Gaius Octavius

Yes!, this custom is still practiced here in Brookfordshiresexingham amongst the inhabitants of the Germanic and Italic communities.

GF, try this: http://www.amazon.com/Asterix-Gaul-Rene-Go...y/dp/0752866052

Let's not forget the Italian intel hoax, and the 'yellow cake' fraud.

During the Empire, how common would such private retinues have been? I don't know if at all. As I said, this is pure conjecture and not to be relied upon. A more knowledgeable member than me will have to answer your question.

Perhaps, nothing more than a wild possibility. I understand that Roman merchants traded for amber with neighboring peoples. It is possible that some of these merchants went to the source of the amber in the modern Baltic states. They might have been accompanied by a (private?) contingent of legionaries to protect against bandits. Minor clashes could have occurred with Norsemen. Just guessing here; not gospel truth.

OR: Slice a loaf of Italian bread or a baguette into ~ 1/2 inch slices; toast them; rub a clove of garlic over the slice; drizzle your favorite extra virgin olive oil over it; salt and pepper to taste. OR Roast a head of garlic; prepare bread as above; smear roasted garlic on slices; continue as above. ----------------------------------- Roman soldiers invented pizza. On campaign they would make a dough (don't know if it was leavened) and bake it on a hot stone. On it would have been onions, garlic, olive oil, and cheese. (The Romans hadn't invented tomatoes yet.)

A sage, that J.H. - whoever he was.

Moon., MPC, Lord Peter Whimsey does it all the time.

I wish now that I had when I was your age. Go for it. It will be almost essential anyways, later on. For both of you. Get yourselves USED basic accounting and economics books. (Should cost no more than a dollar, if you can't pick them up off of a stoop.) Learn the terms at least. Always keep in mind that most, if not all, of the information you get from corporations is a crock of lies and remember that your broker is working for himself.

This might be helpful for you to check on your securities: http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/ and http://www.marketwatch.com/

Off topic, but would you please expand on that?

Murphy's (missed a few) LAWS Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. Law of Probability : The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act. Law of the Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal. Law of the Alibi: If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire. Variation Law : If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now. (works every time) Bath Theorem : When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings. Law of Close Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with. Law of the Result : When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will. Law of Biomechanics : The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. Theatre Rule : At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrives last. Law of Coffee : As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. Murphy's Law of Lockers: If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers. Law of Dirty Rugs/Carpets : The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug. Law of Location : No matter where you go, there you are. Law of Logical Argument : Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about. Brown's Law : If the shoe fits, it's really ugly. Oliver's Law: A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Not implying anything... but I thought this would fit somewhere... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6nDust1Icc You didn't imply anything to me. Didn't get one itsy-bitsy syllable. Ursus better not play that to his Love, else he will be on the girl hunt again - hopefully, this time not jail bait! __________________ BTW, (and :mummy: ), add this to your signatures: "It's a dam poor man who can't spell a word more than one way." Thank you, Old Hickory.

I am so glad that this is back in the fire. In re the price fall from August to November, I shall adumbrate: Spinach, lettuce and green onions were poisoned. Farmers quit harvesting the stuff. Trucks and trains didn't have to carry the stuff. People didn't go to the fast slops places as often as before, so all didn't need as much petrol. Then the sun spots business. Hillary Clinton made another killing shorting the market - in league with certain unnamed plutocrats.

My Glorious Divine Ancestor with that bag of bones? Never! I say NEVER! BTW, the Knights of Columbus will soon arrest you and the Sons of Italy will be pall bearers at your funeral. bill bennet? Nah. Maybe schwarzenegger.

WW WotWotius: Can it track the wind? Abbreviations are for the weak and slothful! Indeed! Please alert The Queen.

If her DNA was traceable in modern-day Mongolians, how does it indicate Europeans moved east across Asia? First. A living Mongolian girl. She did have blondish hair. Second. I have no idea as to how or why the scientists came to that conclusion. Third. See my 'qualifiers'. In addition, other bodies have been found in western China, which have European artifacts, clothing (with tartan like designs), red hair and other European features. I don't remember the period of time to which they were traced back to. In another part of China (south east?), the Chinese of a small town claim Roman roots. This was discussed earlier on a thread here. Don't know how to get at it. If my memory serves, 'Liquan' was the Chinese name for Rome. Roman soldiers supposedly were captured by the Parthians who then posted them to guard their eastern frontier. Somehow they allegedly got to China and built a walled town (above).

Sign-off. ------------------------------- Have all y'all noticed that has been a member of the Forum for less than one year, and that the membership has more than doubled in this time, ergo...? -_- :thumbs_up:

Bring Cato back and let him have some words in georgius II :bag:, Praetor Maximus', shell like. Bring Pompey :tank: back and let him tell georgius II Iraqicus , how to do it right. Bring Cicero :smartass: back and let him teach georgius II :1eye: some grammar. Bring Lord Palmerston back and let him teach georgius II some English. Bring Brutus back and let him have at MPC. (Sign-off to follow.)

I don't like to use this , but it might be of some help. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia edit Dictator was a political office of the Roman Republic. A legal innovation of the Roman Republic, the dictator (Latin for "one who dictates (orders)")

Alesia. About 45,000 Romans and 'supposedly' 250,000 Gauls.

"Why is it when people criticize isreal you have people saying what do you have against jewish people?" Unfortunately, because it generally turns into an irrational diatribe.

"If You Go Away" Edith Piaf & Jacques Brel. [quote name='Rameses the Great' date='Jan 6 2007, 06:58 PM' post='52779 I hope your relationship goes well...so you would not be angry with this 15 year old boy. Poor :mummy: , one of my personal heroes. His motto is: "Why is everybody always picking on me?"

Assuming that Christianity was the key to the Fall of the Roman Empire, can it then be said that this same Christianity was the key to the rise of Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Spain, and the USA? The Renaissance? The Modern European World? This 'virus', this 'disease' of Christianity, reeks of a conspiracy.

There was a program about her on PBS (Nova?). She was found with a number of items that indicated that she was noble or rich. A spear point was also found which indicated (perhaps) that she was an 'Amazon'. Her DNA was traced to a living Mongolian girl. It seemed to indicate that European types migrated east. I am a little foggy here, so take what I am saying with a grain of salt. I HOPE that I have the general idea right.