Gaius Octavius

Then put a 'raincoat' on also!

Does anyone know when the 'American 45th Infantry' (Division?) wore this patch? I've a vague recollection of seeing this symbol backwards and upside down. Anyone?

Would you please explain what that means?

But not bets! It's not drama; it's baloney. See my PM. FYI, only my Bride and kids win bets with me! Don't tempt fate!

G.O., M.P.C., F.C., this has become unworthy of ourselves and will only get us all thrown off the board. Whatever twaddle we must engage in, lets do it by P.M.'s. The tyrants, justly, won't stand for it. So, lets make an end to Eco none-o-one. I apologize to all for my untoward behavior.

You poor thing! God will reward you. :afro: Too bad you can't fire your boss as my illegitimate mother used to do to me - often. My Lord, :notworthy: who in the bloody blue blazes is Col. Kilgore?

I am really surprised! Are there two MPC's hereabouts? If I am one of the two who is "all wet", I will lay you odds on anything I have said, (not what you say) at whatever you can afford. Whatever I WILL win, I will give to UNRV for books to members.

Now, why should the Pope do such a thing?

'Academia' is not intended to be a 'debating society'. The idea is to bring forward the ideas of competent historians even though they may conflict. "A said this but B holds otherwise." It is not supposed to be my conclusions versus anther's. The whole is to ultimately be presented by an editor to increase the value of UNRV to novices and also the informed. 'Debates' are easily carried on in other sectors of the forum.

Thank God that we are already in the Arena. I can see the tyrant's fingers itching to strike. Some years ago, there came to be a 'beef' vs 'chicken' war. The supply and demand for beef remained constant, yet its price rose. The polloi were fed the pap that the 'cost' of production caused the price rise. The multitudes took to buying 'chicken' and magically the 'cost' increase must have misappeared as the price of beef plunged. Now it came about that the 'cost' of producing chicken rose. The demand increased but the supply easily kept up, and it came to pass that the price rose - once again. At the time it called to mind a prof's question as to how 'things' are priced. S & D? Cost? Etc.? Well, not altogether so. "What the market will bear." Bingo! Coffee may respond to S & D as there are many producers. Oil is an oligopoly and responds to price fixing - just as U.S. Steel once used to have an annual meeting of producers at which the price of steel was set for the year - by U.S.S. Elections do effect markets.

TRUE STORY! Blonde IN THE KITCHEN--Brutal!!! She is in the kitchen preparing to boil eggs for breakfast. He walks in. She turns and says, "You've got to make love to me-- this very moment." His eyes light up and he thinks, "This is my lucky day." Not wanting to lose the moment, he embraces her and then gives it his all on the kitchen table. Afterwards she says, "Thanks," and returns to the stove. More than a little puzzled, he asks, "What was that all about?" She explains, "The egg timer's broken."

Nice effort. I hope that you take this small critique in a helpful manner. The Romans were marching through the forest in ranks of about four; the Germans were in ambush. It was difficult for the Romans to 'form up'. The music over clouds the dialogue. In re this, does anyone know what has happened to Tim O'Neil's movie?

If you put a sock on it, it will keep your instrument warm. Just trying to be helpful.

I have some pics of the one in Verona (which is still used today) that I will soon put up in my gallery.

Your conclusion in re Mr. Fox is as valid as any when it comes to 'ifs'.

A library?

Once again, Gaius is:offtopic:. Were the Huns Mongoloid or Causcaloid?

I don't know if it was a Boy Scout badge or not. But if it once was, it may have been because the symbol was also used by North American Indians. Its meaning to them, I know not.

May I suggest that you read the book without reservations. L-H is no fool and is quite well respected. Make up your mind after you have read the tome.

Works for me! Muchas gracias (or whatever the Welsh version would be), Nepilla! Most pertinent-The Nectar of the Gods! My Lord: :notworthy: My extensive investigation of this particular case, leads me to the unalterable conclusion that Nettle of the Gods is more apt. That is if one is not being woolly headed about the subject. -_-

If the alleged Roman and Bellamy salutes were pre-Nazi, why should they be "awful"? The same goes for the swastika, which actually meant "luck." It also is still in use today for mainly Buddism. Sorry for the long post but I always get irritated when someone loosely comments on symbols without understanding their true origin / meaning. I am wondering what is 'irritating' about the first two quotes? The last quote may be lacking, but then someone generally enters the discussion to complete or compliment the idea. I believe that this is the object of most threads.

Is a distinction being made between losing battles and losing wars? When speaking of veterans are the principe, hastati and triari being considered?

Since when is penciltucky in America? When did that happen?

Yup!, Pertinax. Those babes ain't dumb, even if a recent study by some Brits found that men are some 3 percentage points smarter. As for that poor luckless chap, mayhaps there was another reason - one for his head to decipher?

Anyone could have defeated anyone else - if the rabbit didn't stop to .... Rome effectively created Hannibal. Hannibal effectively created Scipio Afracanus. Because this did not happen as a result of Alexander's efforts in the East, it does not follow that it would not happen in the West. Alexander was fearless and it seems that his object was the East - southeast Asia. His troopers did not see it that way. They seem to have had enough. Had A. marched westward, would he have kept the East? I am only wondering here, but would a march by A. on the western Mediterranean nations, from east or west, not have driven them into alliance against a common foe? In: "Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army"; D.W. Engels; the author states that at one point in Alexander's march toward India, the van guard of his army would start the day's march and reach the new camp as the rear guard left the old camp. Engels also calculated that the maximum amount of supplies that A. could transport with the army was three day's worth. How many men and animals would A. have taken around Africa - if that was one of his objects? Where and how would they have been supplied? Something was known of the East; what was known of 'Darkest Africa'? Liddel-Hart, without denigrating A., holds that A. fought 'oriental mobs'. This was not the case in the west. Doubt has been cast by some on 'The Greek Alexander Romance'.