Gaius Paulinus Maximus

Thanks Anella Blarney Gaiven's ready for a good old knees up so let the black stuff flow

My father in law's birthday is on the 17th but I don't think he'll need your magic for a name change, he's called Paddy Evans! Here's mine, do your worst Anella McPhee. NIEAGRLVFYANE

Over here in blighty the daffodils are in full bloom and the sun is shining although there's still a chill in the air, summer is on it's way ...... hooray!

Seems like a bit of rhetoric. I praise him while I damn him. It does seem a bit two-faced doesn't it? Maybe deep down inside Cicero was a little bit jealous and fearful of Catilina, he was everything Cicero was not, he was a strong able military man, he was charismatic, and he was a man that other men would follow, all these attributes could well take him to the top of the cursus honorum which would certainly affect Cicero's standing in the senate, so maybe Cicero used his own form of self-preservation and set out to destroy Catiline career in order to prolong his own.

I personaly think that Catilina was a better man than you give him credit for, we all know the stories of his depravity and his desire to bring down the state but how much of this was really true or was it just fabrications by Cicero who hated and feared Catilina more than any other Roman, Cicero hounded Catilina's every move and had a helping hand in blocking any attempt Catilina made to further his own political career. I'm not saying the decision of rebellion that Catilina took was the right one, but he was definately forced into it, a similar situation to Caesar and the Civil War, great men, proud Romans like these two will not simply take a step down and admit defeat, they will see their beliefs out to the bitter end because in thier eyes it's the right thing to do. Years after Catilina's death even Cicero who hated him showed his respect for the man. "He had many things about him which served to allure men to the gratification of their passions; he had also many things which acted as incentives to industry and toil. The vices of lust raged in him; but at the same time he was conspicuous for great energy and military skill. Nor do I believe that there ever existed so strange a prodigy upon the earth, made up in such a manner of the most various, and different and inconsistent studies and desires." From Cicero's Pro Caelio

Happy birthday Viggen Have a fantastic day :beer: :drunk: :stretcher: CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!

GPM, it's always a pleasure to do you. (screen name) AUXILIUM: help, aid, assistance. (actual name) NAVIGARE: to sail. -- Nephele the Pale How uncanny!.... I'm a coastguard!!!.................................. Not really but it would have been good if I were. Thanks Nephele and the pleasure would be all mine

Yep all of it!

Auxilium (screen name) Navigare (actual name) Please do me Nephele

I think your talking about the 'Tynedale Black Cat' spotted around Hexam and Haltwhistle, which just happen to be along the route of the wall. http://www.cryptoworld.co.uk/more-uk-black-cat-sights/

Wasn't William Wallace(aka Braveheart) hung, drawn and quartered? Like you said, half hanged, disembowelled, beheaded then cut into four and then I believe his head was put on a pike on London Bridge and his limbs were displayed separately across North England and Scotland.

I've read about something similar to that but involving horses, where the victims arms and legs are tied to four horses then the horses are whipped and proceed to run of in different directions resulting in the victims limbs being ripped off, now thats gotta make your eyes water! Also, has anybody seen the film 'The Passion Of The Christ' where he's (daren't mention his name in-case I get told off for turning this into a religious thing) flayed to within an inch of his life and then nailed to a cross...ouch!

I've read most of Manfredi's work and really enjoyed it, as far as historical fiction goes I think he tells a really good entertaining story, I thought 'The Lost Legion' was an excellent adventure and if they're still going ahead with the movie version it should be very entertaining. The last book of Manfredi's I read was 'Empire Of Dragons' http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/valeri...ssimo-manfredi/ I also second The Augusta's shout on Manda Scott's 'Boudica' series, very entertaining.

I know we're pretty poor at the moment but c'mon, even we couldn't get relegated two leagues, I think you meant to say league 1 , It's not over yet anyway, I've got faith in the mighty Leeds Just give us a shout when you want :wheelchair: back, I'll even pay for his flight to London from Monaco myself!

Twas a quality post, me doth tak'th my hat off(th)????

Here's a few sites that might help you out on your walk. http://www.hadrianswallcountry.org/default.asp http://www.macsadventure.com/Walking_holid...CFQVTEAod0F91vQ http://www.hadrians-wall.org/ Hope they are of use to you, and hope you have a good time, it's a beautiful part of the country up there.

Now now A of S don't be like that, you know full well how appreciated you are around here, I for one would like to give a public thank you for my new sig CHEERS p.s. The candy is in the post, but i must warn you is on the sniff for a cut.

The 'Roma Sub Rosa' series of books about a fictional Roman detective called Gordianus the Finder are a great set of Roman crime novels set in the late republic from the time of Sulla through to Caesar.

My particular favorite book is 'Eagle In The Snow' by Wallace Breem http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eagle-Snow-General...2350&sr=8-3 This is the book that supplied me with my user name, I would highly recommend it.

Yep. And you can start by removing that offensive photograph from your profile page! Triumvirs, where are you? Is this what you are moaning about? Leeds United AFC If you ask me nicely I'll send it to you then you too can have a fantastic profile picture like me!

Age is but a number...act how you feel! Thanks for the advice Doc

Rolling On The Floor Licking My (Angle Side Side) Off! Ahhhh now i get it, cyber talk.......It's the future!

Unfortunatly Augusta I think the premiership title is now beyond your grasp ( how I hate the scumbags from Manchester ! ) March this year means to me the approach of the big 30 , does that mean I'm officially a grown up and have to act all responsible??

Nephele ROTFLMAO ???? What the hell does that mean?

That's pretty amazing, I find it stunning that they would go to all the trouble of building those towers just to keep track of the passing year, I wonder how long it took them, to firstly work it out and then to actually build it? One things for sure, there were some pretty clever people around 2,300 years ago.