone have it in high resolution.

     

    But for the better resolution and larger pictures, you have to sign up at the site and pay.

     

    -- Nephele

     

    You can see them in all their glory full screen by right clicking then left clicking on "set as background" and repeating one at a time until you've seen them all. Be sure to remember where you got your present background or you'll need to find another. :)

     

    Faustus

  16. Five Most Influential Events

    in Historia in Universum

    Posted

    Of course, since america was more dependent on Hershey bars than cakes for desert, it was impossible to upset the lady of the house and thus no american president has been whacked over the head . . . . Not that the security detail would ever allow the women close to the president until that broom had been checked for bugs.

     

    Never mind bugged brooms. It's hard to resist: Some preferred presidential 'desserts' are known (we've heard) to have caused thrown (cigar) ashtrays, lamps, and other household objects by one recent first lady. Imagine the dilemma experienced by the security detail as the president was threatened with his just deserts. (ouch!)

     

     

    Faustus

  19. Vatican launches website in Latin

    in Lingua Latina

    Posted

    The Roman Catholic Church, for centuries a bastion of Latin usage, has given the ancient tongue a 21st Century boost by launching a website in Latin."

    "The Latin Mass had been largely abandoned in the 1960s, as part of reforms to make Catholicism more relevant to its worldwide congregation.

    Father Reginald Foster, an American priest who is the Pope's official Latinist, praises the virtues and the clarity of the Latin language.

     

    "You have to say something and move on," he says.

     

    "It's not like French and some of these philosophical languages where you can write a whole page and say nothing - in Latin you can't do that!'' "

  20. Five Most Influential Events

    in Historia in Universum

    Posted

    Oh boy... Am I going to regret this post... ;)

    I don't understand why the concern . . .

    Although 2 is a little bit of a stretch, with the rest you seem to have gotten it all about right Caldrail. :thumbsup:

     

    The Building of the Maginot Line - The 20th century wonder which stopped the Germans cold preventing a second world war.

    The Maginot Line stopped 250 miles short of the Channel. To have extended the line along the Belgium Border to the Channel would've made Belgium believe the French intended to protect them.

    Churchill: (when Hitler came to power) Thank God for the French army!

  22. What movies have you seen recently?

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted · Edited by Faustus

    Just watched Stanley Kubricks 'Full Metal Jacket', What a great film!

     

    Gunnery Sergeant Hartman:

    Bullshit. I bet you could suck a golfball through a garden hose.

     

    Private Gomer Pyle:

    Sir, No, sir.

     

    Gunnery Sergeant Hartman:

    I don't like the name Lawrence, only faggots and sailors are called Lawrence. From now on you're Gomer Pyle.

     

    I submit it's never as good nor as funny in film as it was to actually be there:

     

    Sergeant Kling to Private Darnell, a "boot" who always seemed to march with his mouth wide open:

    Sgt. Kling:

    What are you looking for Private Darr-nell? A peter?

    Pvt Darnell:

    Sir! No sir!

     

    Faustus

  23. Blindness

    in Romana Humanitas

    Posted

    From the BBC:

     

    "Think of the Roman legacy to Britain and many things spring to mind - straight roads, under-floor heating, aqueducts and public baths. But they were also pioneers in the health arena - particularly in the area of eye care, with remedies for various eye conditions such as short-sightedness and conjunctivitis. Perhaps most surprisingly of all is that the Romans - and others from ancient times, including the Chinese, Indians and Greeks - were also able also to carry out cataract operations.

     

    The Romans were almost certainly the first to do this in Britain. Surgical skills"

     

    Faustus

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