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And I suppose droppings from the bats in the cave provided moisturizer for baby's sensitive skin. Yah, I agree: "a little far-fetched" pretty much sums it up. -- Nephele

"Bring on the elephants!"

Found it on YouTube! "Can yoooo dig it?" Hahahaha! -- Nephele

I was wondering what had happened to you! I'd missed you, and was glad to see you back again! -- Nephele

Welcome back to you, too, Julius Ratus. And belated birthday hails to you. I noticed it was your birthday yesterday, but I hadn't seen you around for awhile and wasn't sure you were still around. -- Nephele

Dude, nobody can see the moving pictures inside your head the way you do. I think what you're looking for is a website with a focus on the discussion of "past lives." I wish you luck in your search. Thread closed. -- Nephele

Ursus is still around, but life has taken a busy turn for him lately, so he's not able to devote as much time here as before. You know how it is, right? -- Nephele

Hey, Pan! Good to see you again! Are you coming back? You've been missed, too! -- Nephele

A very belated "Welcome"! to the UNRV blogosphere! As for the Gore Vidal quotes... I'll bet this one:

WOW! Do you know if this thing might be coming to NYC's Madison Square Garden some time? It looks like a hoot 'n' a half. -- Nephele

Gaius Julius Camillus, your lady friend Sestia is a daughter of the patrician Sestii, whose most distinguished member was perhaps the consul of 452 BCE, Publius Sestius Capitolinus Vaticanus. Your lady friend's cognomen is "Contenta," bestowed upon her by her pater in praise of her contented and cheerful disposition. Her full Roman name is: Sestia Contenta = Eatsyc nna Tsneo -yt +is Felicitations to your lady friend! -- Nephele

Thanks, DC! (And thanks for helping me out with that Amazon thing, too!) -- Nephele

Thanks, y'all! The party goes on! (Despite the fact I'm only three and it's pro'ly past my bedtime.) -- Nephele

Thanks, BH! Seeing it all eventually get published here at UNRV is pretty gratifying as it is. Thanks, GPM! I've got lots more planned. Next up will be one to please our MPC. -- Nephele

Thanks, Aurelia! I had a great day. -- Nephele

Welcome aboard! -- Nephele

George Davis Chase ("The Origin of the Latin Praenomina," 1897) was of the opinion that the cognomen "Drusus" might possibly have been of Latin origin, meaning "stiff." He didn't say what Latin word from which it might have been derived, but I'm presuming he may have been thinking of durus. Because Kajanto doesn't corroborate this, I didn't include it in my "Surnames of the Livii." Thanks for the birthday greeting! -- Nephele

Thanks, everyone! -- Nephele

Axel, please note that this topic is about barbarization of the Roman army -- not Berbers or Islam. Perhaps you misread? -- Nephele

Noooo! (insists Nephele in her Baby Snooks/Fanny Brice voice.) I'm only three years old! -- Nephele

Thank you, Ursus! I have chosen to celebrate my 3rd birthday here by finishing up this morning my Surnames of the Livii, which I've just posted. (It's taken me long enough to finish.) My resolution for the coming year is to be less of a slacker. -- Nephele

The Livii were a plebeian gens which attained noble status and prominence as early as the 4th century BCE, when the first of the Livii Drusi (who acquired his surname due to legendary single combat with a Gallic champion) was made Master of the Horse for the dictator Lucius Papirius Cursor (324 BCE). Barely a generation following this, the first of the Livii to attain the consulship was Marcus Livius Denter (302 BCE). As I did with my Surnames of the Cornelii, Surnames of the Claudii, Surnames of the Valerii, Surnames of the Fabii, Surnames of the Aemilii, Surnames of the Servilii, Surnames of the Licinii, Surnames of the Manlii, Surnames of the Junii, Surnames of the Sempronii, and Surnames of the Julii, I have attempted here to list and define the various surnames used by the Livii of the Republic, particularly those who served in magisterial positions during the time of the Republic as noted in Broughton's Magistrates of the Roman Republic. For the purpose of this list, I have included cognomina, adoptive cognomina, and agnomina under the collective term of "surnames." ...read the full article of the Surnames of the Livii -- Nephele

Nice illustrations and article find of your own, JGolomb! I don't know about images of the menorah having been limited in antiquity. At least, there seem to have been plenty on Jewish burial plaques found in Italy. Here's one from around the 3rd century (on display in New York City's Jewish Museum): -- Nephele

Who else is experiencing the same problem, Rompe? -- Nephele

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Kinneret. Pottery, coins and tools found at the site indicate the synagogue dates to the period of the second Jewish temple in Jerusalem, where the actual menorah was kept, said archaeologist Dina Avshalom-Gorni of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The artist might have seen the menorah during a pilgrimage and then recreated it in the synagogue, she suggested. Full article here: Early Menorah Depiction Found in Galilee -- Nephele