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Rare Roman glass bowl found 1,700 years after it's buried next to merchant in East London The Daily Mail [UK], 29th April 2009 This beautiful translucent dish...
... Hi there Most temples had braziers either side of the main steps up to the front door and if you were middle class and upwards you were supposed to sling...
... Hi Anyone replied to you yet? if not, SPQR means Senatus Populusque Romanus Where Senatus means the Senate, Populus means the People, que means And (when...
... hello That statue has always puzzled me. It looks more like one of Augustus' standard issue PR images for display throughout the Empire rather than of any...
<<Most temples had braziers either side of the main steps up to the front door and if you were middle class and upwards you were supposed to sling your bit of...
<<The traditioonal theology of sacrifice was to make an offering of an animal, kill it, sprink;le the blood,...>> Sprinkle the blood where? On what?...
Bulgaria Police Seize Hidden Ancient Treasure in Nessebar Novinite [Bulgaria], April 29, 2009 The regional unit for combating organized crime in Bulgaria's...
Ceramic shards found in necropolis bear images of wolves and armed warriors The Euro Weekly News [Spain], 30 Apr 2009 HISTORICAL remains, dating back to the...
New archaeological park in Athens Athens News Agency, 29 April 2009 Culture Minister Antonis Samaras announced on Wednesday that work will soon begin on a new...
Shedding light on the Catacombs of Rome BBC, 3 May 2009 Rome's underground Christian, Jewish and pagan burial sites, the Catacombs, date back to the 2nd...
Wow . . . "Dark Age" Temple Found in Turkey National Geographic News, April 29, 2009 An ancient temple in Turkey has been found filled with broken metal, ivory...
... The real action was at the altar out the front. Romans actually consumed less meat than we did, and yes, a lot of it was supplied through sacrifice. I...
... Hello tc Edward Gibbon has things to say on this in his 'Decline & Fall.. and Tacitus his 'Agricola & Germania'. The latter is thought rather spurious...
Roman Apartments During the Imperial period, most of the residents of the city of Rome probably lived in apartment buildings. Read more about the apartments of...
In the film 'Fellini Satyricon', Fellini shows a fire and the eventual collapse of one of these buildings. Anyone remember the film? circa 1967. ... From:...
I have the film on DVD. It is an exaggeration in the main, but the buildings do look as if they were designed on ancient Rome originals. Paul ... Richard...
Tivoli fetes its ancient past Show in Hadrian's villa gathers new archaeological finds (ANSA) - Rome, May 8 - A new exhibition celebrates the Ancient Roman ...
I know it is not about the Roman world, but we also discuss the Byzantine world - and they at least got in contact with the Islamic world - and influenced the...
Remains of Roman 'shanty town' uncovered in Bowes Teesdale Mercury [UK], May 7, 2009 ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed remains of a large Roman "shanty town" in ...
The USA will be 233 years old on 4 July 2009. If the beginning of the Roman Empire is 31BC then its 233rd year would be 202AD. The Emperor then was Septimius...
Obama is much less African than I am European by your count of what qualifies for being African (and therefore I suppose European). However, I don't count...
Thanks you have reminded me I have it on video somewhere. Must have another look ages since I've seen it.. ... From: Paul Trevor Bale <paul.bale@...> ...
Submerged Ancient Greek Town to be preserved http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512093635.htm The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to four...
I hate when that happens. Roman road turned into mud by drivers Cambridge Evening News, 09/05/2009 TRAIL bikers and 4x4s are wrecking a Roman road by using it...
What dating are we going by? if from the Battle of Actium, then, of course, you are right. But what about dating from A.U.C.... That would be around 417 BCE;...
