Lost_Warrior

LOL!!! That's great.

Makes sense. Also, once an archer is out of arrows,he's done. A slinger can pick up a rock, or even a nut from the ground. Slingers are almost never out of ammo.

Julius Caesar has had several food items named after him (although two of these are companies, one, Orange Julius has become almost synonymous with an orange fruit slush drink, no matter who makes it or what the exact recipe is) So how exactly do things like "Caesar salad" get their names? What does Caesar have to do with salad, if anything? And why are food items named after him and not others? (I've never heard of a Roosevelt burger, for instance). Even "kaiser rolls" are indirectly named after Caesar as the title "kaiser" is derived from the ancient latin "Caesar". Just some "food" for thought (pun intended...yea I know it was bad...)

Oh ok. Lol I thought it was just because I was trying to add to July in...November

Definitely. I tried to put Caesar's birthday on there, but apparently I can't.

How do you "release" without letting go of the whole thing?

I would manage to hit myself in the head with the sling. I can't even figure out how it works

I got mine! Thanks so much! I'm not displaying it untill I get a frame though. It's beautiful

There's Portia to. I love that name, although if it is spoken and not seen written someone is bound to ask "you were named after a car??" Lyra. I don't know where it's from, what language, etc. I suspect Greek. I love it though (i'm thinking of more of these the more I think of it)

You would think, with a diet like that, they would not be so healthy, but I guess they were. Carbs are energy food. I read somewhere that they would not eat meat, it was considered "barbaric" to eat meat, and it was consicered punishment to have to eat meat (I find that slightly hard to believe, but it's entirely possible) Yum what's wrong with barley? I love the stuff

Cassia-a cinimon type plant (also in hebrew Kessiah) Verna-I just love this name, though it's not a very pretty name Aegea (I don't know if I spelled that right) Helen (I think that's Greek actually) could always go with some exotic like Mandarin, or Sahara (great if she has gold or red hair), then there's crystal (not so exotic) Then there's the old hard to spell type: Tatjana is one of my favs (pronounced Taht-ya-na)

Your lucky lol its 22.5 F here...and it's actually really WARM considering...this morning it was 7 F.

Thanks again guys!

Happy Solstice! The days will be getting longer now (yay!) If you don't celebrate the solstice, then have a happy first day of winter. It's been winter here for a while now though...if the subzero temps and snow are any indication

::snickers:: that is pretty funny...and a little sad...I do wonder what people are thinking sometimes.

Um...do you mean to add anything to my post or simply repeat it?

I'm sure they were stronger and faster, mostly because of training. They spent most of their time training, and were well cared for, giving them an advantage over a less well trained (and in some instances less healthy) army. There was, of course, the physical requirements to even be in the legion, which also gave them an edge. I would not go as far to say that they were *always* outnumbered, I don't really know the battle figures...I do know that the Romans had recurve and composite bows which were incredibly powerful. A gladius is short, but anyone who know's how to use a short sword knows how to use it to advantage. Every weapon has a weakness and a strength, and in order to be effective the soldier must know his weapon's weaknesses and strengths. A short blade is actually ideal in close combat situations. A spear (which many of Rome's enemies used) is great for a distance, or for throwing, but once the opponent gets inside the range of the spear, it becomes useless. The shortsword rules on that battlefield. Roman organization was supurb (in part due to extensive training) which is extremely effective on the battlefield when it can be maintained. I don't really see the point of comparing Roman generals to Patton. Patton lived in a different time, fighting and leading men in very different situations than the Romans could ever face in their time. In my opinion, comparing a Roman to Patton is like comparing apples to oranges.

that would be great I'd love to see them.