Happy New Year, it's 09.02 the first morning of the new year. 2004 has started of with frost and chilly weather here in Gothenburg Sweden. At midnight the best...
The bones found in 1968, and regarded as "evidence"; for a T-shaped cross, are from some victim called "Jehohanan" it seems. In the Greek New Testament the word...
SORRY David, for my "evil"-little-joke of yesterday-evening! Hope you didn't feel insulted by it, as that was not my intention. :) If so, I apologize... ...
No they don't have to be living at the same time and whilst I was not thinking of fictional characters I don't see why not providing it is mentioned that they...
Hi Richard, What do you mean by "many British remains are unexciting to all but experts"? Coming from a country where barely a Roman stone remains visible (The...
The weird thing about European time is that Copenhagen a fair distnce aast of any point in the British Isles is an hour behind us. Much simpler in Roman times...
I have a theory that it is only by pure luck that nice people get to positions of power unless appointed by others of primogeniture (herediatry monarchs) The...
... and Fishbourne Palace both have a fair amount to see. > I've not been to Fishbourne, but the last time we visited Richborough, just before we moved here 7...
I asked and in part answered the question about midnights a couple of moments ago in one of my early morning musings (well early for New Years Day). As for the...
Not much sign of moles last time I went during 2002 so English Heritage must have solved the problem probably using ultrasound to give them headaches. The...
But compared with Epehesus, Rome. Ostia and Douga to mention cities I have visited they are relatively unimpresove. Take the theatre at Chester and compare it...
Hi Richard, Like I said, you should not compare the British remains to those in the Mediterranean area. To start with, the latter were more grand to begin...
Hi Robert Oh I would agree with what you say but from the point of view of a non expert visitor the more extensive remains are more accesible. In Ephesus a...
Greetings, Well, the reason I brought up the Alexamenos graffito was because the cross on it is more of a "cross" than t-shape and given its date, might...
Greetings, Yes, but they're not the sort of links which would have Dionysus depicted *as* a donkey and there remains the problem of demonstrating that...
Btw: Did you see the crucifiction-picture on the cover of Freke and Gandy's book "The Jesus Mysteries"? Jach. ... demonstrating ... era ... donkey/mule/ass....
Greetings, Yes ... and someone posted a link to it last night as well (the image, not the book); I'd love to know the provenance and/or date of it. regards, dm...
Greetings, Some digging has somewhat answered my question ... it's currently in the Staatliche Museen in Berlin and it is dated from the third or fourth...
The date of this "Orpheus-Bakkikos" inscription should be 2nd/3rd Century, according to Freke and Gandi. The inscription saying "Alexmenos worships his god",...
Greetings, The fact that Dionysus is often depicted riding a donkey does not really make it a definite 'symbol' of him. One would have to provide much more...
I subscribe to your theory. I often thought about that whenever I recall Jimmy Carter who only could manage one term as U.S. President. Too nice of a guy to...
And the few nice people who managed to achieve positions of prominence, at least in the US ..have been chewed up and spit out ..and just couldn't function...
No I don't any nice Roman emperor was nice except possibly Marcus Aurelius though some were on balance a force for good such as Claudius, Vespasian or Hadrian....
I tend to agree with you. Marcus Aurelius got a good 'rep' from his writings and from the portrayal by Alec Guinness in "Gladiator". And Claudius benefited...
Hello,my name is Steve White, im 17 years old, and I think this groupe might be able to help me. See, im in a law class, international law, and I have a HUGE...
Hello David, After so much disussing about Dionysus on the cross, + the donkey, + Mystery-Religions + efforts and material from MY side, I would like to...
Lucius Cornelius Sulla-80bc, He became Dictator, Tiberius Claudius Nero-202BC The first effective Screwing of Scippy Africanus out of his deserved win of the...
Steve, The Internet is a great place to start your research. And you say you cannot find any resources on the Internet ? There's a wealth of information there...
Richard wrote: Another signpost is the one on the road between Faversham and Dover Ferry Port to the little English village of Dunkirk. How many people on...
