Great Visual Blog on Touring Ancient Pompeii http://christineshomeandtraveladventures.blogspot.com/2009/02/pompeii-excavated.html...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 2, 2009 4:01 am
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 . . . ...
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michelle morlock
rabagas
Mar 2, 2009 4:58 am
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...
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postumusagrippa
Mar 3, 2009 10:10 am
Hello Group. Anyone heard anything new about this lately? I don't know if this article was already posted, but I'm going to post it anyway: ...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 6, 2009 4:33 am
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...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 6, 2009 4:36 am
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...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 6, 2009 9:12 pm
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....
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 6, 2009 10:28 pm
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...
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geranioj@...
tiberius.aug...
Mar 7, 2009 12:03 am
fyi ... From: geranioj@... To: julioclaudian@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 3:59 pm Subject: [julioclaudian] Sister Photo Groups of JCIA - by...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 7, 2009 4:47 am
I hate when that happens . . . Acropolis workers strike shuts down monument International Herald Tribune [France], February 26, 2009 Tourists who came to...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 7, 2009 5:18 am
Amazing . . . Archimedes Death Ray http://www.wonderbarry.com/deathray.html...
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amicus@...
alexiuscomnenus
Mar 7, 2009 11:10 pm
The son of the Emperor Septimius Severus. HIP HIP HURRAH!!! geta_louvre.jpg Address: http://www.livius.org/a/1/emperors/geta_louvre.jpg...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 9, 2009 1:37 pm
International Teaser for Rachel Weisz's Agora ComingSoon.net [USA], February 25, 2009 An international teaser trailer for Alejandro Amenabar's Agora, starring ...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 11, 2009 1:53 pm
Excavations at Heraclea site kick off MINA [Macedonia], 03.07.09 A Government-funded project envisaging systematic archaeological excavations at archaeological...
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Sandi
blacktulip20...
Mar 12, 2009 6:15 pm
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...
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Sandi
blacktulip20...
Mar 12, 2009 6:16 pm
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...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Mar 12, 2009 6:18 pm
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...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Mar 12, 2009 6:29 pm
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...
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Michael Mccarthy
sokar90805
Mar 12, 2009 10:09 pm
<<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...
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postumusagrippa
Mar 13, 2009 2:18 am
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...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 14, 2009 2:59 am
Ides of March - What Is the Ides of March http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/caesar1/g/idesofmarch.htm...
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amicus@...
alexiuscomnenus
Mar 14, 2009 6:19 am
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...
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Sandi
blacktulip20...
Mar 14, 2009 8:36 am
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...
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Sandi
blacktulip20...
Mar 14, 2009 8:37 am
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...
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Sandi
blacktulip20...
Mar 14, 2009 8:38 am
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...
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Scot Mcphee
scotartt
Mar 14, 2009 8:38 am
... 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...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Mar 14, 2009 8:43 am
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...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Mar 14, 2009 11:07 am
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...
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Michael Mccarthy
sokar90805
Mar 15, 2009 1:45 am
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...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Mar 15, 2009 3:09 am
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 ...
