Very sad Halloween...here in Italy a earthquake killed 25 kids in a school...very sad about this... Elena...
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jachthondus
Nov 1, 2002 10:21 am
Hello Damascena, You realy are my hero! Ofcourse: How stupid of me not to have thought about this possibility, which is ever so simple and logical! By the way:...
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jachthondus
Nov 1, 2002 10:39 am
Hello, dear Elena, How VERY-tragical indeed!... This morning I read the message in our Dutch-papers; and there was also a photo on the front-page, of a little...
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ianmcl2000
Nov 1, 2002 10:58 am
Thanks people, I suppose we should narrow it down a bit. Gloves seem entirely sensible and can be easily knitted in wool but am I right in saying that knitting...
4928
Almudena Villegas Bec...
almudenavill...
Nov 1, 2002 11:48 am
With respect to the topic of the animals in the Roman circus, to me would like to know if some of you knows their final destination, after the death. I have...
4929
jachthondus
Nov 1, 2002 12:12 pm
Hello Ian, Me personally, I would advise you to consult Mrs. Gaius, as she is a living-miracle on the subject of needle-work, and on knowledge about ...
4930
Richard
gauiscaecilius
Nov 1, 2002 12:22 pm
Welcome to the Imperial Rome group. As always it is a pleasure to welcome a new member, I hope that you will want to join in our discussions but if you prefer...
4931
jachthondus
Nov 1, 2002 12:28 pm
Hello Ticia, Welcome in the Group! Your question is exactly the one, which I also have had in mind for years-and-years:... What did they do with these...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Nov 1, 2002 12:35 pm
Certainly the lions would have not been terribly good food but that has never stopped people declaring the most improbable things delicacies in the past. The...
4933
Richard
gauiscaecilius
Nov 1, 2002 12:39 pm
I think that all of us feel the same and are praying that more will be rescued alive even if the chnaces are reducing fast. It is terrible that the single...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Nov 1, 2002 12:43 pm
An obvious solution. Yes, baby crocs would be fairly easy to transport and they would grow fairly quickly. Also they are far from fussy about diet so would be...
4935
Richard
gauiscaecilius
Nov 1, 2002 1:08 pm
Unfortunatley whilst as Jach says Mrs Gaius can produce the most amazing things with a needle she doesn't knit. What I suspect is that the gloves and stockings...
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jachthondus
Nov 1, 2002 1:10 pm
Hi Steve and Khaki, Also me, I am sharing your "skeptical"-ideas about Roman-ship- connections with America; ( for what my personal-opinion would be worth). ...
4937
Almudena Villegas Bec...
almudenavill...
Nov 1, 2002 1:11 pm
The Roman civilization was distinguished by it practical character, and the idea of throwing fresh meat to the Tiber not seems me very adequate, Jacht. In the...
4938
Richard White
gauiscaecilius
Nov 1, 2002 1:22 pm
Yes a bit of meat in a stew whatever its origin would probably have been welcome. Though it depends on how the fight took place in the arena as to what state...
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jachthondus
Nov 1, 2002 1:28 pm
Hello Almudena, (Welcome in the Group)! This "festival-idea" of yours is worth thinking-about! Another idea would be perhaps: Sacrifying those killed-animals...
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Richard White
gauiscaecilius
Nov 1, 2002 1:36 pm
I am sure Armentaria will tell us, but I think that sacrificial animals were carefully defined as to what was required. For instance I think the Jupiter...
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Almudena Villegas Bec...
almudenavill...
Nov 1, 2002 1:40 pm
Jacht, in the sacrifices to the Gods, never were burnt the meat of the animal. It were had a little its his fat so that rose to the sky, and the gods remained...
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Arnamentia Moravia Au...
arnamentia_a...
Nov 1, 2002 3:38 pm
No, a mangy lion will not do! ;-) I think also that if the animal misbehaves at the last minute, the ceremony may have to begin again with a different animal. ...
4943
me-in-@...
caesariensis
Nov 1, 2002 4:15 pm
... From : stevesnyder63 <steverino63@...> ... this is my ignorance: where does the pineapple originate from? I've always associated them with Hawai'i...
4944
me-in-@...
caesariensis
Nov 1, 2002 4:33 pm
... From : Mary Harrsch <mharrsch@...> To : imperialrome2@... I found Richard's discussion of Roman artifacts in the Americas very...
4945
me-in-@...
caesariensis
Nov 1, 2002 4:40 pm
... From : Arnamentia Aurelia <arnamentia_aurelia@...> ... Bracchae (possibly meaning short? and => Breeches/Britches) are also good news for riding a...
4946
Christopher L. Wood
ambrosius_sl...
Nov 1, 2002 4:43 pm
Well the first thing that comes to mind that could be mistaken for a pineapple is a pomegranate, a very common motif in ancient art. Apparently this whole ...
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Christopher L. Wood
ambrosius_sl...
Nov 1, 2002 4:47 pm
Everything I've found indicates the Celts/Gauls wore trousers in antiquity; the kilt was an 18th century invention: Diodorus notes that: The way [the Gauls]...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Nov 1, 2002 5:50 pm
In researching the crocodile issue, I found a very interesting article entitled "Savage Fashion: Animals and Attitude in Ancient Rome" by Janeen Renaghan: ...
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Richard
gauiscaecilius
Nov 1, 2002 6:57 pm
I must admit that the same thought had occured to me. Another possibility was it wa depictions of a young palm tree (I thought of this when looking at photos...
4950
me-in-@...
caesariensis
Nov 1, 2002 9:04 pm
... From : Hathaway Shoshana <shoshanah@...> ... I get the feeling some would have inevitably escaped and bred. I can't see the Egyptians letting...
4951
me-in-@...
caesariensis
Nov 1, 2002 9:25 pm
... From : ianmcl2000 <ianmclean7@...> ... knitting is said to have been a Norman invention and the Normans were of course (politically) Norwegian....
4952
me-in-@...
caesariensis
Nov 1, 2002 9:28 pm
... From : Almudena Villegas Becerril <en_a@...> ... Rather depends on the animal I should think. Being a superstitious lot, no doubt there was a...
4953
me-in-@...
caesariensis
Nov 1, 2002 9:33 pm
... From : “Christopher L. Wood“ <xwood@...> Well the first thing that comes to mind that could be mistaken for a pineapple ... I nearly thought that...
