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I have read that the Legionaries used to stuff their sandals with fur during winter months.
They also had pants, I believe, in colder climates (but only in colder climates. Pants were considered 'effeminate' by the Romans and were only worn when necessity dictated.)
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So I have some myrrh resin and it stinks to high heaven when burned, sadly. I ran across a reference to its use as a salve in medicine and as I'm constantly making that sort of thing (not for medicinal purposes...more for 'fun to make, smells pretty and I know what's in it' purposes) I thought what the heck, I'll try it with the myrrh resin. It worked, btw.
So I'm wondering. How exactly WAS the myrrh used? I know it has value as an antiseptic...how was it prepared and what uses did it have in ancient times?
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Is this the article?: Blood Oaths: Making Them and Breaking Them
That's the one. As it's Witchvox...well I generally treat everything on Witchvox as a joke, anyway.
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Oh, I see now. What was the article referenced over in the other forum?
No, I think the article was on Witchvox (I read that for amusement only). I immediately questioned the validity of it, especially as they stated that the Greeks took 'blood oaths' by cutting each others arms and licking the blood off.
But, I had wondered if it was in fact a legitimate practice in some way.
"To convince them of his determination to carry out these promises, he held a lamb with his left hand and a flint knife in his right and prayed to Jupiter and the other gods, that, if he broke his word and forswore himself they would slay him as he had slain the lamb. He then crushed the animal's head with the flint. They all felt then that the gods themselves would guarantee the fulfilment of their hopes, and looked upon the delay in bringing on an action as delay in gaining their desires; with one mind and one voice they clamoured to be led into battle."Now that seems like something that would be, at the very least, reasonable.
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No, I meant oaths taken by the use of blood (signing in blood, blood brothers, blood offerings, etc.)
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This was being discussed on a Pagan forum and it was mentioned in an article referenced that blood oaths were common in the Greek and Roman world (especially in religion, but probably in other places as well). I was wondering what everyone here's thoughts on this?
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Wrestling was popular, I believe. It was common practice to do some form of exercise after visiting the baths.
IIRC, the Romans adopted a lot of the Greek sports. Wrestling, running, javelin and discus throwing.
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I have read (but I don't give much credit to this) that legionaries were at one time made to eat meat and barley (barbarian food!) as a form of punishment. They were normally given rations of Fernum.
However I think it's quite likely that they ate what they could find, buy, barter, or pillage.
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WOA!!!!!
Thanks for posting this. That image is awesome!!!
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That is probably exactly what happened LOL.
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I don't know about the costs, but Greek fire was very dangerous to the ones using it. I don't know the exact numbers, but IIRC there were many casualties to ones' own troops in using the stuff. Which may be part of the reason why it's use seems to have died out.
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I have actually read all of that stuff before somewhere Klingan. I'm not saying that it's not wrong, I'm just saying it was based on some research somewhere. (Maybe they should be more careful with their sources? LOL)
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I know exactly what you mean Caldrail, but I don't see how it applies to that specific weapon. What I mean is, I don't know how that double bladed sword would be used, practically speaking. It appears to have no advantage other than show, and many practical disadvantages.
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The scissores has a practical use, in that it forms a sort of 'arm-shield' for defence, and one that can catch an opponent unaware by virtue of the blade at the end. other than that I agree with your opinion.
Are you talking about the arm guard with the crescent blade? If so, I agree with you.
The two bladed variety could be used to 'catch' the opponent's weapon, but I can't see it catching anyone by surprise.
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+++5) NERO FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNED
Not if you mean that he sat around ineffectually twiddling his thumbs while the city went up in flames. Actually what Nero did was fiddle in another sense: he played the violin (or so it was said).+++
As the violin wasn't invented yet (was it?) I highly doubt this.
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As far as I can tell, no one really knows. The primary sources all say "turned thumb" and "pressed thumb" but that could mean several different things. The images that we see are often from the Renaissance and later...and their accuracy is questionable.
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You're right, Caldrail (and the video addressed this quite nicely. There were several erm...'interesting' weapons introduced towards the end of the Empire).
I'm wondering if BOTH types of weapons were used? The scissores I posted could do some real damage, if used in a particular way, but it would be difficult to use in that way due to it's odd design. Frightening, but not practical. As far as I can figure, it would produce shallow wounds, and maybe some nice gashes.
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"Scissores"
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Woa this is awesome!! Thanks for posting!!!
The documentary was very well done, I thought. Enough 'show' to keep it interesting, and a good bit of information as well.
One thing I noticed, they make small mention of the "scissor" (a rather unusual type of gladiator to my knowledge). They show him with a crescent shaped blade, but I had always read that he would have fought with a two bladed weapon. Can anyone shed some light on this?
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(As I'm finishing my second day in a row of working with the newest flubug that's going around)
How did Romans deal with illness? Was it 'business as usual' so long as you could work? Or were they far more interested than modern people seem to be in taking time to take care of themselves?
I assume that plebs would have worked if at all possible because they had to. But what about those who had the luxury of taking time off? Did they?
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I am a member of DA, but I don't post my stuff there. I don't really like their TOS.
I have a lot of my work published on my own blog (see link in my sig).
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I've been thinking about publishing some of my fractal art (they're made with Apophysis 2.0 if you're wondering). I have never tried to get something like this published before, and I don't know where to start. I don't want to go the CafePress/Zazzle route.
I have hundreds of fractals, and some of them are quite beautiful if I do say so myself.
I'd love to be able to actually make something of them, instead of having them all sitting on disks in drawers somewhere.Ideas?
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Oh.
LOLNo matter. I have hummus now. With red pepper.
Roman Gear in Cold Weather
in Gloria Exercitus - 'Glory of the Army'
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I had thought that caligae were sandals...they're commonly referred to as such.
Most of them do look pretty much like what we would term "sandals" anyway. I do wonder...what's the difference?