Gaius Paulinus Maximus

Makes my old school sound like Disneyland and my old teacher like Minnie Mouse!!

Ha ha nice work G-Man, I'd certainly take up monopoly again if they released it as Romanopoly, maybe you should get in touch with the makers, they do all kinds of special editions.... just think of the royalties!!!!

Glad to hear you enjoyed your school days!

My daughters 5yrs old and she's got a few of the Usbourne books on Romans, she quite happily sits and reads them over and over again, so as a starting point they're perfect for beginners. She also likes these sites.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/ http://europeanhistory.about.com/gi/dynami...dren/index.html She also likes The Roman Mysteries site too... http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/romanmysteries/index.shtml

I have the book, have had it for sometime now but have yet to get around to reading it. Germanicus was trying to get me to read it back in the day...I'm currently re-reading Holland's Rubicon, great book. I'd certainly read it if I were you, It's certainly different than most of the books on the subject of Caesar and the late Republic. Rubicon is a great book too.

I've just recently finished The Assassination of Julius Caesar by Michael Parenti. I thought it was a very thought provoking read, it's written from a Popularis point of view and gives us a different perspective of the late republic, mainly Populares V Optimates, we see a different side to the events and to the main players that played a major part in the eventual demise of the Republic. A thoroughly enjoyable book (maybe not for MPC though! ) BTW welcome to Simon Scarrow, I've enjoyed the "Eagle" series, Macro and Cato are great characters, I can see where Augusta is coming from with the "boy's own thing" comment though.

York?

I'm a bit like The Augusta in that I've got that many favorites too, but seen as though this is an historical site I'll mention a few historical authors. Steven Saylors' Roma Sub Rosa series starring Gordianus the Finder is excellent, as is Simon Scarrows' Eagle series. Another favorite is Manda Scotts' Boudica series. There's a few people here at UNRV who don't speak very highly of Conn Iggulden but I thoroughly enjoyed the Emperor series, as far as historical accuracy goes it's pretty woeful but if you can ignore that and just enjoy the story then it's certainly an entertaining read. I've just finished his latest book Wolf of the Plains which tells the story of Genghis Khan and must say that it was excellent, I'm no expert on Genghis Khan but from what I can tell Iggulden is much more accurate with the truth than in the Emperor series, can't wait for the next installment. Here's a great site on fiction books, just click on the initials of your favorite authors and you'll get a list of all the books they've released or are about to release. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

Welcome to UNRV Centurion89, your search is over. Enjoy!

Hierapolis??

Many of the speeches and orations quoted by the ancient historians would have come to them second, third or even fourth hand so the chances of them not being word perfect is pretty great. I think the basis and the point of the speech/oration etc will still be there but over time the way in which it had been delivered could have been misinterpreted or taken out of context to suit the authors political leanings and so on, so what we are left with is the basic outline but with all the hazy bits filled in by others, I suppose it's a bit like the game Chinese whispers in a way?

The ballista operated on a crossbow principle, with a pair of vertical coil chambers at the front, the bow was drawn back by a windlass and held in position by a rack and pinion. When the bow was released the bolt shot along a groove and out through an opening in the front in a flat trajectory. These stationary catapults could fire iron bolts up to 275m with some accuracy. In AD363 during the Persian campaign, an officer stood next to Julian was killed by a bolt aimed at the emperor. I'm sure they were used in both siege warfare and on the field of battle due to them being a very effective and destructive weapon but I would say primarily they were a field weapon first. For siege warfare the Romans would bring out the big guns such as the onager which was a tension type of catapult based on the principles of a sling rather than a crossbow. These were much a heavier piece of machinery which made them too immobile to be used to be on the battlefield.

Sulla wasn't responsible for the leveling of the Curia Hostillia it actually burned down in 52BC, but Sulla was responsible for restoring it, he rebuilt it in it's original location, he also built the Tabularium on the slopes of the Capitoline and raised the overall level of the Forum by about 3ft, paving it with marble and tidying up it's edges. Julius Caesar was responsible for the rebuilding of the Curia in 44BC but unfortunately he didn't get to see the new look Curia Julia due to a nasty run in with a few angry senators! The Curia was eventually completed many years later by Augustus.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JR!!! Have a good one mate!

Marcus Aurelius??????

According to Livius the first Roman ever to be given or to use the title of Imperator was Publius Cornelius Scipio during the second Punic Wars after he had expelled the Carthaginians from the Iberian Peninsula. From Polybius, World History 10.40.2-5 The Iberians came in to submit to the Romans, and on meeting Scipio saluted him as king. Edeco was the first who had done this and made obeisance to him, and he had been followed by Andobales. On that occasion Scipio had paid no great attention and did not particularly notice the appellation, but when all addressed him as king, the matter gave him pause. He therefore assembled the Iberians and told them that he wished to be called kingly by them and actually to be kingly, but that he did not wish to be king or to be called so by any one. After saying this he ordered them to call him imperator.

Found this on Livius.org...... ......There were more Roman generals who used imperator in inscriptions, but it is not clear whether they had received the title by acclamation, or used it as synonym for their titles (e.g., proconsul). However, the title was certainly awarded to Sulla, who started to count his imperatorial acclamations on his coins (L. SVLLA IMPER. ITERVM). Later, the Senate started to offer the title to generals too, as an indication that they had official powers (imperium). In inscriptions, a parallel development is attested: commanders started to combine the names of their offices with their imperatorial title (e.g, consul imperator). For Julius Caesar, imperator no longer was a commemoration of a victory, but an indication of his absolute, dictatorial military power, and could even be used as part of his name: C. CAESARE IMP. . During the civil wars after Caesar's death, Octavian, whose real name was -since his adoption- Gaius Julius Caesar, started to call himself Imperator Julius Caesar, as if imperator was a first name. Later, he was simply known as Imperator Caesar: a man without name of his own. This was made official by law in 29 BCE and could even be combined with the number of imperatorial acclamations, like : IMP. CAESARI DIVI F. IMP. V). Two years later, Octavian settled for Imperator Caesar Augustus - three words that all became synonym of 'emperor'.

Could it possibly be a young Claudius with his mother Antonia??

El Djem, Tunisia?????????

Looks like I'm going to have to blow the dust of my Godfather trilogy as well, and also dig out my Mario Puzo novels too. Favourite of the trilogy :- Part II Favourite Puzo novel :- The Sicilian

With the little clue from Augusta (Flavian), I'm going to go for Domitia Longina, the wife of Domitian.

The dark lord returns!! The wrath of Cecil will be upon us!

A fine looking instrument indeed LW, do you know how to play or are you just going to strum along and find your own way in the harp world?

Thanks for pointing this out Asclepiades, Dorset is a beautiful part of England, my family and I try to get down there for a long week end at least once a year, we've been to Corfe Castle many times and this will make our next visit all the more interesting. http://www.corfe-castle.co.uk/index.asp

A warm welcome to UNRV Faustus and VTC (again!) Faustus, I've just had a look at your website and I thought it was excellent, some great pictures on there, I particularly liked the state property one from 1959......Talk about rebel with out a cause!! I also liked the Long Hole Quarry one's too, it looks cool but pretty dangerous, would you let your kids or grand kids go swimming there now? I don't think I would! But I'm pretty sure when I was younger I'd have been the first one in too! GPM