Found this on the web. It seems to be excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_hypotheses_of_Atlantis and is interesting, I think . . . ...
Plato states he got this information from Solon who he claimed as relative/ancestor and thast Solon got it from the Egyptians. I believe that recently (within...
How to Invite Yourself for Lunch in Latin The 17th century Praxis Grammatica that I quoted from earlier in "How to Get a Good Night's Sleep in Latin", starts...
The Spartacus War, by Barry Strauss If you want to tell the story of the rebellion of Spartacus, you need to know the Campanian countryside like your own...
List of Roman Relationships - Latin Names for the Terms of Roman Relationships in Families "This vocabulary list of Roman relationships is based on John E....
Sunken Greek treasures at risk from scuba looters Reuters, Feb 23, 2009 A corroded mechanism recovered by sponge divers from a sunken wreck near the Greek...
I hate when that happens . . . Acropolis workers strike shuts down monument International Herald Tribune [France], February 26, 2009 Tourists who came to...
International Teaser for Rachel Weisz's Agora ComingSoon.net [USA], February 25, 2009 An international teaser trailer for Alejandro Amenabar's Agora, starring ...
Excavations at Heraclea site kick off MINA [Macedonia], 03.07.09 A Government-funded project envisaging systematic archaeological excavations at archaeological...
I posted a question but it never got put up. Am I not allowed to ask questions? I didn't mean to break the rules, if that's the case. Sorry about that. Sandi...
Hi, guys-- I was wondering if anyone would know the answer to the following question: How high was the wall in the Colosseum from the sand pit to the top? I'm...
My apologies that was my fault as new members automatically get moderated by Yahoo Groupos and I missed the request to moderate your message. Yes you can ask...
I have tried to estimate lookg t one of my photos of the interior of the Colloseum http://www.flickr.com/photos/gauiscaecilius/499805934/sizes/o/ An estimate I...
<<How high was the wall in the Colosseum from the sand pit to the top?>> 60 feet sounds about right from the surface but my memory says that the "floor of the...
Hello. This might seem a little dopey, but which wall are you referring to? Is it the wall from where the gladiators were to where the audience was? OR Is it...
With the Ides almost upon us anyone know what the food was at that dinner party? Wasn't the topic of discussion that night how one wished to die? The most...
Thank you, Richard. Is the 60 feet in reference to the interior wall or the wall outside that circles the Colosseum? I'm talking about the interior wall, the...
Hi, Mike-- Thanks for the answer. I'm a writer. I've got a gladiator scene, and it'd be helpful to know how high the wall is from where the gladiator would...
Not a dopey question at all, Barry. Excellent point. In fact, I've created quite a bit of confusion by not being clear enough. It's the wall that separates the...
... Ovid, Fasti, Book III (translation by A.S. Kline copyright 2004) March 15 Ides. Nefastus Publicus. The happy feast of Anna Perenna is held on the Ides, Not...
I was basing my estimate on the distance from the modern stage area to the highest point of the interior wall. It is of course a guess and possibly quite...
The Ides of March was the 15th March i.e. tomorrow. The ides nones and kalends were specific days in the month. The Ides were normally the 13th day of the...
I am basing taht answer of about 20 feet on memory but that is the distance you refer to. My answer is also roughly compatioble with various pictures I have...
http://ancienthistory.about.com [You can find specific articles there] from N.S. Gill For most of the year, there is a Roman History Book Chat on 1st and 3rd ...