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I was wondering if the Roman citizens payed a tax?(the citizens in rome) If they did any ideas how much percentage of there income it was? Thanks Longbow

I live in Brigante tribe territory Link Which tribes territory do u live in Spurius? L

Going to Barcelona again in july,but ive finally managed to talk my girlfriend into going to ROME next year! shes promised so theres no backing out im so happy :1eye: :pimp:

A Celtic midsummer myth is being revived at a moorland park in Cornwall on Saturday night. Six giant sculptures will be brought to life with fire as part of an event to celebrate the summer solstice. The organisers of the Midsummer Music and Burning Festival said it is an opportunity for people to get in touch with their 'inner Celt'. Link

i dont have any stocks/shares but i do have 3 pension schemes so i can retire at 50 instead of 65,when i first started working (16)it seemed like a waist of money putting 15% of my wages into a pension but im so glad i done it now. What age do the Americans retire??i bet its something like 45,lucky b*******.Lol

able2know I visit the A2K forums as well as unrv,but i prefer this one

Got this from the site PP recomends Roman Britain.This legion was raised from marines of the Mediterranean fleet at Ravenna during the tumultous year of AD69, probably by Vespasian or his supporters. L

I voted yes,because i admire good quality work from craftsmen.But if Guilds were to come back into use everything would be so expensive, and what about unemployment issues?Mass production techniques knock out a lot of affordable crap but they allso allow for mass employment were as Guilds would highly train small numbers of people over a long period of time. maybe i should of voted no ahh what the hell,i do like hand made objects

No Problemo m8 glad to help. L

Auxillary cavalry Pic of late cavalry soldier L

Found some info on Carthage Armys,maybe some data on weapons but i cant be bothered to read it all.Armys

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I like this sculpture,its a "Roman Prince" he looks like a young Augustus. L

I took this from Josephus account of the seige of Jerusalem. During a combat at range with javelins, Longinus, a cavalryman, leaped out from the Roman lines and charged the mass of the enemy. He killed one, pulled his spear out, stabbed another in the side, and then made his way safely back to his comrades. Others subsequently emulated his deed. On one occasion a Jew challenged any Roman who dared. Pudens, another cavalryman, answered the challenge but tripped during the fight, and the Jewish challenger killed him, only to be shot down in the act of vaunting over the body by a Roman centurion with a bow. In Josephus' account, reckless bravery was primarily the province of the Roman army's auxiliary soldiers. Pudens was certainly an auxiliary; Longinus probably was also. During a Jewish sally, an exceptionally strong auxiliary cavalryman reached down from his saddle, grabbed a fleeing enemy by the ankle, and then bore his armored captive off just as he was to be admired by Titus. Seems to me that the Romans(auxillia) didnt allways pass up the chance of single combat. Titus fumed and ranted -- "among the Romans even victory without orders is a disgrace!" Josephus has him insist. He terrified the disobedient soldiers by threatening the horrible penalty for fighting without orders: death. But then Titus allowed the pleas of the legions to soften his anger, and no one was punished. Like Vespasian at Gamala, Titus contented himself with a lecture. At the climax of the siege, he would have reason to rejoice that he did not bloodily stamp out his soldiers' initiative. titus says "its a disgrace to win without orders" thats the Roman mindset,Its all about the Glory and Honour for the Commanders. L

Yeah its a dodgy one but i thought it might provoke some responces, heres a list of all the flyers who have some claim to be the first = List L

Hi trajan,i live in N.E England too I prefer a nice malt whiskey L

Hi,does anyone have any history falcifications that really annoy you?i have very long list but heres one for now. example L

Welcome to the Forum Skarr,i agree about the roman women but at least they had it better than the Greek women. L

Why was the Roman cav so bad? wasnt there any horses in Italia??you would think a republic/empire who had such good soldiers,would have had a good cavalry of there own. ive never understood this L

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weaponry Mercenaries i was interested to see there were English mercenaries fighting for the Byzantine,never heard of that before. L

they did use the native ponies but they did bring other breeds of equine with them when they came to Britannia, one such breed was the Arab. Link try this site he has info on the native breeds of pony. L

A dirty shame I really enjoyed this movie its well worth a watch if you like daft comedies i was rolling around laugthing during the Hokey Kokey scene

A British women was jailed in Dubai for having a paracetomol based painkiller on her! Two months she was in prison before they let her out! L

What do you think,real or fake? L Could anyone tell me how you change the name of the URL when you post a link,so i could have "Vinland map" instead of all that http//webblahblahblahblah. thanks Vinland map Thanks,now changed