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"By almost any measure, 2008 was a complete disaster for Wall Street

Maybe co opted to his party, his political group. That group that helped Fulvius win the elections now helped Manlius get elected. It's clear that it was a poll and Messala was the last one in that poll and Lepidus was defeated as well in that poll.

I think I receive some payment of 12 g a year and 3 g from bonus items. My vested income of 1 g it's sometimes lost on sloth. PS I checked the market today and bang! egyptian slaves for free, yay!!!

Yes, I owe you I think that the only way to make more money it's to buy some slaves. I hope so because I'm broke despite the bonus that I got, so I plan to buy some slaves and put them in my second house. Now I have 0 gold. PS Don't forget to vote me

It's fun. So far I took part in debates, proposed legislation, started an election for consulship, I'm running for consul (being nominated by Klingan, thank you again) and I will lead a team against some pirates.

I'll give it a try.

In Romanian the morning star (and the evening star) it's named Luceafar.

Bush was awful: scaremongering after 9/11 to invade Iraq, poor and unrealistic planning for the post invasion Iraq, unlawful attacks on human rights including for US and allied citizens, detention centers and torture, disregard for the UN and the opinions of allies, excessive economic deregulation, a team with people like Chaney, Rove and Libby. He will be remembered as the US president that attacked human rights and ruined free market.

I meant differences in HDI not size.

Wow Neph. This results are pretty shocking. I had no idea that there are so big differences among US states. They look as big or even bigger then among the EU members. Of course, this HDI it's even less telling then a GDP/capita measurement. See the high scores of dirt-poor and dictatorial Cuba and Belarus. Probably communist mass education and health care are responsible for that regardless of the low quality of this services.

The Beatles have so many great songs, I can't choose a best one.

So it's not a great tool for comparisons.

Australia it's Ohio. Japan, Rusia, China and India are also absent.

What's the name of that state that has the same GDP with Romania? Delaware?

Nice quote and link Moon. Thank you. I'll read the book when I fix the issues between my Vista and Adobe Reader 7.

Oh they had banks, but they were called Treasury's in those days, the banking system can be found in ancient Greece also. Banking is a really old institution and all the money lenders worked for the Treasury and collected the taxes from Roman subjects to keep the Roman Senate's treasury going. A bank lends other people's money and transfers funds. Neither Greeks or Romans had anything like that. Of course they had lenders and debtors, but that does not mean banks. Publicanii just bought from the state the right to collect taxes and then gathered them themselves pocketing the difference, more like a libertarian private IRS. The price of precious metals varies as well as any other commodity. See for example the rapid increase in gold prices in the last few years.

Well, the Czech presidency of the EU at a time of various crisis it's a sad joke. Romania got away easy, Bulgaria it's a Turkish toilet and given the gas conflict it's a frozen one.

"On a recent chilly afternoon, Andrea Eluca was standing outside the Roman Forum dressed as a gladiator. Small groups of tourists passed by and smiled at his leather breastplate, sword and motorcycle helmet festooned with a red broom brush. But none stopped to pose for a picture. Winter is always tough going for gladiators

The treasury was in the temple of Jovis and was protected by doors with keys, doors that Caesar found open when he entered Rome.

This is a rather indiscriminate use of the weapon dangerous for both sides.

Are you looking for data about the entire economy like a total GDP or about the roman state budget? Anyway thay had no banks then.

Happy birthday and lots of ale for you NN!

Towers behave strangely in BI. I had my troops falling from the siege tower on the epic wall and dying and twice they got stuck in those towers.

Gaius was 25 when he became emperor. (Born 12 AD) True. Sorry!

His father had been poisoned (at least his mother believed that), his uncle was killed, his mother was killed, his elder brothers killed (one reduced by hunger at eating the straws of his prison bed). He lived as a teen with a ferocious tutor that could have killed him any time. And then, bang, at 18 he is the absolute master of everything under the sky. I recommend medication. Lots of medication!