Antiochus of Seleucia

I'm bored. Let's take over the world.

It is a good thing I am your fellow consul, for now I can constantly stand by your side and whisper, "Remember, you are mortal" in your ear.... Where has :mummy: run off to?

Yeah yeah, apparently there is one in one of the Lord of the Rings movies too. Me? The part in Gladiator where Maximus takes off his helmet and gives his full title to the emperor... omg that is soooo cool.... and the shock the emperor gets!!!!

We got candy!!! AoS, Cos.

I'll toast to that!

That was a beautiful story.

I saw him in my Fruity Pebbles I ate this morning!!! I had a french fry that looked like him too!... oh wait... that was Grover Cleveland, 2nd term. Eh.

I make them myself... and you can get one too if you 1) Ask nicely. 2) Feed me candy. 3) Give me something to work with, or tell me to surprise you.

GO's sig is really nice, I wonder who made it?

Indeed, they realized it wasn't such a good idea.

I ditto the former posts!

Them damn chinese may know all that fancy kung foo hoo-hah, but they're no match for my six-shooter! -My grandpa having 'one of those days'...

Yeah, but even if you were a diehard teetotaler, I would still say something like that. Glad you had a good day.

I concur, ever since I started using firefox I have had so many less problems.

In this topic I would like to share some of the interviews I have had with various professors and other experts in their fields pertaining to the Siege of Masada. I've compared the different answers to my questions, and can see the wide range of views of opinions from the people from around the world. Please enjoy. Unfortunately I will not be able to continue with my project due to the various reasons I have given in my blog, so this is my way of making good use of the info I've obtained along with the want to better this site. This was a wonderful experience. Not only am I becoming better at conducting these interviews (especially how to ask better questions!), one of the professors even sent me a chapter of her book coming out later this year! Interview #1 - Professor Jonathan P. Roth 1.) Can you describe your expertise with Middle-eastern Archeology or the study of ancient Roman east? I have an undergraduate degree in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Ancient History from Columbia University. 2.) Who do you think that the defenders of Masada were: Religious zealots or ruthless terrorists? Why? This is a false dichotomy. They were both religious zealots, as evidenced by their puritanical and apolocolyptic views, and their ruthlessness and terrorism is shown both by their assassinations and their massacre of the civilian population of En Gedi during the Jewish War. 3.) Do you feel that the movie

Happy Birthday! Don't get too smashed

Haha no no no... not in the movie theatre- at my house!

When you and the girl aren't actually watching it.

Short story I wrote for my writing class. --- Лейтенант и кнопка The Lieutenant and the Button I

Well, my interest in the classics is at an all time low, I'm kind of burnt out right now, and have no time to pursue the extras. With summer you will see more participation from me. Also, I am sad to admit my Masada research project must be scrapped because 1) Time constraints, I'm the only one at my school doing history day for fun, but I find myself too busy too write a 10 page paper for fun. 2) My research partner dropped out, for the same reason. 3) I don't have enough primary sources. One needs three minimum, and only one guy (Josephus) actually wrote about it. There may be more somewhere, but I don't have time to dig. I have a plethora of email interviews from professors and the Masada tour guide. I wish to post them here to share their views and better the site.

LOL these are great!

No, and I thank Roger Williams for that!

But these days, high school goes to the 12th grade. :wheelchair: :whip:

I've got reservations at a fancy restaurant.

Hope your day was excellent, wherever you are!