Gaius Paulinus Maximus

ha now that would be something to talk about!

i just find everything about Rome so interesting, the place , the people, the achievments, the culture, the army, the battles, the famous men of rome over the years like scipio africanus, marius, sulla, pompey, caesar, cicero, augustus , tiberius etc etc, the list goes on and on. I just think its a pretty amazing story of its rise to the most powerful city in the world to its eventual decline. my favorite period in roman history is probably the late republic to the end of the 1st centuryAD

i think Augustus had Rome's best interest at heart, but to achieve his goal he had to make sure that everyone knew that he was the best man for the job, that he was the first citizen and once he'd achieved this he could then concentrate on Rome's future to say that everything he did was for personal gain in my opinion is wrong, he could have easily taken on the role of dictator but instead he chose to be known as princeps, on all ocassions the senate and people of Rome voluntarily bestowed powers and honours on him which he either reluctently accepted or refused outright, also none of his cardinal powers were confired for life but rather for fixed periods of five years, again his choice. i just think that his intention was to make the roman empire bigger and better, which he succeeded in doing and if by chance along the way he concreted his and his family's future, well so be it! good luck to him

it all boils down to brains over braun in the end, all though the romans were massively out numberd and by rights should have been soundly defeated, thier superior organisational skills won out in the end, while the britons charged in recklessly hoping to simply overwhelm them the legions just kept thier formation and years of training and battles against other barbarian tribes almost certainly won them the battle. lets not forget rome has been fighting these sort of battles for century and 9 out of 10 times experience and composure will give you the edge although the britons were brave and fearless warriors they were no match for the roman legions

hahaha very funny i think that guy got out of the wrong side of the bed on that morning!! talk about mr grumpy trousers i know those telemarketers get on your tits a bit but a simple bugger of usually does the trick

is this the one with the croatian(i think) guy out of E R? if so then yes i've seen it and i thought it was pretty poor, i thought the acting was wooden and the fight scenes were lame, to say the film lasted about 4 hours the storyline was pretty erratic as far as i'm concerned the original spartacus film is an absolute classic and the fight scenes will never be bettered but thats just my opinion oh and by the way................ im sparticus

i think the aussie's let themselves down a bit, they were far too negative they didnt attack enough or make use of the extra man, but then again when it comes down to defending there's no one better than the italians dont think it was a penalty, the player went down far too easily for my liking but then who can blame him, down to ten men, no subs left, extra time looming! unlucky OZ better look next time as for england?? as our opponents get better so will we, we've got this far playing at 70% so fingers crossed when its needed we can produce the goods

how fit was wendy james :wub: wonder what she's doing now?

i've read all the books in the eagle series so far and you'll be happy to know that they just keep getting better and better, cato and macro continue to get into more and more scrapes and life threatening situations but always manage to save the day and the battle scenes get bigger and more intense as ther series goes on so happy reading and enjoy maximus

would like to thank conn igulden for a good and honest interview, im a big fan and have read all the books and am looking forward to the genghis kahn series. well done, lets have more of these type of interviews maximus

yes but it was awhile ago, will have to dig them out and have another look, very good from what i remember

No, its fiction. His books are not intended to reflect accuracy and they clearly do not. i've read all the books in the emperor series and found them very entertaining which i believe is what conn igulden intended them to be, yes the are VERY loosly based on fact and should not be used for historical reference but if you want a thrilling and action packed adventure through caesar's life then you wil not find a better read

[quote name='phil25' date='May 21 2006, 08:25 AM' post= I'd love to see a thorough re-examination of Gaius life and reign by an expert, which sought to look at him as a sane (if troubled) young ruler trying out innovative ideas. A novelist who keeps close to facts might also explore the material well. Phil there is a novelist called allan massie who has wrote a book on caligula, it paints him in a different light than the usual "madman" one, he has also written books on caesar, augustus and tiberius, they are all very interesting books and stick very closely to the truth maximus

Ofcourse, Man United. ha ha you've just dropped to the bottom of my favourite person list are you a glory hunter like all the other fans from all over the world that support them but have never even been to a game?? where are you from anyway tflek?

as i said it would be very difficult to pick just one, but i dont think many people will argue with the three you have chosen, maybe not in that order, i think caesar has the edge on scipio, both were great generals there's no doubt but caesar had charm and charisma and that i liked, where as augustus was not as greater general but was by far a better statesmen, he set the foundations for the empire that was to last another 400yrs . but all in all i applaud your selection there is no better three romans(in my opinion )

if you take a look at the topic titled "greatest roman ever" in the imperium romanum forum you will find lots of arguments for and against the mighty caesar, i would say that nearly every question you have about caesar's career will be in there, its a fascinating read, they are some very knowledgable people on this site! hope this helps maximus

this has been a very interesting topic and i've learn't a lot of things i previously didnt know, but after listening to all the arguments for and against the candidates i've come to the conclusion that it is pretty much impossible to name one solitary figure to be the greatest roman. if it was a poll to find the most well known roman then caesar would win hands down , but its not. the simple fact is that rome has had many great men in its history and to pick only one just isn't fair!! well thats my opinion anyway guys maximus

If they're so mighty, why do they always get trounced by other teams. what can i say, love is blind, they are mighty in my eye's anyway who's your team then t-flex?

im from Leeds, west yorkshire, England , the home of the mighty Leeds United!!!!! its good to hear from you all maximus

Lictors were used throughout. The tradition continued well into the principate period despite the noted alterations in government. Sometimes when we read that a particular person preferred to walk alone it could be a suggestion that they did indeed walk without the customary clients and hangers-on, but not necessarily that they were completely by themselve . Since Lictors were assigned as a symbol of imperium and a magistrate's authority they may have been ignored in the context of a man walking with other people (meaning he was alone... save for the symbol of authority, or perhaps not. We can't really be sure). In theory a Lictor was never supposed to leave their assigned magistrate unattended except for when he entered a free city and when he visited a higher magistrate. (ie Praetor visiting a Consul) However there is evidence of "bodyguards" being dismissed by magistrates (ie Caesar and the Ides of March) but whether this was simply his private guards or included Lictors as well is not clear. According to custom the 24 Lictors should've accompanied Dictator Caesar even into Pompey's Theatre (which had temporarily served as the forum and was interestingly outside the pomerium) but that is one of the few details left out of the various accounts of Caesar's death. thanks for that primus, but what about the weapon, im sure i've read somewhere that they carried some sort of ceremonial axe, is this true??

anna kournikova now we're talking! when do i get to meet her???

i would have liked to have met boudica and vercingetorix, just to find out what it was like to massively out-number the roman army and still be defeated, it would be interesting to get the enemys point of view and to find out what it was like to face such a ruthless killing machine like the legions of rome i'd also like to meet caligula, just to see if he was as potty as they all say i think tiberius was quite an interesting fellow too

Coming to the princeps / public contact, in Republican times, dictators like Sulla walked alone in the streets of Rome, unaccompanied by even clients (Sulla preferred to walk alone). However, people feared the old Sulla, almost a superstitious fear and gave him a wide berth when he roamed about the city on foot. Caesar also liked to walk rather than be carried in a litter and so did many of the other powerful men. The senators' red shoes and broad purple stripe on the borders of their togas were enough authority to sway most Romans, who would automatically defer to this and yield way for their betters, without any need to announce their presence or shove people out of the way in Rome's narrow and crowded streets. at which point in time were lictors used? i was under the impression that the important men in romes history were accompanied by these guys? i believe they were bodyguards and were armed with some kind of axe?? am i on the right lines or way off? could somebody shed some light on this for me thanks maximus

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