Hey all! I have been around here for a couple of months just reading and getting one hell of an education! I finally have a question. I've been reading some...
Wasn't it a similar idea with Roman wine? It was too strong to be drunk straight (this was a sign of coarseness) and the water was sometimes unsafe to drink....
I agree, reluctance to become Emperor is often a good sign. Wasn't it the case with Theodosius? Although he had his faults he kept the empire together in a...
My immediate thought are that the Romans were not enthusiastic sailors. Not being a sailor I am not sure about the currents but what I do know of Columbus...
Very true though I do think the Romans were a bit wimpish with their wine. It wasn't going to be any stronger than wine now. If anything modern yeast varieties...
re off-topic...not many things are really off topic, because the romans already did most of the things that its possible to do in this world, and everything...
I would agree with you which is my justification for permitting most things on this group. It does however help for those who don't want to read discussion...
It has to be said in favour of Commodus that he was reluctant to do away with those of his father's companions who had been the most devoted. In return, ...
I believe (and please, someone correct me if I'm wrong) that the documentary was based on a man by the name of Thor Heyerdall (sp?) and his boat "Ra". If I'm...
Hello, In the "Pink Elephant" by ? has Chinese archor disk on the coast of upper Bahi, California; http://yahoogroups.com/CulturalDuffusion has some info and...
Right. It's a recurring myth among classical scholars who don't know their chemistry that ancient wine was 'stronger'. Since they didnt have distillation, even...
Greetings, While I'm not sure that we can really judge the strength of ancient wine one way or the other (although we should recognize the ancient Greeks and...
I see that PBS is airing a special this month about the Chinese "discovering" the Americas in 1421. - Libitina Mary Harrsch Network & Information Systems...
The limiting factor on alcoholic content for wine is a)Sugar content of the grapes and b)The ability of the yeast to survive alcoholc poisoning. Since we know...
The Chinese reaching California strikes me as a far higher probability if they went via the Aleutions then hugged the coast going south. The only thing against...
Flu Yuppy or any other is easy just read a Roman moaning about Brittania and hre enervating climate. It wasn't just the wine they were wimps about! Mobile...
Whatever the Roman equivilant of pen knives would be analagous to pencil sharpeners. Incidently did the Roman use quills for writing like in medieval times? I...
I found this very thorough article about the history of writing and writing implements and it says: "The Romans created a reed-pen perfect for parchment and...
I am not sure the exact Roman verb but both graphite and graphium both oringinate from the verb to write. ... the ... A ... fluid to ... A.D. ... marsh ... wax...
I thought Thor Hayerdall's (I have no idea how to spell it either) boat was Kontiki, and he was attempting to prove the paleolithic man could have sailed the...
This may be proof of my unending ignorance, but what is Yuppy Flu? ... COMPUTER VIRUSES! MOBILE PHONES ! YUPPY FLU !!(which isnt funny cos i have it !) oooh i...
Yuppie flu is actually something called "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," a virus-caused disease that makes you feel tired all the time. For more information, see ...
After Kontiki, Hayerdall made another expedition in RaII but I don't know much more. ... boat was Kontiki, and he was attempting to prove the paleolithic man ...
Welcome to the Imperial Rome group whee we discuss just about anything that relates to Rome, Byzantium and those cultures that surround them. I hope that you...
... Mini-roundabouts. Those stupid little ring-pull things on cartons of fresh orange juice where the ring is too small for you to get any finger through other...
Richard/all, Is it not the case that ancient civilisations did not have suitable navigational techniques to travel far from shore and be able to find there way...
