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Would the Roman Empire have been better off if Avidius Cassius had triumphed over Marcus Aurelius in 175?...
uwrk
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Mar 1, 2002
4:26 pm
1621
Or, for that matter, would the Empire had been better off if Augustus had continued to push for a Roman line on the Elbe, even after Varus annihilation in the...
stevesnyder63
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Mar 1, 2002
5:24 pm
1622
This is an interesting question. Marcus Aurelius is a personal hero of mine so obviously I would find that Cassius's attempted coup was deplorable, but the ...
khakiberetman
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Mar 1, 2002
5:41 pm
1623
I think that the only way this would have changed history was if the German tribes then brought into the Empire had provided a loyal Romanised military pool ...
gauiscaecilius
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Mar 2, 2002
9:24 am
1624
Hello. "Kakhi",<br><br>I have been reading your message about Aurelius with interest!<br><br>No doubt: sitting in his tent, (in between travelling, battles, ...
jachthondus
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Mar 2, 2002
1:47 pm
1625
The key point in a change in histoory was the short period germany was in the empire. then withdrawal after Teutoberg.<br><br>It would have enormously ...
richard_roper
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Mar 2, 2002
2:37 pm
1626
You could be right; but doesn't this " shortening the lines"; and "Huns fighting recruted-Goths" is an idea which is coming-up into our minds, looking ...
jachthondus
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Mar 2, 2002
4:37 pm
1627
I didn't know about the "misunderstanding theory" before. (One just keeps learning new things all the time here - great!). <br><br>Now I think that it explains...
outlander56
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Mar 2, 2002
5:06 pm
1628
Right. Even if not permanent, but lasting a century or so, like Dacia, I believe it would have drastically changed the course of Rome....
stevesnyder63
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Mar 2, 2002
5:17 pm
1629
The story about the list is a little different to my understanding. The Legate of Cappadocia, Martius Verus (I don't know if this name makes him actually a ...
khakiberetman
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Mar 2, 2002
5:53 pm
1630
My own impression, because the "Meditations" touch such personal and individual themes, is that Marcus Aurelius was putting together some writings first and...
khakiberetman
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Mar 2, 2002
6:01 pm
1631
Cassius was a strict disciplinarian, and I suspect his triumph might have prevented or at least postponed one of the most serious problems of subsequent years:...
uwrk
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Mar 2, 2002
6:01 pm
1632
I don't know if that would have been feasible after the loss of 3 legions....
uwrk
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Mar 2, 2002
6:05 pm
1633
My impression is that there is little difference between Cassius and Severus. As you point out, they both had to contend wih a developping problem, that of how...
khakiberetman
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Mar 2, 2002
10:24 pm
1634
It does appear they were trying to shorten the line. The wars of the 2nd century in the territory north of the Danube show this....
richard_roper
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Mar 3, 2002
9:56 am
1635
The conquest of Dacia increased the length of the Roman northern frontier. Trajan wasn't trying to shorten the line but to remove the threat posed by...
uwrk
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Mar 3, 2002
8:40 pm
1636
On its own it didn't, but a line Elbe - Carpathians, narrow gap between Carpathians and the Black Sea at "Scythia Minor" (the Dobrudja), with the Danube in the...
richard_roper
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Mar 3, 2002
9:12 pm
1637
Whilst I have no evidence to support my assertion, I suspect the burning the list of conspirators without opening was for public consumption. It looks very ...
gauiscaecilius
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Mar 4, 2002
12:24 pm
1638
Rome has come back strongly before and with the lost of even more legions for example Arausio. That disiater was not even a single incident but the worst of a ...
gauiscaecilius
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Mar 4, 2002
12:30 pm
1639
I came across a reference to the stench of decaying Murex around Tyre as a result of the production of Tyrian purple dye. Apart from proving that industrial...
gauiscaecilius
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Mar 4, 2002
1:07 pm
1640
<a href=http://uk.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/imperialrome target=new>http://uk.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/imperialrome</a>...
outlander56
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Mar 4, 2002
1:29 pm
1641
Cannae was another good example, but the army of the Empire was professional, in contrast to the Republic. Perhaps most citizens no longer expected to serve,...
uwrk
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Mar 4, 2002
5:22 pm
1642
The Etruscans had a triad of gods which the Romans, under Greek influence, took over as Jupiter, Minerva and Juno. The Jupiter character I believe was Tin....
linseedlady
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Mar 4, 2002
7:24 pm
1643
just stoped in to say hello. hope you don't mind if i just observe for a day or two so as to get aquainted with the topics of discussion.<br>kendra...
wisdom_seekers
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Mar 4, 2002
10:25 pm
1644
By all mean but do not feel constrained to stick to what we are alrady duscussing. Imperial Rome has the widest possible remit and we can go off at a tangent...
gauiscaecilius
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Mar 5, 2002
7:25 am
1645
It always interests me the ability of the Greek pantheon to unite with local gods. A similar thing happened in Asia Minor where Artemis was linked with Kibele...
gauiscaecilius
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Mar 5, 2002
7:29 am
1646
This is an interesting item, Mr. Gaius!<br><br>It never crossed my mind,(uptill now), if-, or where these people of Tyre got rid of their ...
jachthondus
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Mar 5, 2002
6:43 pm
1647
Do they still make the purple dye?...
emperor_augustus
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Mar 6, 2002
12:16 am
1648
I would doubt if Tyrian purple is still made as the reason for its popularity was the brilliant colour compared with other animal and vegetable dyes. Until the...
gauiscaecilius
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Mar 6, 2002
8:30 am
1649
Hi, Emperor Augustus,<br><br>Nowadays they can produce dyes synthetically ofcourse, but it seems that Pope John Paul II is wearing purple robes, of which the...
jachthondus
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Mar 6, 2002
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