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Salvete omnes, As for the languages, Roman citizenship required a knowledge of Latin. Only the Greeks were exempted from this since the Romans considered them...
Let's not forget however that we are reasoning here about the Roman citizenship as it was understood in the imperial period after Augustus. Under the republic...
One of the rewards of serving your time in the auxillary legions was the reward of citizenship. So even peoples from outside the empire could get citizenship. ...
Welcoem to the Imperial Rome group where we discuss just about anyting to do with Rome, Byzantium and the cultures that surround them. Apart from our...
Coming to think about it,in the end it was Caracalla who in 212CE at last granted Roman-Citizenship to the entire freeborn-population of the Empire! Jach. ... ...
Coming to think about it, in the end it has been Caracalla in 212CE, who granted Roman-Citizenship to the entire freeborn-population of the Empire... Jach. ......
Well, being Italian I may add my penny of knowledge. It is interesting to note first of all that Italy (like Germany) are two very young nations. Italy was...
Excellent, From what I've seen thus far it looks really good! Thanks to Shoshana for introducing me! Cheers. Alex ... From: Richard To:...
Alex Stone
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Feb 1, 2004 11:50 pm
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Glad to see you here, Alex! The conversations are very wide ranging, wander OT and back again ..and might cover anything from battle tactics to the taste and...
Well, I can't imagine they did an awful lot of coal mining, so it probably would have been whatever was available on the surface, or very close to it, wouldn't...
Alex Stone
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Feb 2, 2004 12:17 am
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Shoshana, Sounds right up my street, thanks for telling me about it! Alex ... From: Hathaway Shoshana To: imperialrome2@... Sent: Sunday,...
Alex Stone
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Feb 2, 2004 12:30 am
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Mary, Where did you get this information. I've heard it said that there was no comments outside of "Acts" that Paul was a Roman Citizen. nancy in chicago...
Just Remembering my service days, plenty of clean socks were a priority, not only do they keep your feet warm, they also cushion the feet and reduce...
I did wonder if you were Shoshana's friend Alex. I am glad that you like what you have seen so far. Whilst all members are valued people who take part in our...
The Romans did have below suface mines for metalsa so they may well of had for coal. But what kind of coal reserves does Italia have? ... probably would have...
Does anyone know whether the Romans developed distillation of spirits. The Roman wine industry was pretty sophisticated with botrytis wines like Falernian so...
Nancy, I honestly don't remember where I read or heard this, but I do remember that Paul's father was a tent maker for the Roman army. If somebody else can...
One bit of evidence for Paul being a Roman citizen is that he appealed to the emperor and this appeal was accepted as valid. Only a citizen had this right. ......
Dear Group If I remember correctly, the area that is now Piazza Navona in Rome was the site of an amphitheater specifically desigened for Naval battles....
The Piazza Navona was originally designed as "Domitian's Stadium", and was a U-shaped construction for athletics. It's not impossible they flooded it for naval...
Another suggestion of Paul being acknowledge as Roman citizen, he was beheaded instead of crucified. Maria-Angela ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free...
While coal may or may not have been available to the romans, in fact remember marco polo writing with wonder about the use of black rocks for fuel for fire,...
As far as I know, Italy did/does not have any coal at all, so there, the Romans must have used charcoal in their braziers. However, there is archaeological...
I read recently that the Roman governor Pilate had a palace in Caesarea, not Jerusalem (see John 18:28). Is this true? This message is about archaeology, not...
Richard, I think distillation as we understand it came from the Arabs in the middle east. It is a funny contradiction that the word, "alcohol" is Arabic when ...
Salvete, And yet another piece of evidence Paul was a Roman citizen was that Governor Felix was very disturbed that Paul was flogged because it was forbidden...
A lot of repeats this month - "The Rise and Fall of the Spartans", "The Real Spartacus", "The Great Builders of Egypt", "Greek Legacy In The West", "The Roman...
