Gaius Paulinus Maximus

That buffalo calf must have surely died from it's wounds, it had four lions chewing at it's head and a couple of crocs hanging of it's back side! That's a pretty amazing bit of wildlife footage, the lions certainly got there arses kicked!

Welcome Kyle If you stick around long enough your knowledge of all things Roman will just keep getting better and better and before long you'll be a regular face at one of the Doc's sordid parties!

What do you call a woman balancing a pint of beer on her head while playing pool??? Beatrix Potter! Now that's what I call multi tasking!

I quite like this little gem.............. "There will be vice as long as there are men" How very true!

Lt.Col.Mac He sounded like a great guy, sorry for your loss.

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Hi Caroline and welcome to UNRV, I'm so glad that they are going top reboot the show, I'd been watching it with my daughter and we thought it was excellent, but then it just disappeared with no explanation (thanks for clearing that up) I suppose in light of what's being going on it was probably the right thing to do. I've also been reading your books to my daughter, she is only 5yrs old and I thought they might be a bit too advanced for her but she seems to understand the storyline and is enjoying it, she's developed an interest in a Rome thanks to your books, and with the TV series coming along as well it has really helped her to understand things a bit better. GPM

Sorry I'm so late in replying guy's but I've been having major problems with my PC and haven't been able to get on-line for a few weeks but hopefully it's all sorted now. I'm definitely still up for it, in fact I can't wait, good work with the itinerary, if everything goes to plan it should be a pretty memorable week-end!

How about this for a rant! How many times have you wanted to do this, but I almost feel sorry for the guy on the receiving end of this one http://youtube.com/watch?v=9VWmXxjDpac

I am not racist in the slightest but I have to say that the influx of foreigners and asylum seekers into this country has to stop! I've not worked and payed my taxes all my life just so some family can come from god knows where into this country and live rent free in a house thats bigger than the one I've bought and am still paying for through hard work and determination, while these people will just sit there receiving free hand outs from the government. Did you see the story in the paper a few weeks ago about an asylum seeker who whilst driving a car with out a license,road tax, MOT or insurance knocked down and killed a little girl? Do you know what happened to him? He got a few months in jail and on his release was given a five bedroomed house paid for by the government or in other words the British Public! I'm not saying every asylum seeker is like this, it's just an example of what is happening in this country. I don't agree with everything the BNP preach but I certainly know where they coming from.

And it's very good to have you back! As the saying goes "Thing's can only get better!"

Suetonius was the first of the ancients that I'd read, after reading a few of the modern(er) historians I thought it was about time I got stuck into the "proper" stuff, I approached Suetonius with a bit of apprehension, thinking it was going to be really hard going hard to keep track of, but after the first few pages of The Twelve Caesars I was amazed how easy going and entertaining it was, he spoke more about the person rather than the period and really made the Emperors come to life something you don't get with the later historians. Yes he was a bit scurrilous and maybe he did stretch the truth a bit but what a fantastic storyteller and what a fascinating insight into the first Emperors of Rome.

In an earlier post, Virgil61 mentioned that only 5-10% of the population were Patrician, am I right in saying that this percentage never really got any better? Due to the fact that the majority of the patrician clans were strongly against "inter breeding" between Patrician and Plebeian families, they preferred to keep the bloodline "pure" and because the Patricians were in a small minority this was in some ways a form of class suicide (is that the correct term?) Any thoughts?

There's loads of stuff just waiting for us and our shovels... bring your wellies!!! That stretch of Wall is very good indeed but then so is most of the rest!! I hope you lot aren't going to dress up in legionary outfits etc... with a name like AC I would have to bring the full Emperor garb!! And I ain't made it yet!!! Just a word of warning regarding shoes... please bring some sturdy ones at least and good walking boots if you have them. Some parts of the walks along the Wall can be very uneven and injury is a strong possibilty. I cannot stress that too lightly. Do not walk in sandals or light shoes. The heavy stone laden ground will be unsympathetic. A rainproof light coat is welcome too - just in case. Otherwise be sensible out there!!!! This part of Britain can be wild and the weather changes in minutes sometimes. Remember you will be on high ground among hilly areas and although the countryside around can be awesome and spectacular it can also be cruel. On a lighter note let's just go and enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!! NN and I could be meeting soon to sort out some form of itinerary and we'll post here with any details at that time. I'll leave the stiletto's at home then shall I??

The Imperator returns!! Good to have you back Viggen

Me too!

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Sorry WW but I don't agree. Which of these issue's would you call radical? Which of these issue's don't you agree with .....and why? IMMIGRATION - time to say ENOUGH! EUROPE - back to British independence! LAW AND ORDER - crack down on crime ECONOMY - British workers first! EDUCATION - discipline, standards, achievement AGRICULTURE - quality before quantity! HEALTH - first-class healthcare for all! TRANSPORT - time to invest! ENVIRONMENT - a cleaner greener future FOREIGN AID - time to spend our money on our own people! PENSIONERS - pensioners before asylum seekers! NORTHERN IRELAND - an end to sectarianism! DEFENCE - no more cuts! FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Britain's interests first! DEMOCRACY - letting the people decide!

HC, if you try looking in the split thead started by Caldrail titled "Why didn't Romans charge?" I think you'll find the response you're looking for. http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6537&hl=

First time I sent a picture in, I left the name of the place at the top of the picture! As a matter of interest, where did you believe this place to be? I got it muddled up with another picture I was looking at in a gallery of ancient architecture, they were next to each other and I got the names the wrong way round.... If that makes any sense?? Here's the other picture, do you know where it is??? This time I'm sure of the place.........I think!!!

I can't seem to find much on him either, I found this little passage in "History of the Later Roman Empire" by J.B.Bury........ It's not much is it ? If you manage to come with anything please let us know.

A passage from "The Private Life of the Romans" by Harold Whetstone Johnston 94. Legal Status. The legal position of the children in the familia has been already explained . It has been shown that in the eyes of the law they were little better than the chattels of the Head of the House. It rested with him to grant them the right to live; all that they earned was his; they married at his bidding, and either remained under his potestās or passed under another no less severe. It has also been suggested that custom and pietās had made this condition less rigorous than it seems to us. 95. Susceptiō. The power of the pater familiās was displayed immediately after the birth of the child. By invariable custom it was laid upon the ground at his feet. If he raised (tollere, suscipere) it in his arms, he acknowledged it as his own by the act (susceptiō) and admitted it to all the rights and privileges that membership in a Roman family implied. If he should refuse to do so, the child would become an outcast, without family, without the protection of the spirits of the dead, utterly friendless and forsaken. The disposal of the child did not call for any act of downright murder, such as was contemplated in the case of Romulus and Remus and was afterwards forbidden by Romulus the King. The child was simply

Is this from 'I Claudius' or from where? It's from Tacitus: annals book XI.36 And

Well would you look at that! I'm a senator..... When did that happen?