[about.com] Pompeii Director Robert Polanksi and writer Robert Harris have agreed to create a movie based on the novel Pompeii. The cost is projected to be...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 2, 2007 5:52 am
[about.com] March Holidays Martius (March), the Roman month devoted to and named after the god of war, Mars, was so filled with celebrations -- fasti -- that...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 2, 2007 5:54 am
[about.com] Battle at Thermopylae Thermopylae was a pass that the Greeks tried unsuccessfully to defend in battle against the Persians led by Xerxes in 480...
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Kim Noyes
kimusinteruptus
Mar 2, 2007 8:18 am
*Roman Polanski directing?* *You just know there will be plenty of young slave girls in this movie and by the end of filming he'll be in a relationship with...
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tarleisio
Mar 3, 2007 8:46 am
Before I slink off to obscurity once again, I'd like to inform you of something I found online not ten minutes ago. A little over a month ago, another member...
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E Mc
plaguenight
Mar 3, 2007 9:20 am
Thank you I have signed the petition and fwd it to my wife and son who both want to sgin as well. Tarleisio <tarleisio@...> wrote: Before I...
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Mary Minshall
asawoman
Mar 3, 2007 5:34 pm
Having watched the initial episodes of Rome, the Second Season, I am not so sure I want a Third Season, given the ridiculous lengths the show has gone. There...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 5, 2007 5:01 am
Interesting. Don't know how much validity it has, but interesting . . . [hinducivilization] Posted by: "Parama Karuna" xparamakaruna@......
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 5, 2007 5:28 am
Ruins in Athens May Be an Ancient Market The Washington Post, March 3, 2007 Archaeologists have discovered extensive remains of what is believed to be an...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 5, 2007 5:30 am
Ancient olive oil factory discovered in Milas Zaman [Turkey], 01.03.2007 An antique olive oil factory was discovered in the Milas village of Cakõralan in...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 5, 2007 5:32 am
Greek Archaeologists Find Hera Statue The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 1, 2007 A 2,200-year-old statue of the goddess Hera has been found in a wall of a...
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I_E_Johansson
inger_e.johansson@...
Mar 5, 2007 6:04 am
Might have more credibility than one 'normally' would give it in ordinary validation. Reason for this my statement is a simple notice made by one of my own...
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Kim Noyes
kimusinteruptus
Mar 5, 2007 6:36 am
*Don't forget that when Minoan Linear B was finally deciphered what they found the Minoans talking about were all those Greek gods and other characters that we...
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I_E_Johansson
inger_e.johansson@...
Mar 5, 2007 6:57 am
I think it's more complicated than that. But ok. let's hear what others can add to this discussion. Inger E ... From: Kim Noyes To:...
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amicus@...
alexiuscomnenus
Mar 5, 2007 7:18 am
I'm wondering whether anyone ever climbed to the top of Mt Olympus or even attempted to ascend it in Classical times?...
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Judith
judithweinga...
Mar 5, 2007 11:13 am
Kim wrote, >Don't forget that when Minoan Linear B was finally deciphered what they found the Minoans talking about were all those Greek gods and other ...
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Kim Noyes
kimusinteruptus
Mar 5, 2007 5:42 pm
*Judith, * *Thank you for clearing up my error.* *I misspoke.* *However, I'm sure you realize that Linear B and Linear A have so many similarities that it...
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dawsonleelewis
Mar 5, 2007 7:05 pm
I think it is more like the Hindu's, Norse, Greek, Romans, etc had a common origin. The languages of the respective peoples are all part of the Indo-European...
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I_E_Johansson
inger_e.johansson@...
Mar 6, 2007 6:15 am
From first sight that might seem so, but that's not as easy as it seems to be to refer to common origin. For example while Freja, earlier known as Frö (the...
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I_E_Johansson
inger_e.johansson@...
Mar 6, 2007 9:09 am
Sorry, but I forgot to mention that the list you can see below, animal name and so on for villages was derived by going thru first of all the Swedish Ancient...
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Judith
judithweinga...
Mar 6, 2007 4:45 pm
Kim wrote <Linear B is heavily derived from Minoan Linear A and possibly Minoan scribes who survived the catastrophe may very well be responsible for that in ...
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Kim Noyes
kimusinteruptus
Mar 6, 2007 5:35 pm
*Judith, * *Thanks for this informative and enjoyable post.* *I agree with you conclusions. * *We need to have a cup of coffee and do this regularly. ;-p* *Do...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 7, 2007 4:01 am
Roman pottery found just a few feet under Daily Echo [UK], 3rd March 2007 ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found Roman pottery during a dig in a Dorchester town centre car...
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Judith
judithweinga...
Mar 8, 2007 8:16 pm
Kim wrote: <We need to have a cup of coffee and do this regularly. *Do you know of a Yahoogroup that covers this era and region in and around the time of the...
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Kim Noyes
kimusinteruptus
Mar 8, 2007 8:34 pm
*Judith, * *You could always form your own and if you do please invite me.* *I have as much passion for the Minoans and Mycenaeans as I do the later Greeks and...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 10, 2007 5:50 am
aMAZing. A must-see. The history seemed fairly decent, too. Opening Night RB "I just wanted you to know"...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 10, 2007 8:03 am
[about.com] Books on Thermopylae (& Artemisium) The Persians under Xerxes had two forces, one on land and one on the sea, with which they attempted to defeat...
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Kim Noyes
kimusinteruptus
Mar 10, 2007 8:12 am
*My roommate watched it tonight going into it with a skeptical attitude given what Hollyweird has done with stories from Classical history in recent years and...
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Judith
judithweinga...
Mar 10, 2007 11:49 am
For Kim and others interested in Minoans and Mycenaeans, some colleagues assure me that the best discussion group is ...
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Irene Hahn
lennep95
Mar 10, 2007 4:29 pm
Hello all, (or at least those of you who live in the U.S. and Asia or Australia/Pacific) On March 21 our reading group will discuss "Sand of the Arena" by...
