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  2. Upcoming programs / movies about Rome (US only)

    in Colosseum

    Posted

    See initial post for complete listings

     

    Monday 4/21/08

     

    Spartacus (2004)

    HDNET Movies - 8:00 pm

    Spartacus leads a slave revolt against the powerful forces of ancient Rome. Based on the novel by Howard Fast. Based on the book by Howard Fast.

     

     

    Tuesday 4/22/08

     

    Engineering an Empire

    History International - 10:00 pm

    Next showing: The Byzantines The classical learning and science of the Byzantine Empire gives rise to the Renaissance.

     

     

    Tuesday 4/29/08

     

    Scariest Places on Earth

    Sci Fi - 7pm

    Next showing: Curse of the Roman Gladiators Ancient gladiators, who died in battle at the Coliseum, haunt the city of Rome today.

     

     

    Wednesday 4/30/08

     

    Spartacus (1960)

    HBO Signature - 6:35 am

    A gladiator slave leads a revolt in decadent Rome and attempts to lead his followers to freedom.

  4. Pompey the Great? Or Pompey the Mediocre?

    in Res Publica

    Posted

    Various books I've read have painted Pompey as something less than Magnus-like as a general. While he was awarded triumph after triumph and was beloved by the people as a military genius, many accounts I've read portray him as a bit of an accidental hero, an opportunist whose achievements were overblown and exaggerated. For example, his mop-up mission against Spartacus' troops which ended up stealing Crassus' thunder. Or his defeats at the hands of Sertorius in Spain. Or taking over Lucullus's command in the East after all the heavy lifting had been done.

     

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    What say ye, my UNRV brethren, on the topic of Pompey's greatness? Would you liken him more to an Alexander? Or to a Captain Parmenter of F-Troop fame?

    Change screen Name?

    in Tartarus

    Posted

    I would like to be called Ursus the Unforgettable. Or perhaps Ursus the Unwashed. Whatever the Senate feels is more condign.

    When you come out with your line of UNRV designer handbags, might I suggest "Purses by Ursus."

  7. Upcoming programs / movies about Rome (US only)

    in Colosseum

    Posted

    Back for another go round. The Tivo site I use to search listings has finally been fixed. It used to spit out 30+ days of hits in tripilicate making it a pain in the *** to sift through.

     

    Friday 4/18/08

     

    Superweapons of the Ancient World

    Military Channel - 12:00 pm

    Next showing: The Claw Greek genius Archimedes creates a secret weapon that plucks Roman warships from the sea.

     

     

    Saturday 4/19/08

     

    Rome

    HBO 2 - 09:00 pm

    Next showing: Stealing From Saturn Caesar seeks to consolidate his hold on Rome; Atia throws a party; Pullo delivers Quintus Pompey to Caesar.

     

     

    Monday 4/21/08

     

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

    Encore Love - 4:00 am

    A con-man slave and his sidekick fake a courtesan's funeral to fool a pimp in ancient Rome.

     

    What the Romans Did for Us

    History International - 9:30am

    Next showing: Edge of the Empire Good communication skills were the key to the Roman military's success.

     

    The Lost Gods

    Smithsonian Channel - 11:30 am

    Next showing: The Romans The rise and fall of Rome and the gods it revered.

     

     

    Tuesday 4/22/08

     

    Smart Travels: Europe With Rudy Maxa

    Discovery Channel - 6:30am

    Next showing: Bath and South Wales Ancient Roman spas; the mystical town of Glastonbury, England; the Wye River Valley; Tintern Abbey inspires poet William Wordsworth.

     

    Day of Discovery

    NRB Network - 8:30 am

    Next showing: Romans: The Letter That Changed the World De Haan and DeYoung visit archaeological sites of the Roman Empire, from which the Apostle Paul sent a provocative letter of faith, religion and life, still impacting people today.

     

     

    Wednesday 4/23/08

     

    The Battle for Rome

    Military Channel 9:00 am

    Next showing: Rebellion Gen. Titus Flavius Vespasian returns from banishment to rule the Roman Empire.

     

    Lost Worlds

    History International - 10:00 pm

    Next showing: City of Armageddon Overlooking the Holy Land's Dead Sea is the ancient fortress of Masada, where Jewish rebels besieged by Roman soldiers staged a last stand until committing mass suicide.

     

     

    Friday 4/25/08

     

    Moments in Time

    Investigation Discovery (ID) Channel- 4:00 AM

    Next showing: Letters From the Roman Front Artifacts help to re-create the life of Roman armies.

     

    Rick Steves' Europe

    HDNET - 7:00 am

    Next showing: Provence: Legendary Light, Wind and Wine Roman ruins in Nimes; Avignon's papal palace; Van Gogh's Arles; the Rhone.

     

    Gladiator (2000)

    Cinemax - 2:40 pm

    Condemned to arena fights by corrupt Roman leader Commodus, Gen. Maximus seeks revenge for his family's deaths.

  11. The Stanley Cup 2008

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted · Edited by G-Manicus

    I grew up a NY Islanders fan and was actually at the game in 1980 when they won the first of their four consecutive Stanley Cups. They beat the Flyers 5-4 in OT. We were sitting 4 rows from the ice, directly parallel to the goal Bobby Nystrom scored in to win the Cup. It was one of the greatest moments of my life. Our seats were right next to the runway where the Islanders came in and out of their locker room and I reached and touched the cup when they brought it by.

     

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    Just like with baseball in 1994 though, I stopped following hockey when they canceled the 2004-05 season.

  18. Livia's will

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted

    On the other hand, according to Roman emperors.org It says that Galba was indeed adopted in his youth by Livia (Drussila) the mother of Tiberius, and owed much of his early advancement to her. I think this must be wrong though, I'd prefer to trust the ancient sources first.

    Sounds like they've got their Livia's confused.

     

    By the way, here is Morgan's passage about his stepmother adopting him:

     

    The second was his relationship with his stepmother, Livia Ocellina. In her will she adopted Galba as her own child, leaving him considerable wealth so long as he took her name. From then on he styled himself officially Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba.

  20. Livia's will

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted

    Thanks, GPM. Morgan says that Tiberious cut the inheritance down to 50,000 because he wanted it for himself.

     

    Morgan does say that Galba's stepmother was a "Livia Ocellina" who apparently was quite fond of him and adopted him upon her death. Was she a relative of THE Livia perhaps? I'm not well versed enough in Roman naming conventions to know how it all works.

  22. Livia's will

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted · Edited by G-Manicus

    I'm currently reading "69 AD: The Year of the Four Emperors" by Gwyn Morgan. In discussing Galba, he indicates that Livia bequeathed him the sum of 50,000,000 sesterces upon her death. He doesn't explain why this might have been. I know Galba served under Augustus and all that, but is it odd that Livia would leave him such a sum? What was the nature of their relationship?

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