Gaius Octavius

"Pantagathus and his Lady have been inscribed on the Roll of Those Who are United in the Holy State of Matrimony as of October 27, 2007."

I am taking a brief leave from a minor calamity - its peregrinations will have to wait a bit. Claudia had the temerity to 'Google': "Diurnal Journal", without my permission. She alerted me to the facts that it appears as the 9th and 10th items on the FIRST PAGE! Ergo: 1. What does this mean, i.e., lots of 'hits'? 2. Does it do UNRV any good? 3. Has anyone signed up on that account? Unfortunately, the 9th item comes up in blue on red, which is unreadable. This, of course, I blame on the guilty Moonlapse.

Did Agatha Christe ever use any of this stuff to bump off some unlucky lout?

I am glad that our Sorceress posted. I am positive that she could do a better job than any commercial tour guide. Hers could be a customized tour. Take up her offer!

I believe that in any engineering project there isn't a one size fits all, but rather general principles to be applied to specific conditions, and adjusted for them.

Perhaps Moon. could be of assistance.

Thanks to roman-empire.net. For Romans, but even the kiddies will enjoy this. There are 27 videos. http://www.roman-empire.net/videos/index.html

The soothing voice behind the pretty face. Plus many thoughts about visiting Rome and Sophia.

"... Some dissenters say that levers or pulleys were used, even though the wheel had not been invented at that time..." Which has always made me wonder: What did the chariots roll along on?

Something worth while: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/galler...l_foster_5.html From Jean & Tom

I was trying not to go there, what with our previous thread on sacrifices and discussion on them being anything other than bbq's/community meals. Otherwise, I found the article to be a sound one. You both would love the Quaker cemetery in the park across the street from me. Cops are always finding strangled chickens, sacrificed goats, dogs, cats, etc. Enjoy!

You're early for next year.

Eat some decent Neapolitan food. Go to Tiffany's and see what you are getting. Cost you less in the long run.

It's "The Sorceress From Mars"; by L_W; Lunar Press, 2012.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!! Must have been a person of the Chinese persuasion who did the translating.

Might find some Byzantine things.

Isn't Alexander's mother held to be responsible for Phillip's death by others?

See: http://www.newsweek.com/id/67475?&GT1=10547

Perhaps it was uneconomic to retrieve the cargoes, or simply not possible in those days.

I'm sorry Gaius. It's a closed club. (besides, you make crappy finger sandwiches) Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! I would have brought real pizza and sfoiliatelle. And of course my world wide recognized genius!

http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~madsb/home/war/vegetius/dere05.php A number of specialist did exist in the Roman military who were given extra pay and these obviously included men responsible for keeping the records of individual units - the pay records if nothing else;0) If you browse through the Vindolanda tablets they en-masse provide evidence of a wide range of writing ability including differences in abbreviations, short-hand 'rules' and even clarity of writing style. All of which supports the view that literacy specialism did exist with a few men either starting with literacy skills or else given basic training after they joined the military. link at: http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/index.shtml Melvadius The above is thanks to Melvadius at roman-empire.net.

You edited me out!!! I think that you had better add Vallium to you lithium regimen. Take as often as possible.

If you three think that I have any idea of what you are babbling about, then the Moon is a Big Pizza Pie!

http://www.newsweek.com/id/67475?&GT1=10547 "The San Rossore train station on the edge of Pisa, Italy, is a lonely stop. Tourists who visit this city to see its famous leaning tower generally use the central station across town. But San Rossore is about to be recognized as one of the country's most significant archeological digs. For nearly a decade archeologists have been working near and under the tracks to unearth what is nothing short of a maritime Pompeii. "So far the excavation has turned up 39 ancient shipwrecks buried under nine centuries of silt, which preserved extraordinary artifacts. The copper nails and ancient wood are still intact, and in many cases cargo is still sealed in the original terra cotta amphorae, the jars used for shipment in the ancient world. They have also found a cask of the ancient Roman fish condiment known as garum and many mariners' skeletons

Oooooooooooo. Ooooooooooo. Oooooooooooo. Kama Sutra in song; Oooooooooooo. Ooooooooooo. Oooooooooooo. Awaaaah. Awaaaaah. Awaaaaaaful!