I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your stay over there band noticed these interesting traits. I remember the Jules César Hotel because when we visite= d Arles...
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richardcaviar
Sep 1, 2004 10:30 am
Please forgive me if this is an inappropriate venue for this sort of post, but a friend of mine has finally cut loose with a few coins from his collection. He...
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David Meadows
rogueclassicist
Sep 1, 2004 11:12 am
Greetings, ~ This Day in Ancient History ~ Coin Hoard from the Dead Sea ~ Alexander the Great Flick -- the Producer ~ Hot Dog! Another Anachronism ~ Vatican...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2004 11:19 am
Since these coins are liable to be of interest to quite a few members I am quite happy for commercial items relevant to rome to be advertised provided the...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2004 11:40 am
Having seen for myself the size of the rhone river both near its mouth at Arles and a long way in land at Lyon it reminds me that it was one of the principal...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2004 12:00 pm
I have widely heard the opinion that Roman roads were deliberatley set at a width sufficient to permit two chariots to pass. Now apart from the fact that...
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stephen parkes
secundus17
Sep 1, 2004 12:53 pm
Thanks for inviting me to join the forum. My interests lie in Rome and their military legions. I belong to the Legio XIIII GMV re- enactment group and am...
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Mary AsaWoman
asawoman
Sep 1, 2004 6:55 pm
Richard, I am sure you are aware of this, but why is it, that, starting and ending with Hollywierd, people seem to think that the ancient Romans used chariots ...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2004 7:16 pm
Welcome to the group. Many of our members take part in re-enactments around the globe so you will be in good company....
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2004 7:20 pm
Which is why it suprises me that it would be used as a measure for road width. ... ending ... chariots ... racing car. ... also, a ... a man ... by the ... ...
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richardcaviar
Sep 1, 2004 8:10 pm
Thanks, Richard! The question about the Severan hair style has begun nagging at me already. It had never occured to me before I had been asked to photograph...
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richardcaviar
Sep 1, 2004 9:20 pm
After posing my question about whether or not "barbarous" coinage arose because the staff of the Rome mint could not replicate the great style of one or more...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2004 6:12 am
Welcome to the Imperial Rome group where we discuss just about anything that relates to Rome, Constantinople and the cultures that surround them. I hope that...
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khakiberetman
Sep 2, 2004 8:14 am
The most famous instance of scythe chariots being used was by the Persians at the battle of Gaugamela. I suspect that like war elephants, these would be quite...
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Mette
cornelia_coc...
Sep 2, 2004 11:12 am
I definitely think that the axle-width were of a standard lenght - just think about the space between stepping stones in Pompeii or worn areas from wagons in...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2004 11:24 am
The more I read about the Roman ideas of their traditional pantheon (as opposed to imported cults like Mithras) the more I see a disparity between their...
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David Meadows
rogueclassicist
Sep 2, 2004 11:31 am
Greetings, ~ This Day in Ancient History ~ Felix Dies Natalis rogueclassicism! ~ Some Recent Finds in Italy ~ Classics Threatened at MSU??? ~ Torlonia Marbles...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2004 11:32 am
Whilst we have discussed something similar before I would be interested in your collective views about Romes greatest victories and defeats both in military...
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khakiberetman
Sep 2, 2004 12:08 pm
Another disparity one can observe is that the Greeks very definitely identified particular places of worship to specific gods. They built sanctuaries and ...
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fabruwil
Sep 2, 2004 1:48 pm
Salvete, omnes! I am T. Aurelius Ursus Felix, but you can just call me Urs. I've been interested in Roma Antiqua for a long long time, and am majoring in...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Sep 2, 2004 3:43 pm
"The Torlonia Statues, regarded as one of the world's greatest private collections of ancient Roman sculpture, will go on display again after 40 years in...
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Mary AsaWoman
asawoman
Sep 2, 2004 5:11 pm
I remember that wagon when I visited the museum a number of years ago. However, and I will have to fish out my daughter's DVD of the movie to be sure, that...
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empressbat
Sep 2, 2004 5:53 pm
Hi, I have an interest in the Oriental religions in Ancient Rome, Roman clothes and jewelry too....
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2004 6:50 pm
Welcome to the group Urs. Out of curiosity how did you come to choose such a name Aurleius Lucky Bear sounds as though it has a history....
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2004 7:00 pm
Welcome to the group. In view of your interest you may find some of our photos interesting. In the folder marked Roman Provence you can see a statue of Antonia...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2004 7:09 pm
Probably your daughter likes watching Gladiator for the same reason I watched Raider oof the Lost Arc on TV last night, rubbish but very entertaining rubbish....
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noah_heck
Sep 3, 2004 1:50 am
This is only tangentially relevant, but I don't remember the war wagon in Gladiator, when in the movie did it appear? ... Probably your daughter likes watching...
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Mary AsaWoman
asawoman
Sep 3, 2004 4:37 am
The wagon appeared in the battle scene of the movie. Inside were Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius, and his sister. Mary+cats ... From: nheck8226@... ...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Sep 3, 2004 6:15 am
Welcome to histmaj2001, nikool21, fabruwil, daviim, titusiberius, jsmithcsa, khazarkaganat & gregrlawson78. We discuss just about anything to do with Rome,...
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Michael Smith
stumpe22
Sep 3, 2004 6:16 am
Hello everyone, this is to let you know that I've started 2 new groups: 1. ninjahistory This group is to discuss the origin and history of the Shinobi/Ninja,...
