I'm wondering if any of you saw the "Decisive Battles" presentation on the Teutoburg Forest disaster over the weekend. Once again the battle was depicted...
Let me add my somewhat belated welcome to you. I have been busy working on an "HBO's Rome: Rewrite History" online interactive program that will let all of...
Cultural repatriation of art seems to be gathering steam worldwide. I noticed an article today that said a famous Greek krater that has been part of the...
Does anybody know anything at all about the Salii - the mysterious priests of Rome who dressed in white and (I think) were to be found in the temple on the...
I think that the arguments are on both sides. My personnel feelings are that the overiding concern is the protection of the artefact. Closely followed by...
Am Samstag, 4. Februar 2006 10:32 schrieb Richard:
> I think that the arguments are on both sides. My personnel feelings
> are that the overiding concern is...
Hi everyone, Ideally it would be nice if every artifact was returned to its place of orgin throughout the world. Museuems over the last century have been...
I got my hands on some beautifully light, thin wool cloth and I'd like to try my hand at making a gap-sleeve tunic with it (no, not for myself). The only...
Festivals (devoted) to Mars {Feriae Marti} in relation to the Salii Interesting words: Salii (Masculine plural nominative case) comes from the same root as the...
Pick up the book "The World of Roman Costume" by Sebesta and Bonfante. Excellent book and awesome reference..... Otherwise I don't know of any books that ...
[about.com] Septimius Severus - African Emperor of Rome Although opinions of Emperor Septimius Severus are mixed and some, adhering to the economic reasons for...
It was this sort of thing that I was thinking of. The Egyptian people would have a better opportunity of appreciating thgeir cultural heritage in a foreign...
A while ago there was a discussion on this group about the fact that the Frankish king Clovis never officially broke away legally from the Roman Empire and was...
Am Montag, 6. Februar 2006 07:54 schrieb stumpe22:
> A while ago there was a discussion on this group about the fact that
> the Frankish king Clovis never...
Wow, thats really impressive. I've taken a print out of your answer Robert, thanks very much for all that. Best Robin ... from ... to ... saltare, to ... ...
Ha ha, actually just joined Nick. My interest in the ancient world suffered a bit of a knock when I had a quarrel with my former writing partner, but now thats...
Interesting question, and interesting answer. For another interesting, and not unrelated story, study the history and interactions of the various Frankish...
Salve! I recently came into possession of multiple weights of pure white wool. With that in mind, I wish to make a full set of Vestal raiment. The book sources...
An important aspect of this case is that the Metropolitan Museum's restitution is accompanied by an admission by all parties that the krater was acquired in ...
Well, it's interesting to consider that the "state" in these countries was inb some sort successively "inherited" from master to master. Indeed it's quite ...
Great argumentation Volker, and really interesting to read. I agree with you that Switzerland seems out in this case. What do you think, however, of my points...
Am Dienstag, 7. Februar 2006 15:48 schrieb khakiberetman:
> Great argumentation Volker, and really interesting to read. I agree with
> you that Switzerland...
I found a website the other day that is really fascinating. It is called Virtual <http://www.compart-multimedia.com/virtuale/us/roma/rome_italy_travel.htm> ...
Hi Helen, thanks for that. What you say of the S-shape reminds me of the Caduceus. I don't know if that is a realistic thought, but since the Salii appear to...
Hadrian's Villa: new secrets found Source: UPI TIVOLI, Italy (UPI) -- Archeologists digging at Hadrian's Villa north of Rome say they've recovered a...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10892117/ Off topic, but an interesting article studying YDNA patterns in Ireland, estimating three million men with the same YDNA...
