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can anybody recommend a good medieval history group ? I have trawled through pages of yahoo groups for eves, faeries, castel construction, and myths &...
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vaughan jackson
vaughanjackson
Jun 30, 2005 9:17 am
... Hi Mary, I too would like to know if there is a medieval history group.....my interests are the thirteenth century, St Thomas Aquinas and St Francis of...
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david meadows
rogueclassicist
Jun 30, 2005 9:49 am
This Day in Ancient History Classical Words of the Day New Finds from Pompeii Reviews from BMCR Ancient Civ Wax Museum Interesting Request AWOTV: On TV Today ...
I am reading Pompeii by Robert Harris...has anybody else read it ?...
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pete fergus
gwangicomics
Jun 30, 2005 2:51 pm
I usually hate fiction, and read it in a moment of weakness when a friend told me : "it's really historically accurate!" I guess it's accurate in the sense...
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mingbop@...
sherbetstraws
Jun 30, 2005 2:57 pm
ok.. I will carry on and see how I like it. the historical perfection doesnt matter to me so much as long as the main parts are true. thanks....
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cinnacor
Jun 30, 2005 2:59 pm
-- Well, anyone here MCCollough fans. I read all the books in the series starting with the First Man in Rome about Marius and Sulla. Cinnacor - In...
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Paul Puebla III
ncsharpshooter
Jun 30, 2005 3:11 pm
The Skeleton fight is the best part of the movie. All my children love the movie, my oldest is 25. ... __________________________________________________ Do...
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kim noyes
noyeskim
Jun 30, 2005 4:06 pm
I agree with you on that and feel the best part of Clash Of The Titans was the part featuring the fight with the Medusa in her own lair. ... From: "Paul Puebla...
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greg carroll
gregcarroll_...
Jun 30, 2005 4:17 pm
Not to sound too much like a nudge, but let's face it, the Romans spoke Latin not English, which did not evolve until after the Angles and Normans invaded old...
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greg carroll
gregcarroll_...
Jun 30, 2005 4:26 pm
I read it, I preferred our own Rebecca's "Pompeii AD 67", it was alot of build up with very little pop. The book did make me want ot look into the engineering...
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Mary AsaWoman
asawoman
Jun 30, 2005 4:32 pm
I read Robert Harris' book and enjoyed it. He spins a great story and creates a character in his engineer whom, unlike so many other ancient Romans, one could...
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mingbop@...
sherbetstraws
Jun 30, 2005 4:51 pm
The book did make me want ot look into the engineering and history of the great aquaducts. Since it piqued my curiosity it was well worth the time. ****** ...
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Legion XXIV
tk124ecg
Jun 30, 2005 7:18 pm
Fellow Romanae: George Hawkins inquired of me as follows... ... From: george hawkins To: legionxxiv@... Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:44 AM Subject:...
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John Isles
j_isles
Jun 30, 2005 7:27 pm
May Romani reply also? This is a spurious quotation, commonly attibuted to Petronius, but in fact it doesn't occur in his writings. ...
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Daryl Krupa
icycalmca
Jun 30, 2005 10:59 pm
... wore ... Chris: IIRC, at one point they showed Octavius _without_ pants. <g> - Daryl Krupa...
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Dalmatica@...
dalmatica2003
Jun 30, 2005 11:08 pm
I read all of the McCullough books a while back and loved them. There seems to be two camps on her series: those that dislike them and bash them for various...
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Mary AsaWoman
asawoman
Jun 30, 2005 11:08 pm
I would say most, if not all, of those Hollywood TV and movie sword and sandal flicks are more hysterical than historical. I simply don't enjoy them because of...
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P. Dominus Antonius
marsvigilia
Jun 30, 2005 11:34 pm
For me it's not an issue of language (excepting ultra hip language) it's more an issue of cultural attitudes and belief systems that may be too modern in some...
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vaughan jackson
vaughanjackson
Jun 30, 2005 11:36 pm
... Yes, Cinnacor, I am a Colleen Mccullogh fan. She is an Australian who lives on Norfolk Island ( for those of you who dont know, its a tiny island in the...
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kim noyes
noyeskim
Jul 1, 2005 1:20 am
Sorry for the belated reply, but I am madly trying to get caught up on replies to posts here and on other lists. Of late I've been either very busy or away...
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kim noyes
noyeskim
Jul 1, 2005 1:24 am
Here in the U.S. our Blue Angels are team of precision jet fighter pilots who perform at shows and other important events and who are the cream of the crop of...
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John Isles
j_isles
Jul 1, 2005 1:35 am
So "real bikers" are, as motorcyclists used to be, those who can't afford a car? John Isles Hanover, Michigan ... From: imperialrome2@... ...
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lucius_graecus
Jul 1, 2005 1:44 am
I just got through watching a Nova special from a few years back on American public television (which runs again in NYC locally tommorow) on the ancient Roman...
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Gorean@...
warrioroftor...
Jul 1, 2005 3:01 am
In a message dated 6/30/2005 5:09:38 PM Mountain Daylight Time, marys2cats@... writes: I would say most, if not all, of those Hollywood TV and movie...
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cinnacor
Jul 1, 2005 3:51 am
-- Well, Caesar always knew how to charm the women. But one of the criticism is that MCCollough because Suetonius said he had fair skin couldn't buy that he...
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cinnacor
Jul 1, 2005 4:32 am
--Not only that but many upper-class Romans from BCE 2nd century knew Greek as well. That was something that Cato the Elder didn't like. Cinnacor - In...
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Mr Steven Lowe
egfroth
Jul 1, 2005 4:34 am
Agreed, though just a small caveat on this one. Although they are polite to us lurkers,it's a list intended for scholars and academics, and should be treated...
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cinnacor
Jul 1, 2005 4:49 am
I was reading on the data base famous families,and one of the famous Cornelius who was a contempoary of Lucius Cornelius Sulla you had forgot.Lucius Cornelius...
