Nephele

Can you give us any more information on monsieur Montepelant? Google search of this name matchs no documents. (I mean, if this is not a joke). Could he mean Henri Guy de Maupassant? Although, I'm not aware of any Roman connection there. -- Nephele

Hi, Hannah Joeline. Your scramble is a bit long to come up with a plausible feminine Roman name. Could you please shorten it a bit by removing your middle name from it? Thanks! -- Nephele

Caesonia Glorina, what exactly do you mean by "do a Roman student timetable"? Do you mean you want to learn Roman numerals? Is this link helpful for you? https://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-numerals.php -- Nephele

The major difference is that the 21st century lass has more choices for her life than her ancient Roman counterpart may have had, "basic human traits" notwithstanding. A "good marriage" may not be as appealing to the modern woman as it was to her ancient counterpart. The laws of modern society may favor the independent woman more than did the laws of ancient society, thereby making it easier for a woman to earn her own living without the welcome protection (or obstruction) of a husband or pater familias. I believe that your 21st century lass (of an industrialized nation) is vastly different from her ancient Roman counterpart. Granted, both may want many of the same things for themselves -- but the modern woman will want more. Because she knows that more is possible for her. Her very behavior is guided by such knowledge. Furthermore, the "average woman" (of a modern, industrialized nation) does not want "to raise a brood of bonny bouncing children." She wants to have perhaps one to three children, and most especially she wants a government-provided public school system to help raise her children for her. She wants that so much, that she is willing to demand that she and her neighbors pay higher taxes to insure the provision of "better" public schools for her children, with perks that include pre-kindergarten classes, school lunch programs, after-school activities, and more. Matrons of ancient Rome would regard the modern woman with much suspicion, I believe. -- Nephele

Isn't that an oxymoron? Not if one values acting over plot. Or special effects over plot. Or a movie's potential as a date flick/family-friendly movie, over plot, I suppose. (There are an awful lot of well-liked family-friendly movies out there with plots that suck. Just look at the last Indiana Jones movie.) I haven't seen the new Trek movie, and I might wait for the DVD, and borrow it for free from my public library. I'm curious to see whether this movie will inspire a resurgence in the Trek slash movement: Not Safe For Work -- Nephele

Hahaha! Augusta, I KNEW we'd wind up the same! We're a pair of Hellfire Club era, whip-wielding, dominatrices! -- Nephele

Thanks, Klingan and Formosus! I have so far defined 234 surnames of the Republic (including spelling variations), and I'm currently working on my next gens, which will add some more names to this list. -- Nephele

The following is an index to my Roman Surnames series, in which I have attempted to list and define the various surnames used by notable gentes of the Republic. For the purpose of this list, I have included cognomina, adoptive cognomina, and agnomina under the collective term of "surnames." This index, as also my Roman Surnames series, is a work in progress. Surnames will continue to be added to this index with each addition of a gens to my series. Acidinus: Surnames of the Manlii Acisculus: Surnames of the Valerii Aemilianus: Surnames of the Cornelii, Surnames of the Fabii, Surnames of the Livii Aeserninus: Surnames of the Claudii Africanus: Surnames of the Cornelii Agelastus: Surnames of the Licinii Ahala: Surnames of the Servilii Albinus: Surnames of the Junii Albus: Surnames of the Fabii Allobrogicus: Surnames of the Fabii Ambustus: Surnames of the Fabii Antias: Surnames of the Valerii Arquetius: Surnames of the Claudii Arquitius: Surnames of the Claudii Arvina: Surnames of the Cornelii Asellio: Surnames of the Sempronii Asellus: Surnames of the Claudii Asiagenus: Surnames of the Cornelii Asiaticus: Surnames of the Cornelii Asina: Surnames of the Cornelii Atratinus: Surnames of the Sempronii Atticus: Surnames of the Manlii Augur: Surnames of the Cornelii Augustus: Surnames of the Julii Axilla: Surnames of the Servilii Balbus: Surnames of the Cornelii Barbatus: Surnames of the Cornelii Barbula: Surnames of the Aemilii Blaesus: Surnames of the Sempronii Blasio: Surnames of the Cornelii Brocchus: Surnames of the Servilii Brutus: Surnames of the Junii, Surnames of the Servilii Bubulcus: Surnames of the Junii Buca: Surnames of the Aemilii Bucco: Surnames of the Licinii Bursio: Surnames of the Julii Buteo: Surnames of the Fabii Caecus: Surnames of the Claudii Caepio: Surnames of the Servilii Caesar: Surnames of the Julii Callaecus: Surnames of the Junii Callaicus: Surnames of the Junii Calussa: Surnames of the Cornelii Calvus: Surnames of the Cornelii, Surnames of the Licinii Canina: Surnames of the Claudii Capitolinus: Surnames of the Manlii Casca: Surnames of the Servilii Cato: Surnames of the Porcii, Surnames of the Valerii Catullus: Surnames of the Valerii Caudex: Surnames of the Claudii Caudinus: Surnames of the Cornelii Censorius: Surnames of the Porcii Centho: Surnames of the Claudii Cento: Surnames of the Claudii Centumalus: Surnames of the Claudii Cethegus: Surnames of the Cornelii Cicero: Surnames of the Claudii Cincinnatus: Surnames of the Manlii Cinna: Surnames of the Cornelii Claudianus: Surnames of the Livii Clineas: Surnames of the Claudii Clodianus: Surnames of the Cornelii Corculum: Surnames of the Cornelii Corvinus: Surnames of the Valerii Corvus: Surnames of the Valerii Cossus: Surnames of the Cornelii Crassinus: Surnames of the Claudii Crassus: Surnames of the Claudii, Surnames of the Licinii Crus: Surnames of the Cornelii Cruscellio: Surnames of the Cornelii Cunctator: Surnames of the Fabii Damasippus: Surnames of the Junii, Surnames of the Licinii Demetrias: Surnames of the Julii Denter: Surnames of the Livii Dives: Surnames of the Licinii Dolabella: Surnames of the Cornelii Dorso: Surnames of the Fabii Dorsuo: Surnames of the Fabii Drusus: Surnames of the Claudii, Surnames of the Livii Eburnus: Surnames of the Fabii Esquilinus: Surnames of the Licinii Falco: Surnames of the Valerii Falto: Surnames of the Valerii Felix: Surnames of the Cornelii Fidenas: Surnames of the Servilii Flaccus: Surnames of the Valerii Flamen: Surnames of the Claudii Fulvianus: Surnames of the Manlii Gaetulicus: Surnames of the Cornelii Gallaecus: Surnames of the Junii Gallus: Surnames of the Cornelii Geminus: Surnames of the Servilii Geta: Surnames of the Licinii Getha: Surnames of the Licinii Glaber: Surnames of the Claudii Glaucia: Surnames of the Servilii Glicia: Surnames of the Claudii Globulus: Surnames of the Servilii Glycias: Surnames of the Claudii Gracchanus: Surnames of the Junii Gracchus: Surnames of the Sempronii Gurges: Surnames of the Fabii Hadrianus: Surnames of the Fabii Helenus: Surnames of the Julii Hispallus: Surnames of the Cornelii Hispaniensis: Surnames of the Fabii Hispanus: Surnames of the Cornelii Hortator: Surnames of the Claudii Imbrex: Surnames of the Licinii Imperiosus: Surnames of the Manlii Inregillensis: Surnames of the Claudii Isauricus: Surnames of the Servilii Iullus: Surnames of the Julii Iulus: Surnames of the Julii Iuncus: Surnames of the Junii Iunianus: Surnames of the Licinii Jullus: Surnames of the Julii Julus: Surnames of the Julii Juncus: Surnames of the Junii Junianus: Surnames of the Licinii Labeo: Surnames of the Fabii Lactuca: Surnames of the Valerii Lactucinus: Surnames of the Valerii Laeca: Surnames of the Porcii Laevinus: Surnames of the Valerii Lentinus: Surnames of the Manlii Lentulus: Surnames of the Cornelii Lepidus: Surnames of the Aemilii, Surnames of the Claudii Libo: Surnames of the Julii, Surnames of the Livii Licinianus: Surnames of the Porcii Licinus: Surnames of the Fabii, Surnames of the Porcii Livianus: Surnames of the Aemilii Longus: Surnames of the Sempronii Longus: Surnames of the Manlii, Surnames of the Servilii Lucullus: Surnames of the Licinii Lupus: Surnames of the Cornelii Macatus: Surnames of the Livii Macedonicus: Surnames of the Aemilii Macer: Surnames of the Licinii Maluginensis: Surnames of the Cornelii Mamercinus: Surnames of the Aemilii Mamercus: Surnames of the Aemilii Mamilianus: Surnames of the Livii Mammula: Surnames of the Cornelii Mancinus: Surnames of the Manlii Manlianus: Surnames of the Junii Marcellinus: Surnames of the Cornelii Marcellus: Surnames of the Claudii Maximus: Surnames of the Fabii, Surnames of the Valerii Mento: Surnames of the Julii Merenda: Surnames of the Cornelii Merula: Surnames of the Cornelii Messala: Surnames of the Valerii Mocilla: Surnames of the Julii Mucianus: Surnames of the Licinii Murena: Surnames of the Licinii Musca: Surnames of the Sempronii Nasica: Surnames of the Cornelii Nero: Surnames of the Claudii Nerva: Surnames of the Licinii Niger: Surnames of the Cornelii, Surnames of the Valerii Norbanus: Surnames of the Junii Numida: Surnames of the Aemilii Ocella: Surnames of the Livii Octavianus: Surnames of the Julii Orca: Surnames of the Valerii Ovicula: Surnames of the Fabii Paciacus: Surnames of the Junii Paciaecus: Surnames of the Junii Papus: Surnames of the Aemilii Paullus: Surnames of the Aemilii Paulus: Surnames of the Aemilii Pennus: Surnames of the Junii Pera: Surnames of the Junii Pictor: Surnames of the Fabii Pitio: Surnames of the Sempronii Pollio: Surnames of the Licinii Ponticus: Surnames of the Licinii Poplicola: Surnames of the Valerii Porcina: Surnames of the Aemilii Potitus: Surnames of the Valerii Praeconinus: Surnames of the Valerii Priscus: Surnames of the Manlii, Surnames of the Porcii, Surnames of the Servilii Privernas: Surnames of the Aemilii Procillus: Surnames of the Valerii Publicola: Surnames of the Valerii Pulcher: Surnames of the Claudii Pulex: Surnames of the Servilii Pullus: Surnames of the Junii Regillensis: Surnames of the Claudii Regillus: Surnames of the Aemilii Rufinus: Surnames of the Cornelii Rufus: Surnames of the Cornelii, Surnames of the Sempronii, Surnames of the Valerii Rullianus: Surnames of the Fabii Rullus: Surnames of the Fabii, Surnames of the Servilii Russus: Surnames of the Claudii Rutilus: Surnames of the Cornelii, Surnames of the Sempronii Sabinus: Surnames of the Claudii Sacerdos: Surnames of the Licinii Salinator: Surnames of the Julii, Surnames of the Livii Salonianus: Surnames of the Porcii Salutio: Surnames of the Cornelii Salvitto: Surnames of the Cornelii Sanga: Surnames of the Fabii Sapiens: Surnames of the Porcii Scaeva: Surnames of the Junii Scapula: Surnames of the Cornelii Scaurus: Surnames of the Aemilii Scipio: Surnames of the Cornelii Senator: Surnames of the Fabii Serapio: Surnames of the Cornelii Sergianus: Surnames of the Manlii Servilianus: Surnames of the Fabii Sibylla: Surnames of the Cornelii Silanus: Surnames of the Junii Sisenna: Surnames of the Cornelii Sophus: Surnames of the Sempronii Soranus: Surnames of the Valerii Spinther: Surnames of the Cornelii Stolo: Surnames of the Licinii Strabo: Surnames of the Julii, Surnames of the Licinii Structus: Surnames of the Servilii Sulla: Surnames of the Cornelii Sura: Surnames of the Cornelii Sylla: Surnames of the Cornelii Tappo: Surnames of the Valerii Tegula: Surnames of the Licinii Torquatus: Surnames of the Manlii Triarius: Surnames of the Valerii Tucca: Surnames of the Servilii Tuditanus: Surnames of the Sempronii Unimanus: Surnames of the Claudii Uritinus: Surnames of the Cornelii Uticensis: Surnames of the Porcii Varus: Surnames of the Licinii Vatia: Surnames of the Servilii Vergilianus: Surnames of the Fabii Verrucosus: Surnames of the Fabii Vestalis: Surnames of the Claudii Vibulanus: Surnames of the Fabii Virgilianus: Surnames of the Fabii Volso: Surnames of the Manlii Volusus: Surnames of the Valerii Vopiscus: Surnames of the Julii Vulso: Surnames of the Manlii -- Nephele

Aaarrrrr! Don't be laffin' at me feather, yer scurvy knave! I'll pierce ye giblets with me bodkin! Aaarrrrrr! Me: The Renaissance Faire Wench (QLAF) Quirky Liberal Alpha Female The hardest part about being the Renn. Faire Wench is that people often mistake you for a beta female. This is not so. You might be quite flirtatious, but you are hardly reliant on men. You like to do things the mainstream would consider weird, (like dress in costume, perhaps?). Eat, drink, and be merry, but make sure whoever you date respects you and does not take advantage of your laid-back attitude. (BTW, you are likely the only type who can see That Creepy Guy (NLBM) for who he is, helping him to bring out the Manga Geek (QLBM) inside. This does not mean you have to date one, however. You are quite flexible and can enjoy the company of many of the types.) You are more QUIRKY than NORMAL. You are more LIBERAL than TRADITIONAL. You are more DOMINANT than PASSIVE. When picking a date, consider: The Lord of the Misfits (QLAM), The Fratt Boy (NLAM), The Snowball's Chance in Hell (QTBM), The Manga Geek (QLBM), or That Creepy Guy (NLBM). -- Nephele

Congratulations on the new job, Aurelia! Hey, do you get any freebies? I mean, if you're promoting some country's goods, is there any chance you might get a free salami or cell phone? -- Nephele

Ye gods. -- Nephele

Back in July of '07 when I took this test and discovered I was "The Oracle," I couldn't bear to see that "fualt." Looking back at my old posting in this thread, I see that I had gone back in and edited that misspelled word within three minutes of doing the cut'n'paste. -- Nephele

CS, you're back! Thanks for the cheer, and good to see you again! -- Nephele

Even when the museum doesn't allow photography? How about open air sites, such as the forum Romanum, Pompeii, Tivoli, etc? Are photography licenses required at those places, or are there rules against taking photos at those places? Klingan, have you been having to pay to take those pictures that you've been posting, that we've all been enjoying? I had no idea. -- Nephele

Even when the museum doesn't allow photography? In the case of travelling exhibits, as the Hatshepsut exhibit at NYC's Met about three years ago, I think the Met would be hard-pressed to prove I'd taken the pictures in their museum. I also don't know of any precedent having been set by a museum (especially the Met) of suing a visitor for taking a couple of pics on the sly. Especially if the non-flash pictures were harmless to the exhibit. What sort of "damages" could the museum prove? The most they could do, is throw me out for breaking their rules, as one museum did to Maty. And, as a publicly funded museum, I'd like to see them try it. I think the Met (and other publicly funded institutions) would be asking for more trouble than it's worth, if I and other taxpayers should decide to make a class action issue of such policies. Anybody who receives public funding -- our money -- is, ultimately, answerable to the taxpayers. -- Nephele

Setting up a tripod in full view of the museum's Camera Police... Now that's chutzpah! Hahahaha! You rebel, you. -- Nephele

To quote Lisa from the '60s American tv sitcom, Green Acres theme song... Nuuuuuu York is where I'd rather stay! I get allergic smelling hay! I just adore a penthouse view... Darling, I love you, But give me Park Avenue! My man, on the other hand, is more of a rural Long Island Oliver. "Fresh air!" -- Nephele

It's not just museums that might require the purchase of such a license. Historic Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City's borough of the Bronx requires the purchase of a photography license in order to photograph the mausoleums and tombstones there. Since I'm a member of The Friends of Woodlawn Cemetery, I can photograph free of charge. (I also get a few other perks, such as being able to enter mausoleums ordinarily closed to the public.) I have no objection to privately run institutions (such as Woodlawn Cemetery) boosting their revenue a bit with such photography licenses. But I have to say that it chafes my heinie when public and semi-public institutions that already benefit from taxpayer dollars -- such as New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art -- and which already "request" (read: "strongly insist upon") so-called "donation" admission fees (the Met's is now up to $20 per adult), start dunning us for photography licenses as well. The Met hasn't started charging for photography licenses -- yet. The day they start, is the day I'm going to be pirate photographing there with a vengeance. -- Nephele

by the way, it is a pharaoh, just thought I'd let you know. ( 95 %, kajing ! ) (just send me your CV and I'll check it out for you.) Drat! If I should ever apply for the position of pharaoh (not that my avatar of Theda Bara as Cleopatra suggests such aspirations), I'll let you check over my CV first, Formosus. -- Nephele

Nah, they're not sheeple. Nobody there was meekly handing over his or her basic rights to any freedom-hating authority figure. And while public participation in a giant, outdoor karaoke lovefest isn't quite my bag (and I suspect it isn't yours, either, PP), I had to smile at the anthem-like quality given to that old Beatles tune. Written by McCartney to comfort Lennon's young son during some trying times, the song can be applied to the trying times that we're all going through right now. The event is particularly apt, seeing as how it was conducted in Trafalgar Square, a place noted for defiant political demonstrations despite attempts of government authority to control such demonstrations. While I'd guess that the metaphor was probably lost on the majority of the participants at that event, I give them all points and two snaps for nevertheless shamelessly enjoying a bit of goofy fun at no-one's expense but their own (and probably T-Mobile's). For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool By making his world a little colder. -- Nephele

I really don't know whether flash photography is as harmful to stone, marble, etc. as it is to paints and fibers. I never use a flash in museums anyway, as I know how annoying flashing cameras can be to others. (Cell phones, too, but that's another gripe of mine. I freaking hate, hate, HATE people yakking on cell phones.) Besides, it's not too smart to use a flash if you intend to take pictures on the sly. Yep, Formosus, that pic I took of Hatshepsut came out badly. (It wasn't a statuette -- it was a larger than life size statue of the female pharoah.) I mostly took it just to be contrary. Oh, and I can assure you that I vastly enjoyed the exhibits, both before and after sneaking my few contraband pictures. -- Nephele

Hahaha! And just to give it a macabre twist: "Lederhosen Boy and Lederhosen Conjoined Twin." -- Nephele

I guess flash photography shouldn't be allowed wherever there's a chance that the light might fade a painting or tapestry. The Cloisters Museum of New York is very strict (and rightfully so) about not permitting flash photography of its famed Unicorn Hunt tapestries. On the other hand, I don't like it when NO photography at all is permitted. When our Metropolitan Museum of Art had the Hatshepsut exhibit three years ago, photography wasn't permitted. I took pictures on the sly, anyhow. I'm even more imperious than the female pharoah. -- Nephele

Sez me. -- Nephele

I can truthfully say that, of the dozens upon dozens of CVs presented by librarians that my Board of Trustees and I have reviewed, not one has ever been presented with a spelling or grammatical error. -- Nephele