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Gout is one of the most painful forms of arthritis. According to arthritis.about.com, "Gout is caused by an excess of uric acid in the body. Uric acid results from the breakdown of purines. Purines are part of all human tissue and found in many foods. The excess can be caused by either an over-production of uric acid by the body or the under-elimination of uric acid by the kidneys. Also, the ingestion of foods high in purines can raise uric acid levels in the blood and precipitate gout attacks in some people." Again according to the American Medical Association, purine-containing foods include: -Beer, other alcoholic beverages -Anchovies, sardines in oil, fish roes, herring -Yeast -Organ meat (liver, kidneys, sweetbreads) -Legumes (dried beans, peas) -Meat extracts, consomme, gravies -Mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, cauliflower Roman soldiers I'm sure would have eaten a lot of this type of food but don't think it proves or disproves anything.

Thank you, Klingan. Just started reading your paper on Colonisation in the Med. PS That's a cat with attitude.

Thanks Nephele for reply. Unfortunately that will work for your personal photo but not the avatar.

Can I use an image of my own from my computer as an avatar and if so, how do I go about doing it? I can see how to use an avatar from the galleries or download from the net but not how to upload one of my own.

Drusus Julius Caesar (or Nero Claudius Drusus, also Drusus the Younger) was the son of the emperor Tiberius. He was therefore the nephew of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (Drusus the Elder). Thanks, should have been able to work that out.

Julius Caesar Drusus (13 BC-23AD) to my knowledge is the Drusus featured in the I Claudius TV series and book and Tacitus, Suetonius, and Dio Cassius all concur that Sejanus, Tiberius' Praetorian Prefect, with Drusus' wife Livilla as his accomplice poisoned Drusus. Nero Claudius Drusus (38 BC - 9 BC), brother of the emperor Tiberius, is the Drusus who died after falling from his horse. I'm not sure what their family relationship to each other was but Julius is sometimes known as "Drusus the Younger" and Nero as "Drusus the Elder".

They apparently still hope to release it sometime next year but don't know when.