Gaius Octavius

Nope! Take a look in my Brooklyn gallery. You probably put the picture in. I could roll over your mini chariot like a Sherman tank and put the remains in my trunk. Note the SPQR plates

Amazing what one can learn by clicking around this site! Thanks, P.P., for all your efforts.

Jose Manuel?

A firman is a Turkish ukase.

I know that you all would like to see a picture of my home in Corbridge. Picture was taken by Pertinax ere he and his Lady had dinner with us. Antiochus of Seleucia kindly put the pic in. I haven't had a chance to bring the name up to date.

So, :mummy: , why didn't the 'sand people' conquer Rome? ____________________ How many lictors do I get? I need quite a few.

Don't forget used book stores; they might have piles of books on the subject.

I hope that this isn't news to you. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Inves...rAFreeLoan.aspx Watch out for 'expenses' and transaction fees.

Thanks. It seems that Italy doesn't have enough money to preserve its history.

Why wasn't it credited to him?

Doesn't belong here, but.... 1895 Eighth Grade Final Exam Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents, and such stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. - - - This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS, USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th GRADE FINAL EXAM Grammar (Time, one hour) 1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters. 2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no Modifications. 3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph. 4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb. Give Principal Parts of. lie, lay and run 5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case. 6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation. 7. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. 2. A wagon box is 2 ft deep, 10 feet long! , and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1050lbs. for tare? 4 . District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per meter? 8 Find bank discount on $300 for! 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods? 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. U. S. History (Time, 45 minutes) 1. Give the epochs into which U. S. History is divided. 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865. Orthography (Time, one hour) 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication? 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, sub vocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals? 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u! '. 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule. 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. Geography (Time, one hour) 1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? 4. Describe the mountains of North America. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall & Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each. 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. Also notice that the exam took five hours to complete. Gives the saying "she/he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, doesn't it?

I hope that I haven't misunderstood your first post. This book my be helpful: "History of the Byzantine State"; George Ostrogorsky; Rutgers Univ. Press, 1969 There are many books on the subject.

This might be helpful: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roma...*/Denarius.html I believe that all Roman coinage was debased under Diocletian.

Y mee? Whadi dye do nowwe? Gette :mummy:

Where did you get this information from?

"Does anyone else think that this new version of christ, or the anti-christ, or whomever he may be is actually the evil side of George Lopez?" Say Amen, brethern and sistern!

Oh Gee! Would you believe it ? Sometimes, I'm confused. Black Adder Basil Capt. Black Adder Count de Piedmonte d' Alief Cecil Don Tomasso Earl of Brookfordshiresexingham (forgot if it is Basil or Cecil, etc.) Gaius

114 proof! That's called 'white lightnin'! You could go blind and or stop breathing! Made it once; cat died.

Loud music (?) ? How you gonna hear the guy beeping at you to tell you that your tail pipe is belching fire? And that mosquito trying to practice his handwriting on you? Betcha you are drinking coffee, reading a book and having an important conversation on your cell fone. When you see 'SPQR', go the other way, IF you know what is best for your future.

I like 4, 5, 6, & 9. Written like a good lawyer.

MPC, now that you mention it, both.

J.R., is that your thingy hanging out?

Orgasma is mine; you can have the rest. Save one for Ursus. Whooz 'firman'?

:notworthy: For a few guineas, you can have the English franchise. Send a cheque post haste. Booze of any sort is fine; keep the grain. Kalvin & Klein said: "Shop at Bergdorf Goodman". How about your shipping him one of your herbal delices?

OK, I have it. Nail him to a cross; burn him up and then chop him up. No mistakes. Then we can do my sister-in-law.