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Oh the irony, in a lot of threads i start or read there is usually a senatorial style banter between ASCLEPIADES and MPC Anyway, in 2nd century bc how would one subtly bribe someone? vtc

Thanks MPC and Nephele that is exactly the response I need. vtc

Thanks Primus. And Cato wouldn't you be haunted by your lies. vtc

Thanks very much! vtc

A good 2nd century legion will do me nicely, i could tell them to re-enact extracts from my novel Actually i would like Caesars laurel/diadem thing for covering his baldness. vtc

I know what it roughly means (thanks to Primus Pilus ) But can someone divulge further into exactly.precisely what it means and what it is putting across. vtc

Primus Pilus these are brilliant and incredibly useful. Just what I need, I'm sure many more will also find this unbelievably useful. vtc

I went to a school fete where someone had made some kind of mini-pastry-like parcels, they were also quite bland but oddly filling and addictive, It was filled with olives and a few other ingredients, so if you could find the ingredients that might be worth checking out. However i am not so extreme to make stuff like that myself. vtc

When was the wine first available from and where did you get it from and how much did it cost? *breathe* vtc

Thank you Bryaxis Hecatee. vtc

oh yeah, a few more discussions on the cisalpine gauls wouldn't go amiss vtc

I for one hope Olympia isn't gutted and no more lives or man-made things are lost. vtc

that's a great photo is it chersonnesos? is it paphos? just guesses vtc

True, very true. If you check the satellite images of Thermopylae it does get wider at the mouth but it is generally quite straight, anyway the spartans didn't need to move onec they were in position they could just lunge and rest cleverly. Caesar was efficiently flanked and he was victorious in gaul. Also it is a lot easier seperate your army if your romans. Although i am sending sparring like replies, i comletley agree with abou 95% of what you say. vtc

This topic coincides with CiceroD's a bit, but was one particular wine/vintage known amongst Romans for being the best, the hills of pompeii for example or gaulish wine? vtc

Thanks, that narrows it down to the other two. vtc

Awesome, fascinating military, devious politicians (Sejanus), an epic history, and for some reason it seems Rome experienced way more unpredictable, twisted events than other ancient civilizations. Unpredictable eh? vtc

An educated guess would be that he wasn'y just going to surrender hsi dictatorship and live happily ever after. vtc

Although I think UNRV's list of consuls is far superior here is the wikipedia site it can divuldge a bit further into individuals. vtc

Thanks, where's Nephele when you need her. =D But if a 'whatever' was to say "soldier" wouldn't a fair few look at him. vtc

Indeed, Ridley scott mentions in Kingdom of Heaven he usually likes to use pre-existing arrangements and that he was devastated when he couldn't use some of the breatplates from gladiator vtc

Are their any good paintings/mosaics etc. of the Roman era Vesuvius. Because that would be great. Here is a painting of the eruption around mid to late 1700s Best Painting Ever IMHO. And here is recent one: I can notice a change even here, can anyone else? even if the painting can't be deemed completely accurate a brief search of versuvius shows that it has majorly changed and that what aldrail is saying is true. I have also heard abot spartacus staying in their, i think it would have been a bit dangerous and unnecesary but history says it happened is suppose. Cool topic starter Caldrail. =) vtc

In regards to one of my obscure questions, about names di the centurion say: Centurion: Oy you, Vibius (praenomen) Centurion: Oy you, Julius (gens name/gentilicus) Centurion: Oy you, Tacitus (cognomen) Centurion: Oy you, Optimus (agnomen) Centurion: Oy you, vtc (extreme nickname) Centurion: Oy you! hmmmmm any thoughts? vtc

Furthermore, to much realism will ruin some pure exhillarating action in Gladiator and spoil the quaity of a vast majority of the acting in Rome. I find a lot of films in history are to much like modern actors, emotions and culture masquerading in tunics and Roman soldiers uniform. A visual delicacy is what film is all about and the use of 'lies' such as the milk provide a way of viewing the Romans as a generation that has come to pass, rather than a historical referencing documentary. I love your summarisatiion of if they could do better (I think it isn't as expensive, if a film director or author really wants to have accuracy they've gota lot of resources, including here: A huge amount of data is collected and piled up here. Is it not? vtc

As is my favourite phrase at work niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice vtc