Rameses the Great

I actually saw a documentary on it. They say it is in the mountains of Ararat, Turkey. It claims that in the bible too. I suggest if you're interested in it, try watching the History channel. A boy and his grandfather went to look for it during the summer. The snow was not so high so the boy went on his grandfather's back and saw it. The Soviet Union have claims to seeing it on an intended spying mission. Anyways, Noah's ark would be way too big to bring it down. I saw a huge replica of it in West Virginia. It was big, and the sign said, 'only 1/100 scale.'

I won't gloat or brag here. I'll just use one of these: Anyways, the Brazilian team did not have any sense of urgency. I thought once France scored they would be hungry for a goal. They just waited for one person to pick up the slack and put it in the back of the net, and that's not Brazil. When France is on fire look out, because nobody does it better than them. C'est super match au foot! It's a shame England did not win. They had oppurtunities, but what bothers me is their terrible goaltender. Aside from the save towards the end of regulation, he was terrible. At penalty kicks he could not do a thing. Ricardo on the other hand, just kept saving them. Portugal will fall, they are selfish, especially around the box. Give credit to their coach, before they were just the country next to Spain. Now they are a power house who England cannot just get by.

OH YEAH! Argentina vs. Germany! With Jose +10 commercials. And Ballack against Riquelme. Elation and sorrow. FIFA 2006!!! ---- GERMANY are semi-finalists! What a game! I pity whoever did not watch that game. UNBELIEVABLE!

Happy Birthday Spurius!

Christianity was a religion for the meak. God even said, 'blessed are the meak for they shall inherit the Earth.' He also said, 'blessed is the poor for their's is the kingdom of heaven.' You don't think Jesus followed through with this? Why was he born in a manger in Bethlehem? He could have been born in Jerusalem, no Athens, no, no, Rome much less! The religion of the Romans and the Greeks were only for the rich people. Who served their gods through money. In Christianity it says, 'you cannot serve God and mammon.' How did they convert people? Because they did not have money to offer? I think many people try to attack Christianity, while not hearing the whole story.

Ha, ha! The Spanish messed with nature by trying to beat the French. Everyone knows the French always beats Spain in the World Cup! I don't know I just don't like Spain. Oh well I am making an upset here, don't laugh, France beats Brazil. Hey it happened in '98 and if we know anything from history a top notch French team beats a to notch Brazil team. I find it great how the Spaniards were left packing. They seemed cocky like in the Ukraine game. The Ukraine advanced but not the Spanish...AUSTA LA VISTA BABY!

I've heard that a lot of the Austrians were sad about the annexation. I'm sure you have heard about the Austrian song 'Edelweiss.'

Viggen, how did your family from Austria join the German army? I know this can be a sensitive issue from the articles I've read, so if you don't want to answer I completely understand.

Ok, I don't know what it means but I will tell you what I tell my friends all the time. 'The most logical things in the world make the most sense.' P.S. I'm getting out the dictioanary.

Of course not. The Mediterranian culture was so ahead of the Chinese in terms of military tactics, they're in a different league. The Chinese used martial arts and hand to hand combat. That's all fine and dandy, but the tactics of the Roman legionary and the utilization of the horses was so more advanced. Not only was the Roman army better than the Chinese, but so was the Mediterranian and Middle East.

Absolutely! If you saw the replay you would know the Italian player went down before the Aussie even tackled him. Oh well, who's going to say no to Italia. I did not care who won the match but letting the referee who was no where near the action give him a penalty kick is awful. He has committed a foul of his own by making that call.

Great job Kosmo. Catholic means universal, and Orthodox means straight line in Greek. The Catholics do the sign of the cross from top-bottom-right-left. The Orthodox do it top-bottom-left-right. The Orthodox church is extremely Conservative and never change their ways. The Catholics are more seceptible to change. There is two types of Orthodox: Oriental and Eastern. The Eastern are: Byzantium, Greek, Slavic, and Russian. Those are the main ones. For Oriental it is: Syrian, Antiochian, Armenian, and Coptic. The Easterners exiled a man by the name of Neasterios. He sought refuge in Egypt, and the Greeks thought we were listening to his beliefs. This was not true and it created a split in the church. For political reasons, no difference in religion. (Hence that is why the Byzantiums refused to help Egypt during Muslim invasion.) I'll tell you one thing though, I have been to a Salvic church and I see a direct correlation with the Oriental church. For example they still celebrate Christmas on January 7. Kosmo what do you mean by the oldest official church is Armenia? I thought the Alexandrian church was.

Well, the Hitites mustered their whole army and took young men out of their homes to fight. They took all abled bodied men from the countryside and made them fight. Egypt just had a small trained force. Also note that the Hitites called upon all their allies to help them out. This is one of the battles the Lower Egyptians, North Egypt, did not call upon the service of the African Nubians. That's true, but that is only because of the false imformation two of his Syrian hostages gave him. The Ptah and the Setekh divisions were on the far side of the mountain. The Ra and Amon divisions were repelled by the Hitites, then Rameses regrouped the men and took back the camp. This battle was important as Egypt was crumbling and the Hitites and the Assyrians gaining an advantage. If he had not protected his divisions who knows what may have happened. The Egyptians were severely outnumbered, but still managed to get a win in the first known battle to use tactics. Later the Hitites would indeed destroy and capture many more Egyptians towns and cities. The sea people destroyed them, while they were unable to get through Egypt. Rameses the II, or Rameses the Great was not just known for military. He was known for his reformation of Egypt and his diplomatic moves. He was the pharaoh who kept many invaders out of Egypt, and made it a nation worthy of it's glory again. How great was he? Few conquerers in the world have the name great in their name. Alexander the Great and a few others. Julius Caeser and Hannibal can't say that. If you guys have heard the poem 'Ozymandias' you should know that it was inspired by Rameses. He was the greatest pharaoh who had ever lived and is worthy of his hame Rameses the Great. His presence was felt then, now, and many years in the future.

Indeed, as of right now those officials have no friends. Family maybe, friends no.

All right! The Netherlands and Portugal are set to take off in a little bit. Hopefully we will get a good one, and the officiating will be better. Is it me, or are all the analysts and reporters picking Portugal? Weird the Netherlands will win like they should have had in the Euro two years ago. Bad officiating beats what Van Nisterooy calls 'homers' any day. By the way did anyone see Beckam's goal against Ecuador? The curve is astonishing, it clears the wall, dips down, and finds the broad side of the net. Mine just curves and hits wide all the time. I hit it with a terrible spin. Anyways, if England plays a hard opponent and it is deadlocked at 0-0 or 1-1 be careful because give Beckam a penalty kick outside of the box and you will regret it. England has a balanced and marvelous team. Why the English fans are ansy is just weird. A solid defense and an explosive attack with a balanced midfield makes this team a power.

The legion did not disappear at the end of the later periods of the Roman empire. They just had new faces than what was there a long time ago. They made modifications like any other army. You can train a German man to be just as good as a Roman man, in terms of legions. Celts and Germans poured into the Roman frontier to share in the civilization that Rome had, so they enlisted their troops. The Romans insisted on a Roman general running the army. The Persians were not a big issue to Rome, all they had were numbers. They were conscripts who had short daggers and nice clothes with no armour. The legions would have easily destroyed their ranks with no problems. The problems came from Visigoths, Huns, and Celts. After many years of defeats they banded together and took Rome.

Hakim is an Arabic name, and Tibb means doctor in Arabic too. Are the herbs grown in England and Ireland comprable to that of mainland Europe? I heard that they can be different in length and depending on the type of land. Obviously the lands of England and Ireland are more lush I assume. These pain killers are fascinating. I did not know back then that they had any types of analgesics.

Actually, aside from the Hyskos dynasty they lost the majority of them. They could never fully take the Egyptians out of Palestine, Lebanon, and southern Syria. Most of the battles the Egyptians were outnumbered but they still won. They basically threw everything but the kitchen sink at them, but still maintained the lands mentioned above. When the Hittite 'barbarians' easily overtook the Assyrians they were not able to take over Egypt. By the way, Assyria concentrated their whole culture on military. They were a very militaristic culture. Unlike Egypt, that was their Achille's heel. Egypt was more of an agricultural, diplomatic, trading nation. Who are they? I know you know a lot about the Phoenecians.

The Italians set up America with the perfect scenario and what do they do? Congragulations to Ghana and Italy. America and the Czech Republic may have been the best, but they don't know how to beat the rest.

Yeah, he is my homeboy. He's just behind Alexander the Great in my book. Well I agree to the technological achievements, like the ever so famous chariot, but not tactics. It depends on the time period. At one time Assyria had the upper hand and even ruled Egypt for a time. At other times the Egyptians had the upper hand, like in the battle of Kadesh. Also somewhere in history it talks about the 'sea people' Phoenecians attacking Egypt. They kept them out. Just depends on the time period. I'm just getting mine confused.

I am 27% White Trash. The white trash in our blood will not keep you from becoming a doctor or a lawyer, but it will keep you from a good haircut and any sort of fashion sense. Ah, who needs 'em I could not answer half the questions. I'm only 15 years old. I wear my black brownish hair short, thank you very much. People at school call me 'white' so I'm not surprised. I like to call myself Hispanic/Mediterranian, but it doesen't work. See, Ursus was right the Romans do have more class then we do.

Yes I know, I meant the Seleucid and Ptolomaic kingdoms, I apologize for the confusion.