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... I remember that one of the laws in the 2nd cnetury limited the amount that a woman could inherit. I think that Fulvia- the wife of Curio the younger and...
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marigold castle
gloirelyonnaise
Oct 3, 2005 4:06 am
Was Fulvia the descendant of the Gracchi? I vaguely recall that a special law was passed so the only remaining descendant of the Gracchi, a female, could...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 3, 2005 9:33 pm
I've just finished reading "Course of Honour" by Lindsey Davis. For some reason I was under the impression that a Roman male citizen could marry a freedwoman...
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rabagas
Oct 4, 2005 6:08 am
I believe that's correct. A Roman male citizen could marry just about anyone. But there were limits on patricians generally, and Senators in particular.All...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 4, 2005 6:12 pm
Not all senators were patricians after the early years of the Republic. For instance the Caecilians were plebians. For that matter so were the Flavians...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 4, 2005 9:26 pm
Glad you pointed that out Gaius. I was thinking of Cicero and Pompey. Neither had patrician origins. If I remember correctly, Gaius Marius wasn't a patrician...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 4, 2005 9:53 pm
I have begun listening to an unabridged version of Lindsey Davis' "Iron Hand of Mars". This tale of intrigue is set in Germania where Falco, Vespasian's agent,...
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Michael Mccarthy
sokar90805
Oct 4, 2005 10:25 pm
<<Theodora who was a prostitute and a dancer at the circus>> From what I have read Theodora may have really worn the pants. However, it is worth a caution...
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Timothy P. Gallagher
tiberiusgale...
Oct 4, 2005 11:44 pm
Salve I know that a slave had a chance at freedom to a far greater degree under Rome than in just about any other ancient civilization. Why was this the case? ...
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P. Dominus Antonius
marsvigilia
Oct 5, 2005 12:14 am
The Rule Golden: He who has the gold makes (or breaks) the rules. -- ... Tony Dah m Oderint dum metuant - Cicero Si vis pacem, para bellum - Vegetius...
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marigold castle
gloirelyonnaise
Oct 5, 2005 3:16 am
If I recall correctly, Justinian's uncle, Justin I, altered the law to permit a senator to marry a repentant actress. The alteration to the code made truly...
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khakiberetman
Oct 5, 2005 9:32 am
Tacitus's account of the collapse of the Rhine frontier in 69-70 makes for, I think, the most dramatic reading of all his works. He describes with fine ...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 5, 2005 12:29 pm
None of them were. Where as Sulla (Cornelian) and Casear (Julian) were. The problem I think a lot of people have that plebeian has come to me of lowly birth....
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Michael Mccarthy
sokar90805
Oct 6, 2005 12:00 am
<<The problem I think a lot of people have that plebeian has come to me of lowly birth. By the time of the lare Republic it just meant that you were not of...
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Michael Mccarthy
sokar90805
Oct 6, 2005 12:40 am
Be careful with the word "slavery" "Free" and "slave" are not necessarily polar opposites. There can be gradations in between. "chattel slavery" where the...
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cinnacor
Oct 6, 2005 4:51 am
... Well, Justintian lived with her before he could legality marry her. I think he took a few years to convince his uncle emperor Justin to changed the law....
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cinnacor
Oct 6, 2005 5:03 am
... Theodora was a monophysite,a form of christianity still held in the Egypt church. The monophysite believed that Christ had only one nature-divine. ...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 7, 2005 6:17 pm
Physorg.com <http://www.physorg.com/news6692.html> : "Historian John Nicols and physicist Robert Zimmerman have joined with architects James Tice and Virginia...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 7, 2005 8:59 pm
In this morning's episode of "The Iron Hand of Mars", Camillus Justinus mentioned that during the seige of Vetera, the encircled legions devised an articulated...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 7, 2005 9:02 pm
Another interesting tidbit I picked up in "The Iron Hand of Mars" was that Caesar carried with him panels of Roman mosaic that he would lay down on the floor...
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Bert
barrayarus
Oct 9, 2005 5:22 am
Unfortunately I can not give the source for the story of Caesar's portable mosaics, but I first read about it many years ago. Unfortuantely I can not recall if...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Oct 10, 2005 7:03 pm
Speaking of mosaics . . . Lavish Byzantine Mansion unearthed near Caesarea ( 11:05 AM ) Libitina The remains of a lavish Byzantine mansion with...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 10, 2005 9:29 pm
As someone who is frequently plagued by sinusitis and has found flying (or the landing part) painful at times, I found this article interesting. It says the...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 10, 2005 10:10 pm
I was very excited to read the announcement of a new "city-building" game that will be released in the first quarter of 2006, "Heart of Empire: Rome": "Set for...
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P. Dominus Antonius
marsvigilia
Oct 14, 2005 6:56 pm
Should unsolicited invitations to join other groups be considered spam? I like Spam with jam and yam. ;-) -- ... Tony Dah m Oderint dum metuant - Cicero Si vis...
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Mary Asatruar
asawoman
Oct 14, 2005 7:38 pm
Actually, I don't see any harm in such invitations as the person who sends them is not trying to sell you something. If was a low interest rate loan or Viagra,...
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Mary Asatruar
asawoman
Oct 18, 2005 6:11 pm
Dear Friends, I have been watching the HBO production, "ROME" on Sunday nights (9 pm EDT) and am enjoying the mixture of history and fantasy a lot. The acting...
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cinnacor
Oct 19, 2005 6:39 am
- Never heard of smoking in the Roman period. Cinnacor-- In imperialrome2@..., "Mary Asatruar" ... pm EDT) and am enjoying the mixture of history...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 19, 2005 3:38 pm
"It is said that the ancient Greeks used to wrap a piece of ginger root in bread to eat after every meal as a digestive aid." -...
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ansbachdragoner
Oct 20, 2005 1:10 am
Hi Guys, first post here but have been following the group for a while. From Plutarch's life of Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Ch43 Even before his death, it is...
