Hey there everyone!
After maybe a year of lurking on this site, I finally decided to become a member myself. I really love what this site is about and the fact that I've been able to learn so much from it.
So let's see...a little about myself:
I'm eighteen years old and I've had a huge interest in ancient Roman history since I was in at least ten years old (no joke! A good childhood friend of mine used to tell me to "beware the Ides of March" whenever March would come along because I was so interested in ancient Rome Good times, good times...). I find the Julio-Claudian era to be the most fascinating, but I'm always open to learning more about the events that transpired in other times. I also absolutely adore the various forms of art (music, paintings, the theater, you name it) as well as fashion in ancient Rome and I hope to learn more about it as a member here.
At the moment I plan on taking courses in the Greek and Roman classics in college as well as Latin, and I might even minor in one of them (at the moment I'm majoring in art).
I would absolutely love to visit Rome itself some day and take a tour of the Domus Aurea (any news on when it's re-opening? I haven't really had the chance to check that out...), as Nero has always been my favorite emperor despite what has been said about him ("All lies!" But seriously, I don't think he is half as bad as history made him out to be. He was not a saint by any means, but he still wasn't a monster in my opinion ) and it would just be awesome to be able to walk through the same hallways he would have walked through so many years ago. It truly must have been a sight to behold when it was finished...and I can't help but love the idea of the mosaics and the rotating ceiling. I would kill to have been able to see that thing in action.
Well anyway, that's about all I can think to say here. I hope I'll have a great time on this site, and I can't wait to start participating in the debates and discussions.
See you all later,
Nina