Hello Brent, I didn't actually think that Trajan and Hadrian were co-rulers, and did not mean to imply that they were (if anyone thinks I did so). The problem...
... But there were territorial gains by those men--at Dura c 165; as for Severus he created the new province of Mesopotamia. ... The Parthians had already been...
... That's true, but there was and is doubt over the value of the province of Mesopotamia. As I recall, it was in a problematic position, making it easy to...
Tue Apr 1, 2008 7:53 pm (PDT) 2008-03-31 13:56 Ancient Greek art dazzles Mantua Works on loan from museums worldwide for 'impossible' show (ANSA) - Mantua,...
I don't how credible this article is. But interesting idea . . . "In 628 CE, the Emperor Heraclius was in Jerusalem to celebrating his victory over the...
To say this website has an agenda is like saying the ocean is wet :) I don't know if the facts they quote are real or not, but their spin is definitely based...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080328104302.htm How Were The Egyptian Pyramids Built? ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2008)— The Aztecs, Mayans and...
L.S., Just for the record, Heraclius was not in Jerusalem in 628: he was still in Persia, near Cteisiphon, beating up the Persians. He didn't get to Jerusalem...
<<The Aztecs and Mayans built their pyramids with tiered steps and a flat top.>> Let me expand on that for clarification. Many American native cultures built...
It's not credible at all. In 627 Heraclius fought the battle of Ninevah against his Persian foes a costly war one that had Heraclius even considering moving...
... Thanks! I was remembering - I think it was Hadrian - who punished a freedman for being too familiar with senators, he saw one walking between two senators...
My Classics consultant comments: "There are already lots of nails in Latin's coffin. She doesn't need any more" An experiment for those who would "eliminate"...
<<Many former slaves rose to great heights. If I recall correctly, wasn't Antinuous a former slave?>> I'm not sure he was ever a slave. But he was only an...
Not really. Though that is mostly because there were no galley slaves. Rowing warships in the Roman navy was a miliutary occupation, and the Jews were by...
And they don't mean Virginia . . Greek temple discovered in Alexandria State Information Service [Egypt], April 13, 2008 A team of archaeologists have...
Ancient statue discovered in Rome AKI [Italy], 9 April 2008 A fragment of an ancient Roman equestrian statue that once adorned the Colosseum has been found...
Plague victims discovered after 1500 years AKI [Italy], 11 April 2008 The remains of hundreds of victims, believed to have been killed in a plague that swept...
MOSAIC OF ROMAN EPOCH DISCOVERED IN MARSALA (ANSAmed) - MARSALA (TRAPANI), MARCH 27 - A floor with a mosaic of the Roman epoch, made of black and white...
Pictures!!! I want pictures. Why don't these things EVER include pictures? You would think these pin heads had never heard of a camera, much less a digital...
Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:04 pm (PDT) SPAIN: THE HIGHEST VIADUCT ON THE ROMANS ROUTE OPENED (By Paola Del Vecchio) (ANSAmed) - MADRID, FEBRUARY 1 - The highest ...
ARCHAEOLOGY: GREECE; NEW PHILIPPI FINDS PRESENTED (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, MARCH 13 - Excavations conducted at the archaeological site of Philippi since 1988 have...
