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  1. im most interested in the Britannia campaign,because thats were i live.
  2. People should ask Theo Van Gogh his opinion of that. Whos he ??????
  3. Its not looking good im afraid,prof riley-smith,dixie professor of ecclesiastical history at Canbridge university said the plot was "complete and utter nonsense its Osama bin ladens version of history". Is it such a good idea making a movie about christian/muslim wars in todays climate???L
  4. movies are good because they get younger people interested in history,i remember watching all the history movies on sunday afternoons (spartacus,cleopatra,etc).have been hooked eversince. L
  5. hi guys,did crassus build a wall across italia during the spartacus revolt???if he did was this seen as a good idea by his peers? thx for the info .L
  6. I was going by some unreliable sources for my information on England. Is it the same for rural, suburban, and urban residents? Sorry for the error. some arosticratic familys like lord bath own vast estates in the countryside,these eststes may have villages or small towns in them.But the people who live there rent there property of the estate so they dont actually own there homes/land. apart from cases like that u own the land your homes on. thx .L
  7. Well i live in england and i own my home and the land its built on . im confused about this statement?????Every one who owns a house owns the land too. L
  8. Does anyone have any pics of soldiers of different ranks from the julius ceaser period,thx. Allso did he have a pretorian guard? thx again .L
  9. thanks spurios, he might be taking the dog for a walk hes got the stick.lol
  10. this centurion has decoration on his breastplate,is it significant or just fashion? thx L.
  11. Does this armour look accurate or is it hollywood style.lol thx.L
  12. cheers guys,thx for info..L
  13. what type of soldier is this man,thx L
  14. How selfish is that bloke! i have nothing against rabbits but when they destroy our historic sites they must go!
  15. When i say luckier,i mean with regards to uks closeness to european citys..
  16. i love Barcelona,its a vibrant,healthy beautiful place.i like the medievil walls and town houses built out of solid granite 4feet thick.allso Gaudi,s architecture is amazing.i live in uk so im luckier than u american guys,u can fly to barcelona for
  17. hi guys ,any one know any good links for the sarmation troops? thx L.
  18. yeah,p.o.t.c. was a good movie,but the roman torturers disobeyed there commander when they got carried away with the wipping.would they have been punished for that?what would the punishment be ?if any.The 13th warrior was ok,the one about the norsemen. :2guns:
  19. what do people think of the new historical movies which are coming out? like King arthur,alexander,troy and gladiator.Are they accurate? i didnt really get the King arthur one,i allways imagined arthur as a pagan.And in that movie the celts were portrayed as savages covered in mud! i enjoyed troy and looking forward to the alexander one ......L
  20. i love the game,its the first game i played in this type and i must say its quite addictive.i,ve conqoured europe except for ireland.looking forward to getting stuck into the phalanxes of the eastern world.
  21. hi guys,which general most inspired his men,ill vote for edward the third.at the battle of Grecy he was out numbered 25000 french to 8000 english and he destroyed them annialating the french aristocracy.a commander who fights in the front line with his men must get more loyalty than stratergists who keep out of the ruff stuff. my un educated opinion.lol..longbow.
  22. Valerio massimo manfredi,The last legion. This is a good book,about the boy ceaserRomulus Augustus. He has allso wrote novels about Alexander and a spartan one. :pimp:
  23. hi chaps,does anyone have any info on celtic war dogs,what breed were they,are they any similar breeds alive today? thanks for help.
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