Viggen 95 Report post Posted September 18, 2010 ME LIKEY! White Skull: The Roman Empire Victorious men walk thru' the land Shadows huddled in the groins into the maze Where are you chief? Your soldiers wait Once again the Romans want to extend its edge. Hard tiring days and sleepless nights Marchin'on thru' hasty lands and evil hill Rain of sharp spears fall upon them Once again it's time to attack the enemies Give them money and glory They will follow Caesar and threat the enemies just follow him painting from exitement don't turn down in anger Caesar change the world in the kingdom of Rome [Chorus] RISE The Roman Empire It's shining so bright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostOfClayton 25 Report post Posted September 19, 2010 I actually muted the grunts after a while and just watched the rest of the video in silence. I had the benfit of watching it in silence first time around (didn't want to disturb the rest of the office). One perceived (by me) inaccuracy became more obvious that way - the guy playing Octavian looks more how I'd imagine Mark Antony, and vice versa (but less so). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kosmo 5 Report post Posted September 21, 2010 I actually muted the grunts after a while and just watched the rest of the video in silence. I had the benfit of watching it in silence first time around (didn't want to disturb the rest of the office). One perceived (by me) inaccuracy became more obvious that way - the guy playing Octavian looks more how I'd imagine Mark Antony, and vice versa (but less so). and Cleopatra looks hot! That's a really bad mistake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostOfClayton 25 Report post Posted September 22, 2010 and Cleopatra looks hot! That's a really bad mistake You raise a good point, Kosmo. Cleopatra has always been portraiyed as a stunner (I'll go with Amanda Barrie in Carry on Cleo as my favourite, how about you?), but on the coins . . . well, she was no Theda Bara, put it like that. Maybe tastes have changed. Hang on a minute . . . I've just realised where Nephele got her avatar from. How dim have I been? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kosmo 5 Report post Posted September 23, 2010 and Cleopatra looks hot! That's a really bad mistake You raise a good point, Kosmo. Cleopatra has always been portraiyed as a stunner (I'll go with Amanda Barrie in Carry on Cleo as my favourite, how about you?), but on the coins . . . well, she was no Theda Bara, put it like that. Maybe tastes have changed. Hang on a minute . . . I've just realised where Nephele got her avatar from. How dim have I been? Vivien Leigh was perfect as Shaw's cute and naive Cleopatra. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy 157 Report post Posted September 23, 2010 (edited) I listened to this song on my MP3 player a few years back early one October morning inside the Roman colosseum. I was really overcome with emotion. (It could have been the jet lag since this song deals with the Catholic church, not Ancient Rome...but I was moved by its stentorian grandeur, anyway.) Words/Music: Slick SunriseSurprise Civilized Man You were keeper to me Now your animal is free you're free to die Oh oh oh You're old and your hands are gray Your old go home and stay We've all heard you dirty stories Two thousand years Two thousand years Two thousand years Of your God damn Glory guy also known as gaius Edited September 23, 2010 by guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy 157 Report post Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) Here's a great Iron Maiden song with a Roman theme, Wicker Man : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeXO7AqKGOQ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicker_man I'm not a big metal fan, but you have to love this song. http://classics.mit.edu/Caesar/gallic.6.6.html From Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Chapter 16 The nation of all the Gauls is extremely devoted to superstitious rites; and on that account they who are troubled with unusually severe diseases, and they who are engaged in battles and dangers, either sacrifice men as victims, or vow that they will sacrifice them, and employ the Druids as the performers of those sacrifices; because they think that unless the life of a man be offered for the life of a man, the mind of the immortal gods can not be rendered propitious, and they have sacrifices of that kind ordained for national purposes. Others have figures of vast size, the limbs of which formed of osiers they fill with living men, which being set on fire, the men perish enveloped in the flames. They consider that the oblation of such as have been taken in theft, or in robbery, or any other offense, is more acceptable to the immortal gods; but when a supply of that class is wanting, they have recourse to the oblation of even the innocent guy also known as gaius Edited April 25, 2011 by guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy 157 Report post Posted April 27, 2011 Here's another Iron Maiden song with a Roman theme, "The Evil Men Do." The title of the song is taken from Marcus Antonius's speech while addressing the crowd of Romans after Caesar's murder (Act 3, scene 2, "The Forum") in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred [buried] with their bones." Bruce Dickinson may sometimes repeat this before playing the song, but in reverse (as he did in Rock in Rio). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_That_Men_Do_(song) guy also known as gaius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites