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Say you caught someone pinching from your shop,would you take him to the magistrate?or would they just beat him up? If they never used prisons,how did they punish petty crimes?would they exile poor people? Thx L
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Greatest Roman Innovation/Improvement
longbow replied to pompeius magnus's topic in Romana Humanitas
Without concrete they wouldnt have been able to build the Pantheon,it even set underwater! How about Ball Bearings? useful things ball bearings.Lol -
Thanks m8 No jail,that is suprising. L
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Ceaser was good for Rome,the people loved him. Good luck with your book. L
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Hi all Was there any kind of police force in rome?i imagine petty crime was high,pinching/pickpockets etc weres these crimes punished by the authorities? thx.L
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Did Mithras have some sort of election process to become a member?
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ok,so its the influx of the ill disiplined commanders and troops which changed the Armour/weapons. Thx all. L
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No probs m8,i too am confused about how the martiobarbul became the primary weapon.
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Its a shame about the scots regiments,The scottish battalions have some of the bravest men in the British army.the Black Watch has so much history how can the government just disband them when the regiment is serving in Iraq?the soldiers must feel gutted. I thought sinn fein had lost its political power after that poor guy got beaten to death by its members.
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Labour won,but they lost 100seats in parliment.
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Lol,im a Hippy,yay
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The pilum and the martiobarbuli are different weapons,allthough they are both a type of javelin.you say the they differ only in size, and function.Forgive me if im wrong but that seems quite a difference to me
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Anyone know why the legions changed from segmenta Armour to Chain/Scale Armour? And why change from a pilum to martiobarbuli (throwing spears)? thx L
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Yeah soz,i meant over the muscle (bit tired,just finished nightshift) The fat what you gain from barley is different from normal flab,its a lot firmer,so its like having a layer of armour under your skin.Im sure olive oil and lemons and limes would of been available too,that will keep the scurvy away. L
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Nice informative site L
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I read somewere that Gladiators very rarelly ate meat,they would eat a Barley gruel most of the time,this was supposed to give them a certain type of fat growth under the muscle which was desirable for a man expecting sword wounds.If any one has any knowledge of Roman Diets please post,im very interested. Thx L
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What about Raging Bull, i love the movie but i dont know if its historicaly accurate.
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Ancient Manuscript Discovery
longbow replied to Primus Pilus's topic in Archaeological News: The World
The first half of the book is concerned with genealogy and features the family trees of people in the Bible. The second half is a -
Molossian Hounds were used for war,but how effective can a couple of hundred dogs be in a battle with tens of thousands of troops? The dogs were used to attack the cavalry horses,but after the initial attack,the mutts would just bite left right and centre causing damage to there own troops. Using Animals for war is unpredictable,you dont know what they will do! Look at the damage Elephants do to there own lines once there spooked,the only Animals worth using in battles are Horses. L
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Its the siege of Jerusalem,i think.
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Do what i do Download them,u know its going to be a stinker,why waist your hard earned cash. I cant wait to see it,i love the crusaders. 12 bucks,thats cheap
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Chi - Ro Symbol On The Shields???
longbow replied to Victrix's topic in Gloria Exercitus - 'Glory of the Army'
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Chi - Ro Symbol On The Shields???
longbow replied to Victrix's topic in Gloria Exercitus - 'Glory of the Army'
The Chi-Ro standards were used by all the legions I think they all had the symbols on there shields too,but not sure -
Septimius Severus , Although his family was of Phoenician rather than black African descent, ancient literary sources refer to the dark colour of his skin and relate that he kept his African accent into old age.He Died in York,England. This is a good sculpture of him.
