Klingan

The fact that the climate is changing is rather undisputed, the question is why? Nature forces, global warming or carbondioxid?

I guess both answer are quite correct, Masada would be the name thou.

The earliest known dental prosthesis from ancient Rome may not have been very functional, but it gave its wealthy wearer a million dollar smile. The gleaming grin resulted from multi-karat gold wire, which was used to string together "artificial teeth," according to the team of Italian researchers who analyzed the ancient bridgework.... (Read more here)

Here we go then:

Yeah we are impatiently waiting!

Make sure you watch it all, you won't be disappointed!

HC if you take a closer look at Alexanders battles you'll find that he always charged the cavalry first. At Gaugamela his cavalry first engaged Bessos cavalry and broke then into feeling. Arrianos tells us: (Blame me for the bad translation, it's second hand and back to English again) However this show us that after he drove away Bessos cavalry (The right flank) he continued into the middle against the apple bearers (2000 men) and who was just about to engage the phalanx. In my source it's claimed that the Perisian army had very little or no sleep during the previous night too, beacuse Darius was afraid of a surprise attack during night. True or not, Alexander flanked a infantry unit who was just about to face the phalanx and saw their king flee. It would seem probable that they broke their formation and fled too.

Selinunte, Sicily?

Ancient Romans built their towns using astronomically aligned grids, an Italian study has concluded. Published recently on the physics Web site, www.arXiv.org, maintained at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, the research examined the orientation of virtually all Roman towns in Italy. "It emerged that these towns were not laid out at random. On the contrary, they were planned following strong symbolic aspects, all linked to astronomy," Giulio Magli, of the mathematics department at Milan

I'm quite sure that they reached the roman areas around the 6th century (ish). They were certainly not used during the republic or early empire at least.

I hope we can get some more information on this one, could turn out really interesting. I'm in a habit of doubting sensational finds normally.

A real beauty that one!

Haha this is just wonderful!

Seeing the look at the Augusta's face Klingan take as careful step back, trying to not get wet once again as he have just dried up. Smiling at how the nobles are playing he shouts for some more wine and take a seat watching as the party is progressing into total chaos.

Ehm, a young patrician in the beginning of his career serving through his campaigns in some safe tent with the general would do quite nicely.

Happy birthday!

Thanks for the information Caldril, it's very much appreciated! Finally some sense in the gladiatorial mess.

Are you sure it's not a mater of difference in towns name? (French/English) It's clearly the theater in Orange at that picture. (Or someone stole it and rebuilt it somewhere else)

Ah thanks you very much. That's making it all quite clear! Do you have any map (a little more detailed) of the town, preferably with how the space was occupied? (I'm not sure if that is possible, beacuse I don't know how much that is really well excavated.)

I'm quite sure (Not 100%) that they just keep samples of books and then you have to buy it over the net if you want it/from a store if possible. I found myself in the same situation not very long ago.

Masters, hmm yet another year until I can get on with that, probably two. Anyway wonderful pictures. I am certainly not going to miss this place the next time I'm in Italy! Just a few short questions: How and when was the town abandoned/destroyed/moved? The Macellum was a luxury market here? I reckon that it was primary a fish/meat market at Pompeii. Is the term a later fabrication or is it just a general name for a general market building? Where in the town was the milling quarters situated? Was there any quarters specified for "industrial" production? I must say that the resemblance over all to Pompeii is striking. Yet again thank you very much for the photos!

Damn I was too late, I've been there when I was a kid. Actually thats one of the first roman sites I remember visiting. Places like that caught my interest for the ancient times.

Very interesting indeed! Does anyone know if this is correct? I must have heard half a dozen different numbers about it.

After his quick bath in the atrium thanks to Gaius Paulinus Maximus, G. Saturnius Glabrio feels quite well and is up again to grab a snack and watching who's going to be the next to share his wet destiny!

A very good name indeed I'm not really sure how you found it but I'm going to write it down Thanks a lot!