Hello Alfred. Some interesting thoughts here. It does seem that Theodosius I was not particularly deserving of the title 'the Great', as he was really no more...
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Gerry Carter
gec12gec16
Jun 3, 2009 8:20 pm
Hello I was intrigued by yr question so had a look at what Gibbon had to say. He really disparages Theodosius and blames him for planting the Empire's seeds of...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 3, 2009 8:21 pm
Wow . . . 4,000 Year Old Skeleton Had Leprosy The oldest known skeleton showing signs of leprosy has been found in India and may help solve the puzzle of where...
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amicus@...
alexiuscomnenus
Jun 3, 2009 10:26 pm
Lots of interesting pictures! Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com Address: ...
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appiusclaudiuspriscus
appiusclaudi...
Jun 4, 2009 6:36 am
Arcturus in 4328 BC Egypt: Hermetic knowledge by Joseph C. Keller, M. D. May 19, 2009; last revision May 31, 2009 Sec. 1. Calendars. The calendar of every...
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amicus@...
alexiuscomnenus
Jun 4, 2009 7:15 am
Lots of pictures but none identified. Musei Capitolini Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com Address: ...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 5, 2009 10:21 pm
Roman era reveals expenses claims BBC, 29 May 2009 Ancient Roman writing tablets suggest public officials were involved in expenses scandals 2,000 years ago....
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 6, 2009 1:03 pm
Far out . . . 'Lost' music instrument recreated BBC, 30 May 2009 New software has enabled researchers to recreate a long forgotten musical instrument called...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 10, 2009 4:22 am
I just wanted you to know . . . Cicero, father of politically correct comedy - Times Online http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6025013.ece...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 10, 2009 4:24 am
Is Cicero worthy of our praise? | Culture | guardian.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/apr/04/classics-classics...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 11, 2009 4:07 am
[ancienthistory.about.com] On This Day in Ancient History - Death of Alexander Alexander the Great died on June 11, 323. According to the book I've been...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 11, 2009 4:12 am
[about.com] Top Picks - Magic and Religion Books from your Guide Books on magic and/or religion in the ancient world. 1) Portrait of a...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 11, 2009 12:57 pm
Ancient Death-Smile Potion Decoded? National Geographic News, June 2, 2009 Thousands of years before the Joker gassed comic book victims into a grinning death,...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 13, 2009 2:31 pm
A beacon's rebirth Al-Ahram [Egypt], 4 - 10 June 2009 Since its construction between 285 and 246 BC on the island of Pharos off the Eastern Cape (which was...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 17, 2009 5:04 am
Far out . . . Historian claims King Arthur was buried in Croatia Croatian Times, 02. 06. 09. A British historian is claiming King Arthur was buried in Croatia....
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Gerry Carter
gec12gec16
Jun 20, 2009 8:00 am
I am worried. There seems to be a lack of Roman news on the group. Talk about scraping the barrel, I mean to say - King Arthur and the lighthouse are not our...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Jun 20, 2009 8:05 am
I know what you mean thinking up new relevant discussions proves problematical. Hopefully after I visit Rome next month I will have some inspiration. Still if...
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Kim Noyes
kimusinteruptus
Jun 20, 2009 7:47 pm
Here's a question for discussion: with the most recent and up-to-date archaeological discovery and research relating to Kalkriese, is it indeed a part of the...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 21, 2009 8:08 pm
Head of Titus found at Pozzuoli ANSA [Italy], 2009-06-16 A head of the Roman Emperor Titus was found Tuesday amid the latest archeological hoard to be hauled...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 22, 2009 3:52 am
Artefacts found at nature reserve BBC, 19 June 2009 Human remains and Roman artefacts have been unearthed in an Iron Age ditch at a new nature reserve in...
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postumusagrippa
Jun 24, 2009 11:10 am
Well, you could come over to the Julio-Claudian Iconographic Group! We usually have some interesting (I think) discussion going on over there. ...
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Jack Kilmon
jkilmon_2000
Jun 24, 2009 6:01 pm
Such a simple question...one I never thought of...yet difficult to answer. We have an initial tendency to define "favorite"; as one who possesses qualities we...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 25, 2009 3:36 am
The civilization of Golasecca. The civilization of Golasecca developed in a region between the Alpine watershed to the north, the River Po to the south, the...
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Gerry Carter
gec12gec16
Jun 25, 2009 6:29 am
Hello there Well Kim it is very interesting. If only the forest wd keep still long enough for us to check it out. Knowing how devious the Romans were I always...
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appiusclaudiuspriscus
appiusclaudi...
Jun 25, 2009 6:30 am
Vitruvius says something interesting about digging wells. He says lie face down with your chin on the ground (keeps your eye at the right level) in predawn...
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Gerry Carter
gec12gec16
Jun 25, 2009 6:30 am
I assume this does not refer to his actual head but a statue? Pozzuoli was famous for prompting Roman engineers to develop their special concrete which wd set...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 26, 2009 3:29 am
Unearthing more of Arbeia's secrets Shields Gazette [UK], 17 June 2009 SECRETS of the past will be uncovered after archaeologists this week launched excavation...
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OctCocceius@...
octcocceius
Jun 26, 2009 9:01 pm
Hi gec I'll go with you on Vespasian - sensible and thrifty. What a master-stroke to abandon Nero's Domus Aurea as being too ostentatious, draining the lake ...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 27, 2009 3:17 am
New test reveals Parthenon's hidden colour New Scientist, 15 June 2009 Images of the Parthenon as a stark, white structure set against an azure sky will have...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 27, 2009 8:40 pm
Ancient marble monument found in Rome Adnkronos International [Italy], 17 June 2009 An 2000-year-old marble monument featuring the pagan god Mithras has been...
