Vibius Tiberius Costa

Just to run in witha previous part, french is similar (i won't do spanish as i do not wish to offend any spaniards but spelling something wrong). Lundi - day of the 'luna' aka the moon Mardi - day of Mars Mecredi - day of Mercury Jeudi - day of Jupiter Vendredi - day of Venus Samedi - day of the sabbath Di manche - Lords day just flashing some of my french (years ago i did that and a bit of german, spanish) vtc

probably considering he got crowned western roman emperor.. but then again most barbarian kingdoms thought of themselves as successors.. probably the most important candidate is the eastern Roman Empire Someone living this side of the blue. hey. True he may be the most important but the true successor would have to have came from either the emperors bloodline or one of his advisors. Just an opinion. vtc

I found another game much like this. Two people both put out their hands - with their choice of fingers outstretched - at the same time and while they're doing this shout a number between 1 and 10. Seems simple but many seemed it a deft game of skill and tactics because if you don't use any fingers, your guess is between 0 and 5 but this is an obvious tactic so your oppenent may also use it, so your guess is 0 but then they may guess 5 because they predict you will want to send out 5 outstretched fingers etc. Really try this out! vtc

You're right, I don't think this is the way forward. Good link. In a way the world is slowly turning anti-marius and now utterly for the people. vtc

Indeed it was what i was talking about, although I now can see it is baloney vtc

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ROFLMAO vtc

It's a tad small and a tad easy but here you are. vtc

Shame vtc

London / Londinium? vtc

For this please go this a-way until the moderator people (top notch bods) kill this thing. My work vtc

I think is just a claim, like the spartans thought they were rightful heirs to Greece and were descendants of Achilles. Yet due to social rank and time, it could be a just claim. meh? vtc

BBWWAAAAAAHHH Relevance! Anyway, I would also love to know what that is all about and if it existed. I would have thought people would have stolen the objects placed inside, even if they were not worth anything. Just a thought. Well i never interpreted it as that. Did anyone else cotton onto it. Or am i just inattentive sounds like me. hopefully someone will enlighten me, Nephele and Cassius Loginus vtc

I have decided that this is probably the best place for this whim. I was watching 300 - fantastic film, great interpretation of history, yet so off accuracy it is no longer worth worrying - and A flash of brilliance hit me when the 300 created their shield wall. What if 300 core men from Roman times (eg. Caesars tenth or 300 from Scipios or an imperial legion) were put in the same place, same time in actual history. What do you people think? would they have defeated more men? or would they not have survived at all? vtc

Define bad? who's opinion is it anyway on what is bad. I suppose in their own eyes both Cato and Caesar thought what they were doing was right but law at the time says that Caesar broke it. Yet as M. Porcius Cato and Primus Pilus gives evidence for Caesar is depicted as duh good guy. I think it would be impossible to know becasuse for opinions sake, it is your choice based on all the factual evidence (not opinions (hard to come by but y'know)). vtc

Indeed, anyway the question arose from the fact that signifier would not have the shield to block the huge long sword strokes so he may have needed the reach, or something like that, it made sense at the time. vtc

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Well Your point is well taken. It seemed to make sense at the time. Today seems to be insult me day vtc

The greatest tribute you have already given. Your love. Something every Roman is proud of. This may sound odd but why don't you suggest to (or give to) your children (for theirs if applies in the future). Or the bust idea. vtc

Was the gathering of the flags the event when all the legions met at Campus Martius? If it was, what happened there exactly. I know about as much as Wikipedia does? I suppose that when the 2nd century genersls decided a campaign was needed they needed to levy somewhere? vtc

Wooooooooooooooooooo :D :D :D :D Crisis overted, I worked out why i see it so. You don't even need to visit my profile to see it. Because i blab a bit about where i currently live, it shifts evrything over. Causing the smush, if you do it to your own account you'll see. Thanks for all the help. vtc

Oh how fortune favours the WW, hehe I suppose i get merit points for effort Fortuna Iuvat WW vtc

Good lord no. It was a religious symbol, a display of the legions spirit. No signifer was going to break that in combat! But then... if you're carrying one and no other weapon to hand.... Soldiers are practical people. If Caesars troops gave ground he would often rally them in person, catching individual fugitives by the throat and forcing them round to face the enemy; even if they were panic stricken - as when one standard bearer threatened him with the sharp butt of his eagle and another, whom he tried to detain, who ran off leaving the eagle in his hand Life of Caesar - Suetonius Wow, revelling! If the butt of the standard was sharp that implies it definitely could double up as a weapon, however i am now going to guess that they didn't train with them or want to use them because they were a religous symbol. vtc

Are there any good sites out there for information or do i need to rely on UNRV ? vtc

Salve, VTC. That's because this list comes from 1851, 63 years before the beginning of WWI and 88 years before WWII. Oh yeah, maybe you should start a new topic on this. vtc