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But, Thermopylae was not about tactics when it came down to the battle, the romans trained hard and some became veterans of loads of battles. When the spartans used their phalanx, the romans could have made their own shield wall and defended like that. Before Scipio Rome had very few tacticians on the battlefield yet they were not a pushover then. It probably comes down to the phalanx in a tight area. So the general consensus is that the romans would haev been less effective than the spartans? vtc

Come on, this might be your 600th post. My bro says thank you vtc

Torino (Turin)? (Augusta Taurinorum) Nope To be precise, Terentius Varro renamed it after Augustus It's within 160km/100miles of Turin though vtc

Ok here is a jovial and funny shakespeare adaptation please comment. All the world's a book. And all the men and women merely words They have their full stops and question marks And one author in their time writes many stories Their writings being Seven Ages of themself. First the Child Scribbling and Scrawling and Scratching on walls The the colouring Schoolboy with is crayon And over the edge of the colouring books. Chewing the end of his pencil Unwilling to write 'A,B,C'. And then the amateur writer Scribling down, Scrawling down words Made to Paper's lines. The the true Writer Full of enthusiasm and exuberance Full of glee, as publishers grant his first book Seeking to enlighten the world With the new book. And then the Talent In fair excellent writing with success With money pouring in, and reputation high Full of wise words and deft description And so he writes his ways. The Sixth Age shifts From writer to reader and acclaimed writer but no longer writing With spectacles on nose and book in hand Their books are still famous but they read the contempory books For them these are the new versions of tehir now classics Turning again to amateur writer of the past And is now a classic. Last Age of all That ends this eventful, joyous history Is to be a writer and mere oblivion to other media Sans unique, sans new, sans different, sans author vtc ps don't take this toooooooooooooooo seriously

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Cagliari (Karalis)? No, sorry Ok maybe it's harder than I expected. Another clue, Augustus changed its name vtc

It's in modern day Italy vtc

when it come to the right or proper name of the weapon; to be honest, i am not 100% sure because i can not read neither Greek or Latin. i learn my ancient history subject via the English books and translation. most of my reply was base on my long years of research and in-depth workguess. your concept of pila could be what most people called or normally known as the pilum. hasta is a long thrusting spear weapon of the hastati. that is my stand. if the hasta could cause immobility and not very maneouverable. then why not ask the question? why a bad weapon spear hasta become a triarii weapon? why the end defense line; the most veteran use it for their "[hasta] the lunging spear."? [of the triarii] pila is the spear of the triarii. was my formal stand. i hope it clears sone question. Roman have [different] name for every weapon they use. You win, sorry. vtc

Ok how about a king like Servius. Their is limited info but maybe enough. vtc

All right folks, wiki says that only slaves and prisoners of war and once upon a time children were sacrificed so i doubt this would happen, especially when any wound on the hand would hinder a soldier. However self-harm is different, if this was a painful but necessary way of trying to release some pent up emotion to the gods. Any thoughts? Here's the site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_religio..._Roman_Republic vtc

Wouldn't this distract both armies. It would distract me. This wouldn't work anyway. Very obscure, I'll try and see if it did happen, it's not on a wiki-site. vtc

Interesting, did it have a purpose? what is it made of? etc vtc

The early Roman's probably were greatly influenced by the already booming and settled culture of the carthaginians/phoenicians they already had a senate by the times the kings were stripped of their power. And theri is the semi-legend thing about Aeneas and Dido. Aeneas supposedly helped found Rome and Dido was his wife, she helped found Carthage. vtc

No, sorry Wrong country vtc

let's not forget that as ASCLEPIADES says that there were only 20 years, in which the whole of the Roman conquered lands turned on each other, most of the time it was just two senatorial factions eg Marius v Sulla and Caesar v Pompey vtc

Its more likely the errant soldier would get a shove from the optio's hand "GET BACK IN LINE LEGIONARY!" Indeed. Are you sure roman wargamer, i swear the pila are throwing spears and the hasta is the lunging spear of the triarii and the hastatus got their name because originally they had the hasta as the youngest usually had the spears but as the army evolved the spears were to immobile and not very maneouvrable. Can anyone back me up, or am i speaking rubbish. If by any chance i am wrong i apologise for doubting you roman wargamer. vtc

Sometimes it is just nice to believe they are real. If you really really want a historically accurate ring and aren't sure if it is fake or not, e-mail the person you wish to buy it off to take a photo of a verification document which they should have if it has been checked by a professional. If you aren't that bothered, try and find the most accurate looking one vtc

I think this was more of your second response. It was the calm after the storm. Like the swell of power was now being restored. Nothing drastic. vtc

Here's a few clues. 1. This is in the capital of its province 2. It is a gate vtc

Actually, as you can probably tell, i am a writer first and poet second. That's why i published the poem and not a narrative or descriptive extract. I'm going to check your url now se whats about vtc

To be honest it was my first effort I was appraised for, the rest before this were for school. Who are they? I have trouble reading it myself, i think as you said it is 'clunky' but it makes the thing not run so smooth and fairy, I originally wrote this after as you guessed someone passed away and it was to happy when it ran so smooth. I completely agree with the 'safety' factor. This is a comfort poem and safe seemed great at the time. I never even thought of that. I might try and sneek it in during hte time i write ny larger book. ty Augusta vtc

Once again I don't know if this should go in here or somewhere else (eg the After Hours Bath forum or a Blog) I once again congratulate the site and it's fantastic members for their contributions to many of my new topics. You lot are a great help. As I believe I have said previously, I joined this site to further my knowledge and to develop a greater historical well of information for me. However, my main reason is research for a work of mine (novel) coming up. So as to see if i can write after all, I wish to 'publish' a few of my poems on the site. Most have no relevance to Rome and are simple things I write for schools. Well, please give me loads of feedback, for this particular one probably critical bad feedback. Thank you , well here goes. This one was one of my first and worst, I never gave a title to so have been calling it untitled, however if you think of a good name please post it: Untitled I have left, I have gone and flown I have not left, not left you alone You stole my heart and held my tongue My time has passed my time is done One day I'll come and set you free Don't wait, wait for an eternity Don't forget me, but still move ahead Don't linger nor ponder about the dead I'm there in your blood and tears Still in your flood and fears I know you want time to end Because you - like me - have lost your friend I'm there in your heart today and tomorrow Don't be consumed by sorrow They let me in through the door Don't look towards the loveless shore I know you're a part of me And only you will set me free For eternity vtc

I actually think I saw a nova a couple of weeks ago...the star was very distant but it was flashing, not just twinkling, but flashing. I'd been watching this same star for a couple of nights. It went very dim, then a spike of light coming up and down from the star and then...nothing. I checked the night after that and the star was not there... On a related note, there is a lunar eclipse tonight! Wow. I did a little research on wiki about this and you seem to have really seen one by what you describe or you saw a sateleitte braking up on re-entry luck bod vtc

Or shout at him, i suppose they were meant to be scary people who could 'potentially' bash you with their staff or sword or they could just give you a prod as hilariously demonstrated in this emoticon. vtc

I thouhgt this hould go here. Why would he say such a thing, this isn't a book or a film, why would such a quote be saud throughout history if not to be simplified. Such a metaphor as he is suggesting is that all that he is about to do is but chance. vtc