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The vast majorit of emperors were not born to the purple of course. Leaving out the godd emperors you have mentioned most of the others weere selected or won...
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gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2002 7:44 am
Would people like to tell us which quotes from Roman sources they like best. Mine is Vespasian (very much an agnostic) who said during his final illness...
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jachthondus
Sep 1, 2002 8:28 am
... Nice question Mr. Gaius! For me the following saying is my first remembrance of the latin- language, hearing my father occasionally tell us: "Quod licet...
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jachthondus
Sep 1, 2002 8:41 am
Hello Arnamentia, Could you be so kind as to tell me whether August 31st has been a day for celebrating in Rome? I had my birthday yesterday, but lacked time...
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jachthondus
Sep 1, 2002 8:55 am
... fascinating! ... Hello Damascena, Thanks for your message! Whenever you should like me to write a portrait of another Emperor, you just ask me! I have...
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jachthondus
Sep 1, 2002 9:25 am
... Hi Mr. Ursus, While reading the messages of the last weeks: How nice to meet you in the IR-Group! A warm Welcome from me, ofcourse! Knowing your knowledge...
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jachthondus
Sep 1, 2002 9:43 am
... Hi Khaki, Thanks a lot for your messages! The Tolstoy's-saying is ever so true, reading through History and Life... Again: Thanks for commenting! ...
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gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2002 10:39 am
Rather an interesting Emperor if only for his name. Until recently the only time I had come across him was by his alternative name Elagabalus as it used in a...
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gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2002 1:03 pm
Welcome to the Imperial Rome group. It is always a pleasure to welcome new members and I hope that you will join in with our various discussions. If you have a...
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teelis@...
cornifica
Sep 1, 2002 1:23 pm
O.K. you have a point here - it's rather difficult to "grade" a translation. Maybe we could refer to the less expensive edition. In any case we should give...
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khakiberetman
Sep 1, 2002 1:24 pm
I'm partial to this phrase of Marcus Aurelius in the Meditations: "My country, my city, as an emperor, as an Antonine, is Rome; as a man, it is the world."...
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khakiberetman
Sep 1, 2002 1:25 pm
Belated Happy Birthday wishes, Jach!...
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khakiberetman
Sep 1, 2002 1:28 pm
I forgot an interesting bit of trivia: both Lucilla and Commodus were sole survivors of a set of twins. That Faustina survived so many pregnancies and...
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teelis@...
cornifica
Sep 1, 2002 3:27 pm
Yes! The same best wishes from this side of the screen! Cornificia...
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Hathaway Shoshana
shoshanah@...
Sep 1, 2002 3:48 pm
And from Georgia, U.S. also ...belated happy birthday wishes, jach! Gently, Damascena...
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Arnamentia Aurelia
arnamentia_a...
Sep 1, 2002 3:59 pm
Greetings Jach! Happy belated birthday! In Rome, your birthday is the "pridie Kalendas September", the Day Before the Kalends of September. This is a "dies...
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Hathaway Shoshana
shoshanah@...
Sep 1, 2002 4:06 pm
OH my! Jach ...not sure I'd tell anyone with whom I shared a birthday! LOL! Interesting "birthday twins!" LOL!...
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Ünal Demirer
udemirer
Sep 1, 2002 6:27 pm
HAPPY HAPY BIRTHDAY,BEST WISHES FROM TURKEY! Ünal ===== CARPE DIEM ! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get...
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Phil2Mkdon@...
gussabi
Sep 1, 2002 6:28 pm
Nero: "Oh, what an artist the world is losing!"...
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gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2002 8:18 pm
I think we will ignore those non-entities and by imperial decree declare the festival of Jacthondus Day. Happy Birthday for yesterday Jach. Now I have found a...
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gauiscaecilius
Sep 1, 2002 8:23 pm
I suppose we should add one of the most famous Veni, Vidi, Vice - Caesar...
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gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2002 6:22 am
Welcome to the Imperial Rome group. Ihope that you find our group both interesting and fun. Apart from our discussions on any subk#ject to do with Rome we have...
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gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2002 6:28 am
Perhaps you all can sort out something that is niggling me. At the back of my memory is the snippet of information that Roman roads were designed to be wide...
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richard_roper
Sep 2, 2002 6:58 am
One programme in Britain gave the width for major roads as up to six lanes, with the two in the middle for chariots. ... were...
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jachthondus
Sep 2, 2002 11:24 am
Hi, All-of-You-Wonderful-Roman Friends! Boys-oh-boys: I feel ever so honoured by your messages on my humble adress! I hardly could sleep tonight, as INDEED I...
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gauiscaecilius
Sep 2, 2002 11:29 am
Perhaps it is that the Gods got things right the third time! Which Roman goddess was concerned with children ? ... computer-...
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jachthondus
Sep 2, 2002 11:32 am
... humble ... Thanks, Mr. Gaius! Jach. ... about...
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jachthondus
Sep 2, 2002 12:13 pm
Hi, All-of-You, May I ask you whether you ever have come across of "micronations" on the internet, and: What is your idea about this phenonemen? Jach....
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jachthondus
Sep 2, 2002 12:33 pm
... were ... as ... Hi, Mr. Gaius, Do go back to Heli's message, (some time ago), where she points-out how the Roman-roads even have had an influence to the...
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John Hartwell
jjhartwell
Sep 2, 2002 1:14 pm
It's largely a matter of harmless fantasy rollplaying -- 'create39; your own country & become His Majesty the Imperial Grand Anarch of Gzergenpflatz! Design a...