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Blair Gormley
b_gormley
Jun 1, 2005 12:23 pm
There is also the references several years back about Roman armour being adapted from gladiatorial pieces which were discovered at Roman Carlisle over 5 years ...
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johnmcneill_162000
johnmcneill_...
Jun 1, 2005 3:54 pm
Is Galashiels north or south of Hadrian's Wall? ... mary...
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mingbop@...
sherbetstraws
Jun 1, 2005 4:50 pm
north, in scotland !!! about 25 miles south of edinburgh....
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david meadows
rogueclassicist
Jun 2, 2005 9:36 am
This Day in Ancient History Classical Words of the Day At the Auctions Nuntii Latini Phidias Ciceronian Blogging? Gyges' Ring Review from RBL Illogical...
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johnmcneill_162000
johnmcneill_...
Jun 2, 2005 10:20 am
Does Hadrian's wall lie along the English/Scottish border then? I believe that the Romans also built another wall in Scotland called the Antonine wall....
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Doug Weller
dougweller
Jun 2, 2005 12:19 pm
Hi johnm, Thursday, June 2, 2005, 11:17:29 AM, you wrote: j> Does Hadrian's wall lie along the English/Scottish border then? j> I believe that the Romans also...
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Christopher L. Wood
tiberiusambr...
Jun 2, 2005 12:33 pm
Oh West Virginia and Pennsylvania are very much appalachian :) As is the west side of Cleveland - might be appropriate to call parts of Tremont and Ohio City...
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johnmcneill_162000
johnmcneill_...
Jun 2, 2005 12:38 pm
Americans all sound much the same to me. Perhaps because the language has not diversified much. Or because I am slightly deaf. ... parts of ... Irish, ... ...
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johnmcneill_162000
johnmcneill_...
Jun 2, 2005 12:42 pm
Looks as if the EU is falling apart. Perhaps the Roman Empire is not destined to rise again yet....
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Doug Weller
dougweller
Jun 2, 2005 1:28 pm
Hi john, Thursday, June 2, 2005, 1:38:49 PM, you wrote: j> Americans all sound much the same to me. j> Perhaps because the language has not diversified much. ...
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mingbop@...
sherbetstraws
Jun 2, 2005 1:40 pm
hi doug---to be honest, I too think all americans sound the same ! i have tried to pick out the different accents but unless theyre very southern drawly then...
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Mary AsaWoman
asawoman
Jun 2, 2005 2:33 pm
As an American who has traveled around the USA quite a bit, I have noticed there are a number of regional accents, just as there are in the North Atlantic...
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mingbop@...
sherbetstraws
Jun 2, 2005 3:03 pm
yes, maybe the reason is that bush and clinton are similar in accent ..and of course, when you come to mention it, new yorkers in the films are distinctive....
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Skinny Bloke
howaytheladlee
Jun 2, 2005 4:32 pm
Hadrian's wall marked the edge of the roman empire, just south of the Scotland England border. AD122. The Antonine was built about 25 years later in Scotland...
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P. Dominus Antonius
marsvigilia
Jun 2, 2005 7:08 pm
Just as well. Imperial Rome run from Paris just isn't the same. -- ... Tony Dah m Oderint dum metuant - Cicero Si vis pacem, para bellum - Vegetius...
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marigold castle
gloirelyonnaise
Jun 3, 2005 12:55 am
Ooooh. Bush and Clinton don't sound a bit alike to an American. Laugh. Perish the thought. However, I have the same problem with British accents. I can...
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marigold castle
gloirelyonnaise
Jun 3, 2005 1:00 am
er... that was people's ears for nuances. I think the new puppy has deranged my brain. ears fur indeed. marigold castle <gloirelyonnaise@...>...
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Shoshana Hathaway
roselily2
Jun 3, 2005 1:29 am
And familiarity, of course. If you've heard regional accents often, and if they are a part of your cultural gestalt, it's more likely that you'll recognize...
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marigold castle
gloirelyonnaise
Jun 3, 2005 1:57 am
Interesting point. I think some of the other Italian tribes, who later gained Roman citizenship, may have spoken a slightly different language than Latin. If...
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tfcsd
phyock
Jun 3, 2005 4:22 am
W.W.II, the advent of TV, and radio have basically homogenized our dialects to a large extent. Most of the best dialect recordings come from the 1960's and...
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Quintus Lanius Paulin...
miguelkelly15
Jun 3, 2005 8:34 am
Hello everyone, Ah, I guess we'll have to put some of the sooth sayers' and preachers' predictions on the end of times with the coming of the beast (New Roman...
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johnmcneill_162000
johnmcneill_...
Jun 3, 2005 9:19 am
I am currently reading the works of Pliny the Younger. He appears to spend much of his time grovelling to the Emporer Trajan. However, it seems to have worked....
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johnmcneill_162000
johnmcneill_...
Jun 3, 2005 9:24 am
I wonder why the Antonine wall failed? Overrun by savage Scots (Picts?) I suppose. Is it a coincidence that Hadrian's wall is close to the current ...
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david meadows
rogueclassicist
Jun 3, 2005 9:25 am
This Day in Ancient History At the Auctions Classical Words of the Day Nuntii Latini Speaking of Dissertations Mycenean Dissertation Online Bomb Near Pompeii ...
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Gorean@...
warrioroftor...
Jun 3, 2005 10:08 am
In a message dated 6/2/2005 7:58:14 PM Mountain Daylight Time, gloirelyonnaise@... writes: Interesting point. I think some of the other Italian tribes,...
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Paul Puebla III
ncsharpshooter
Jun 3, 2005 11:57 am
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Mette
cornelia_coc...
Jun 3, 2005 12:23 pm
I apologize if somebody has posted this already: On April 26th the Pushkin Museum opened the above mentioned exhibition with 552 ancient objects which were...
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johnmcneill_162000
johnmcneill_...
Jun 3, 2005 12:26 pm
Proper jawb, me 'ansome (Cornish)....
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mingbop@...
sherbetstraws
Jun 3, 2005 12:40 pm
... Proper jawb, me 'ansome (Cornish ***** och noo dinny get me gawn !...
