Nephele

Hi, Rompe. Just letting you know that Admin is checking the system settings for your account. Is your mailbox full?

Interesting graph! I'd love to know the names of our old U.S. senatorial families. I already know Kennedy.

I think insomnia is way worse than hangovers. My own insomnia this evening has driven me to crayon divination. Crayon divination is something that I invented. It's kind of like Tarot cards, or Astrology, except my pseudo-science is way cooler. Because crayons are cool. If you would like to know your secret crayon name and color, and also what this says about your personality, just post a request in my blog, here: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?automo...;showentry=1858 I can anagram either your screen name, or a scramble of the letters of your actual name. (If you want me to do your actual name, I ask people to scramble their letters for privacy.) Anyway, that's going on over in my blog, so don't post any anagram requests here if you're planning to participate.

Welcome aboard, uuontario! Check out the suggested reading in our Quintus Libri forum here: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showforum=57

Heheh, I feel a little goofy admitting this, but my motto translation request was for a vampire clan in an online role-playing game. So, I guess the "Infernum" is best suited to the purpose. *sheepish grin*

Many thanks!

Hi, Neoflash. I dug up this old posting of mine (with UNRV discussion following) that you might find helpful: Female Magistrates in Broughton's Also, I recommend to you Robin Lorsch Wildfang's book: Rome's Vestal Virgins: A Study of Rome's Vestal Priestesses in the Late Republic and Early Empire. I've been meaning to review the book, but I'm a bit of a slacker when it comes to book reviews. So here is the mini review I did in a Quintus Libri posting back in 2007:

Thanks, that looks pretty good to me! Anyone else able to confirm or add to Neoflash's translation?

Okay, I know we've got some Latin experts on this board. Will one of you please help me out? I need a Latin translation for this motto: "We Are Coming, and Hell Is Coming with Us." My own Latin never went beyond third year high school, so I don't want to trust it to this task. Thanks in advance!

Here are some suggestions for names for gladiatores and gladiatrices. All of the following names were in actual use at some time in ancient Roman history, as found in the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum. (Reference: Kajanto, The Latin Cognomina) Names suggesting harshness, cruelty: MALE Acidus Asper Asprianus Asprinus Atrox Durus Imperiosus Importunus Mordax Tetricus FEMALE Aspra Asprilla Importuna Tetricilla Names suggesting destructiveness: MALE Exitiosus Funestus Iniuriosus Malus Nocentianus (from nocens) FEMALE Malificia Mala Periculosa Names suggesting violence, ferocity: MALE Ferocianus Ferox Ferullus Torentius Vehemens Violens FEMALE Ferocia Ferociana Ferocilla Ferocina Fervida Violentilla Names suggesting daring, rashness: MALE Audax Audacius Caldus Calidus Names suggesting arrogance: MALE Frontosus Superbus FEMALE Superba Names suggesting virility: MALE Viratus Virilianus Names suggesting martial qualities: MALE Armipotens Bellicanus Bellicianus Bellicus Belliger FEMALE Bellica Bellicina Names suggesting strength, power: MALE Pollens Pollentius Potens Potentianus Potentinus Potentius Robaratus Roburius Robustianus Robustius Robustus Strenuus Valens Valentianus Valentinus Valentius Validus Vegetianus Vegetinus Vegetius Vegetus Vigor Vigorianus Virentius FEMALE Nerviana Nervilla Potentia Potentilla Potentina Strenua Valentilla Valentina Valentia Names suggesting speed, agility: MALE Celer Celerianus Celerius Citatus Citior Citus Excitatus Incitatus Properatus Rapidus Velocianus Velox Volantius Volucer FEMALE Celera Celerana Celeriana Cita Citata Excitata Incitata For myself, I think I would choose "Audacia."

I like Suetonius for that reason, too. Suetonius was a yenta in a toga.

Centurion-Macro, you are a member of the Marii, a plebeian gens whose probable founder was the distinguished military leader Gaius Marius, conqueror of the Cimbri and Teutones. Your cognomen of

You're very welcome JGolomb. As for your question regarding the "Miles" designation, that's merely a post count rank, and you'll find it change as your postings increase in number. You'll find our UNRV Welcome and FAQ helpful:

GPM, aw, thanks for the props. Welcome to UNRV, Marius! I

Jgolomb, you belong to a gens that took so much pride in having come from the oldest Latin town

Birthday hails to you!

Since there doesn't seem to be any evidence for the existence of solely left-handed cohorts in the Roman military, I'm locking this topic and referring anyone, who wants to continue the discussion, to the original topic on Romans and left-handedness: Sinister Romans: Left-handedness in antiquity OT to Lost Warrior -- thanks! I've never really been a banner person before, but a friend went to the trouble of making this for me, so I figured I ought to use it.

A couple of months ago we had a lively discussion going regarding left-handedness in the Roman army, as well as lefthandedness among gladiators. I don't think anyone came up with anything regarding "separate cohorts for left handed soldiers," though. You can read the older posts here: Sinister Romans: Left-handedness in antiquity It would be interesting to know whether such left-handed military units might have existed, although they don't seem probable. -- Nephele

Birthday hails to you both!

Amusing myself with anagrams, as usual.

Thanks for reminding me -- I'd set aside one that I meant to put up months ago. As soon as that one's done, I promise the Porcii will be next! Nice to see you back, MPC. People have been asking for you.

That seems so unsporting. -- Nephele

Sulla - There is much dispute as to the origin and meaning of this surname, with some stating that it is a diminutive of Sura, others that it is an ancient word with roughly the same meaning as "Rufus" ("red-haired" or "ruddy-complexioned"), and others that it is derived from the name Sibylla, which was supposedly later shortened to "Sylla." Sura - Meaning "the calf of the leg." While this surname is found in other gentes in addition to the Cornelia gens, the Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura who bore this surname is said by Plutarch (and recounted by Smith in his Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology) to have received the nickname when serving as quaestor to Sulla in 81 BCE. When called by Sulla to give an accounting of himself, Sura "answered by scornfully putting out his leg, 'like boys,' says Plutarch, 'when they make a blunder in playing at ball.' (Cicero 17)." Sibylla - This surname was received by the 3rd century BCE decumvir Publius Cornelius Rufus who, according to Macrobius in his Saturnalia, advised consultation of the Sibylline Books upon the institution of the Games of Apollo. Surnames of the Cornelii -- Nephele

I fully second that emotion. Nice to see you again, CS! Actually, the Admin of UNRV have already started publishing my Roman surname series. Which reminds me that I'm way behind on my next entry in the series! -- Nephele

Praecones. Singular: praeco. -- Nephele