That is certainly true in general terms but just how straight. As many of you know I live near and frequently use part of Roman Watling Street. Now if you look...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 1, 2002 11:40 am
After some constructive violence to the opposition i managed 175! I think I will stick strategy games ! ... paltry 130. I did enjoy cracking my whip at my...
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khakiberetman
Oct 1, 2002 2:23 pm
As I was just saying, Caesar had much to gain from leading armies into Gaul... But the interesting thing is that in the political context of the time, the...
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khakiberetman
Oct 1, 2002 2:24 pm
Indeed it's also useful to think of each Roman conquest within an immediate context which would frame the way in which the Roman leaders were thinking, and...
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khakiberetman
Oct 1, 2002 2:26 pm
through some bizarre technological twist, this previous message was meant to precede the one before that!...
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Arnamentia Aurelia
arnamentia_a...
Oct 1, 2002 4:36 pm
Ave Romani- Today is the Festival of Fides, who is the Goddess of loyalty, confidence, or good faith. Her attributes are patera and cornucopiae, or corn...
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miguelkelly15
Oct 1, 2002 5:45 pm
Salvete Omnes, I guess that historical innacuracies pop up in many movies about all the different eras. The only reasonably accurate movie about Rome in my...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 1, 2002 6:35 pm
It is certainly easy to forget that Gaul and Britain were not countries but groups of related tribes. In addition in Gaul the presence of aggressive Germanic...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 1, 2002 6:36 pm
Yes, Quintius, I would agree that I too have often been stimulated to study a particular historical event or period after watching a movie (or reading a...
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Arnamentia Aurelia
arnamentia_a...
Oct 1, 2002 7:05 pm
I agree, especially after watching "Elizabeth" and then reading about 10 books on the Tudor family. Although, I haven't quite figured out if the movies spark...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 1, 2002 7:08 pm
I watched The Rise and Fall of the Spartans Part 1 last night and found it well done. I enjoyed a look at the real hot springs of Thermopylae and learned...
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miguelkelly15
Oct 1, 2002 7:10 pm
Hello Libitina, I have been stimulated to learn more history from historical fiction as well. Over the last year I read 'The Memoirs of Cleopatra, ...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 1, 2002 8:30 pm
I have also read Margaret George's "Memoirs of Cleopatra", a much more sympathetic portrait than other work I have read. I see Ms. George has also appeared on...
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me-in-@...
caesariensis
Oct 1, 2002 9:59 pm
... From : Mary Harrsch <mharrsch@...> ... I find this extremely important and relevent to the present day. Firstly that a warrior society with...
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Quintus Lanius Paulinus
miguelkelly15
Oct 2, 2002 1:41 am
... more sympathetic portrait than other work I have read. I see Ms. George has also appeared on The History Channel as a scholar/authority as well. I'm...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 2, 2002 6:32 am
Graves is a good name to have writing roman fiction. I will look out for that book. I am of the opinion that hostorical books tend to be more accurate than...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 2, 2002 6:39 am
Welcome to the Imperial Rome group. As a group we will discuss anything that relates to Rome and hope that you will join in. If however you just want to read...
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Quintus Lanius Paulinus
miguelkelly15
Oct 2, 2002 3:09 pm
Salvete Omnes, I just want to mention another historical fictional novel. It is called "Raptor" by Gary Jennings. Gary Gennings who passed away in 1998 is...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 2, 2002 4:49 pm
Thanks, Quintus! I ordered a copy from Alibris. A word of caution for the unsuspecting. I was going to order it from Abebooks (who appeared to have a...
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Pamela Maddison
sollersuk
Oct 2, 2002 5:54 pm
I've just been checking out all my groups; my other current favourites are doing fine, I can get to the page for imperialrome2, it says, yes, I'm a member,...
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Quintus Lanius Paulinus
miguelkelly15
Oct 2, 2002 7:16 pm
Salve Libitina et omnes, Your welcome Libitina. I am glad to be of help. I agree, you just want to buy a paperback, not the whole company. I ordered some Roman...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Oct 2, 2002 9:54 pm
Pamela, Yahoo appears to be experiencing problems with its message archiving function. The note I got said it was temporarily unavailable. - Libitina Mary...
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me-in-@...
caesariensis
Oct 2, 2002 10:03 pm
... From : Quintus Lanius Paulinus <mjk@...> To : imperialrome2@... ... I'd 'accuse' this of verging on magic realism, starting with...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 2, 2002 10:03 pm
When Quintus Servillius Caepio captured Tolosa amongst the spoil was a vast amount of gold and silver. The tresure was sent under the gaurd of an entire cohort...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 3, 2002 7:20 am
May I recommend to anyone who hasn't seen it the current film of Oscar Wildes "The Importance of Being Earnest." It is an excellant production with Judi Dench...
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jachthondus
Oct 3, 2002 11:40 am
Hi Mr. Gaius, Yesterday's papers just told, that the Roman-Highway in between Maastricht, ( the most-south city of The Netherlands), and the "Via Belgica" will...
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jachthondus
Oct 3, 2002 12:00 pm
... favourites are doing fine, I can get to the page for imperialrome2, it says, yes, I'm a member, but... no archive, no messages. Is it me or you... or...
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jachthondus
Oct 3, 2002 12:54 pm
Hello Libitina and Quintus, Ofcourse I did follow the IR-discussion of "The influence of movies", remembering that this has been the item also, some time ago. ...
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jachthondus
Oct 3, 2002 2:56 pm
Hi Mr. Gaius, What I know about this item is that Caepio and his brother, during their march to Gallia Narbonensis, should have stolen the gold and silver...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Oct 3, 2002 6:24 pm
I put it down to barbarian tribes over running the server ! ... me ... about ... occurs ... afterwards...
