Macerinus
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It doesn't look very drinkable
Why on earth would one want to open it?
"It was discovered in 1867 and analysed by the Kaiser -
Wow, that is amazing...
....would love to have something like that as a wallpaper on my computer
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Why does everyone call them Nazi's and not just Germans?
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I can't stop smiling when seeing this post
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Although it is on the other side of Belgium it shouldn't be to difficult by train I think, or about 2 hours by car, though the motorways around Brussels can be tricky
How can we set this up easily?
Open a new thread and add a poll with some dates?
Cheers,
Macerinus
Erwin
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We might want to organize a small UNRV meeting for the visit then for, knowing Damien, he'll certainly want to go too, as shall I... Other members might also be interested. And, who knows, if enough are interested we could try to get a special guide (even if I think Marc Waelkens would be a bit too much to ask
)That is a very fun, and good idea....
....How many people here are from this area?
You, Damien from Brussels and Me from Gulpen (Limburg-NL)....any others
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Thank you for the link Damien,
I will certainly visit the museum again between these dates.
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The Xanten area in ancient times Interactive; I never seen this before, I am very impressed....
This is a most interesting website.
I've seen animations like this in the Roman museum in Xanten, which is worth a visit.
Interesting to see how quick the Rhine changes it's route over the years
Thanks for sharing
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Born and raised in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
Not from Germania Inferior like Macerinus, but from the land of the Frisians.
See the map below, like 50km NW of Trajectum (Utrecht) and 200km NW of Mosa Trajectem (Maastricht).
That's one more for Europe!
In reply to the comment on Ireland/UK in the same group:
The Netherlands are topografical correct situated in Europe, but there are about 40 different languages
in 50 countries. Not much of a linguistic unity, I guess. No problem with that in this poll, though!
Well, where am I from?
See:
Achtenej inne holl
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Hurray!
Thank you
Next in line:
Copyright to whoever made the photograph ©
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I'm on fire!
Try this one:
. . . and for a bonus point, what's the building in the background?
Constantine the great, outside York Minster?
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Yep . . . you were quite bold to say it was an easy one.
Looks quite 2nd Century. Reminds me a little bit of Vibia Sabina, consort to the Emperor Hadrian.
If the first guess is the correct one it must have been an easy one
It is indeed Vibia Sabina....
Over to you....
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Thanks, but I'm pretty busy atm. Open floor.
If I may be so bold....an easy one...:
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It seems that 'on demand' is only possible in the US
"Service not available in your region"......seems I have to wait
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Thank you - here's one I took a few years back for you to identify:
Commodus?
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Hello Maty,
I am afraid it is not her, that is, if I can trust the source of the picture....which I hope I can
But I can see why you thought it might be her
After all Sotherby's do have a reputation to maintain. If they say it's Faustina the Younger who am I to argue?
Haha, indeed...
It's her.
Next time I'll try to find a more interesting one.
Over to you...
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Hello Maty,
I am afraid it is not her, that is, if I can trust the source of the picture....which I hope I can
But I can see why you thought it might be her
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Does anyone have any suggestions on a good English translation Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy? I found many different translations on Amazon, and it is hard to chose one. There can be subtle difference in the choice of words that can make a difference in the overall flow and meaning. I ordered this one to my kindle, since it was fairly inexpensive:
http://www.amazon.co...KNYRYCAN0KFXTHQ
There are many more choices out there. Any recommendations?
I just recently bought a copy on a big book fair.
Its translated by John S. Bowman and printed by Signature Press Editions.
It is a hardback edition with an amazingly boring cover.
I cannot be a judge on it's contents as I never heard, and thus read anything, of Boethius before, but so far I find it quite interesting and readable.
Good luck with finding your edition.
Cheers,
Macerinus
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Thanks, the clue about the US of A did the trick.
I hope the following isn't too easy or used yet...
P.S. I couldn't find the attachment box either, seems to be missing in action...
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No one? A clue, then. This statue is situated in the good old US of A. And that's with good reason!
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
(Cincinatti, Ohio, US of A)
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I've been wondering about what it was since seeing one (or something similar) at the Gallo Romeins Museum Tongeren.
When I look at it it reminds me of one of those strange massage ball things.....
Strange that it's function remains a mystery
, it certainly doesn't look like a weapon
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...i couldnt find an article in english, sigh, (sleepy brits?)
The European Museum of the Year is the Gallo Roman museum in Tongeren (Belgium), congratulations!
http://www.standaard...8b-9ea546e9a859
(dutch)
http://orf.at/stories/2059600/
(german)
http://www.gallorome...um.be/index.php
...has anyone been there?
I find it pretty cool that a roman themed museum gets that award, defenitley now on my list of places to see...
cheers
viggen
That it very good news
Congrats to the museum !
I've been there in March, and it is quite a nice museum.
On the ground floor it starts with the first settlers in the area, on the first floor it continued with the Gauls up to Caesar's invasion of the region, and on the second floor it continues with the Roman era up to the rise of Christianity and the invasion of the Franks.
I liked it because it's about the area where I live, though I would have liked to seen more about the Roman invasion and it's battles in the region. But if you are interested in daily live in and around a Roman city it is very nice.
A small selection of pictures from my visit (I have many many more)
https://picasaweb.go...ATVCATVNGRORVM#
Cheers,
Erwin
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Thank you all for the information.
I have not yet found a good one, but I'll keep up the search
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Goldsworthy writes fiction? News to me.
Yes he does apparently, and it was also quite a surprise for me, but he does it brilliantly
My first novelTRUE SOLDIER GENTLEMEN, my first novel, will be published in the UK by Weidenfeld and Nicolson on the 27th January 2011. It is the first of a series of adventures set in the Regency era, telling the story of a group of young officers fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.
For much more information, check out the new Fiction pages on the website.
This is a new venture for me, and has been a lot of fun to write. There is a great freedom in making up a story, and this period has always fascinated me, almost as much as the Romans! However, the historian in me is still strong, and I have done my best to make all the historical detail in the story as accurate as possible.
To find the book on amazon, go to:
By the way, although I am looking forward to writing more novels - the sequel BEAT THE DRUMS SLOWLY is released in August 2011 - this does not mean that I am quitting writing ancient history. I am already working on the biography of Augustus, and looking forward to dealing with plenty of other aspects of the ancient world in the future.
Source:
Top Five fighters of WWII and why
in Historia in Universum
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It depends very much on the period in WWII.
The Hawker Tempest MK.V outperformed the Spitfire MK.Xs and XIV's easely.
The FW190-D9 was a magnificent fighter.
The late war Soviets weren't bad either, like the Lavockin La- 5 and La-7 or the Yakovlev Yak-3
These are all late war developments,
In the early war period,
The Messerschmitt Bf-109 D and E series definetly ruled the skies.
If the Dutch Fokker G.I and the French Dewoitine D.520 could have proven itself longer in combat they would certainly have been magnificent.
And of course let we not forget the most brilliant of them all, in capable hands, the Mitsubishi A6M-2 and -3 Zeke, what is lacked in armour it made up in beauty and extreme manouverability
I can't think of any American fighter that really did it