Nephele

Lupercus, you are a member of the Trebonia gens -- a plebeian gens of considerable antiquity. According to W. Smith, your gens gained distinction as early as 447 BCE, although none of its members obtained the consulship during the Republic. Your cognomen is "Solator," meaing "consoler; comforter" and suggesting that you or one of your ancestors might have served as the prototypic "professional help" for nervous and confused ancient Romans. (You're not already employed in the mental health field, are you?) Your praenomen is "Gnaeus," customarily abbreviated as "Cn." Your full Roman name is: Cn. Trebonius Solator = estowblrdtnsaorcni -wd +uo Welcome to UNRV! -- Nephele

Salve, Lupercus! I took Latin in high school, too, and it was my favorite class. The fact that it was my smallest class (only about eight students, total) had a lot to do with it, too. Roman mythology is one of your main interests? Mine too! (Right after Roman nomenclature.) Perhaps you might like to join us in this fun thread: Mythteries Welcome to UNRV! -- Nephele

Here's a list I compiled from my own MRR of Cornelii Scipiones who served in the office of Praetor. (Dates are listed first; the numbers in parentheses identify individuals, and correspond to the number of the article under the name of the family in Pauly-Wissowa's Real-Encyclopadie, in which an individual is discussed.) 194 (Praetor Farther Spain): P. Cornelius Cn. f. L. n. Scipio Nasica (350) 193 (Praetor Sicily): L. Cornelius P. f. L. n. Scipio Asiaticus (337) 179 (Praetor Pregrinus): Cn. Cornelius Cn. f. L. n. Scipio Hispallus (346) 177: Cn. Cornelius Scipio (320, 325) This entry is in question: Although Broughton lists six Praetors for this year, he also states that "according to a law passed in 181 there should be only four Praetors this year. The reference in Valerius Maximus (4.5.3) to a Cn. Scipio who was elected Praetor with the help of the scribe Cicereius is probably a mistake for L. Scipio, Praetor in 174, who was followed by Cicereius in 173." 176 M. Cornelius Scipio Maluginensis (348) "assigned Farther Spain but excused." 174 (Praetor Peregrinus): L. Cornelius Scipio (325) 165: P. Cornelius P. f. Cn. n. Scipio Nasica Corculum (353) 141: P. Cornelius P. f. P. n. Scipio Nasica Serapio (354) 139 (Praetor Peregrinus): Cn. Cornelius Scipio Hispanus (347) 114: P. Cornelius P. f. P. n. Scipio Nasica Serapio (355) ca. 109: Cn. Cornelius Scipio (321) ca. 93: P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica (351) 86: L. Cornelius L. f. L. n. Scipio Asiaticus (338) -- Nephele

I did! Nice bibliography, too. I'm looking forward to your planned follow-up on Salvitto. In Book 7 of his Natural History, Pliny mentions that Salvitto received his name due to his resemblance to a well-known mime. I can't help but wonder whether this Scipio's contemporaries might have drawn other comparisons (beyond mere physical resemblance) between this Scipio and a public entertainer. Was it a joke between Scipio and his friends? Was it criticism from Scipio's foes? I'm intrigued. -- Nephele

Thanks for bringing this up, Asclepiades! I had started this topic: The Inner Moat of Hadrian's Wall: Logical Need -- or Foolish Excess?, because I had read in the cited book that the inner moat to Hadrian's wall had been filled in a short time after the construction of the wall. But, Augustus Caesar, you're saying that this moat was actually filled in centuries later? I'd be interested in reading more about this, if you have additional information. Would you like to post to the above referenced thread? -- Nephele

Viking (like Sosigenes, here), you are a member of the Mallia gens -- a plebeian gens that, despite having been of no celebrity, nevertheless produced a consul in the year 105 BCE (Cn. Mallius Maximus). Your cognomen is "Beatus," signifying that your branch of the Mallii was blessed by the gods. Your praenomen is "Titus," customarily abbreviated as "T." Your full Roman name is: T. Mallius Beatus = estalmdlwtbuia -dw +us Or, if you prefer the praenomen of "Decimus" instead of "Titus," you could just as easily be: D. Mallius Beatus = estalmdlwtbuia -tw +us -- Nephele

Sosigenes, you are a member of the Mallia gens -- a plebeian gens that, despite having been of no celebrity, nevertheless produced a consul in the year 105 BCE (Cn. Mallius Maximus). Your cognomen is "Remedius," indicating that either you or an ancestor of yours was somewhat adept in the medical profession. Your praenomen is "Tiberius," customarily abbreviated as "Ti." Your full Roman name is: Ti. Mallius Remedius = rekedamiwillstihm -kwh +uus Welcome to UNRV! -- Nephele

Viking, I don't know how I managed to have missed your posting here! My apologies for taking so long to get back to you. Looking at your scramble, though, I think those are way too many letters to work with. Could you please remove your middle name(s) from the scramble? Thanks -- and welcome to UNRV! Btw, I see that your posting was #666 in this thread. Coooool. How could I have missed THAT? -- Nephele

I'm very much enjoying these! Keep 'em coming! I have a question about the Roman stones in the gardens (that you'd mentioned). Are those stones taken from Roman ruins by the locals, for use in their gardens? The story about the flashing cracked me up! Were y'all offering cheers of encouragement for that girl? -- Nephele

I'd be interested in knowing which gods of ancient Egypt were hidden in the Julian Calendar, and how they were hidden. Can a correlation be made between the Egyptian gods corresponding to various seasons, and those Roman gods described in Ovid's Fasti? -- Nephele

I've never seen Boston Legal. How did the final episode go? Are there any seasons out on DVD? DVD is how I usually catch up on teevee shows. Right now I'm into the recently released (last week) third season DVD of Bones, a show I'm absolutely nuts about. My philosophy is: If you wait long enough, everything eventually comes out on DVD. -- Nephele

I missed it, damn. But I did catch the lunar eclipse back in February, and that was amazing. Does anyone here ever take pictures of these evening astonomical events? I'll bet they'd be gorgeous, captured like that. -- Nephele

Although this is going a bit off-topic, I nevertheless feel a need to clarify something here. Israel's Law of Return does not automatically grant citizenship to those, born of a Jewish mother, who have also chosen to convert to another religion. -- Nephele

Bless you, my child. I miraculously gift you with 500 Nephele bucks. Next week, you get a Cadillac. Hallelujah. -- Nephele

Judaism isn't a race because not all Jews share the same genetic makeup (you can have fair-skinned, blonde, blue-eyed Jews as well as dark-complexioned Jews). But all Jews are nevertheless united as a sort of extended family with a shared history, regardless of whether or not they happen to be religiously observant Jews. There are Jews who also happen to be atheists. -- Nephele

Is that the sound of you falling off your computer desk chair, having made (while apparently under the influence of alcohol) yet another abstruse posting? -- Nephele

Hello, sas. Would you care to elaborate more, regarding your posting here? -- Nephele

Maty, actually there is an English translation of Macrobius' Saturnalia, and I've been accessing it for my research on my Roman surnames project. I don't own it, and can only access it when I visit NYC's public library on 5th Avenue (it's a very rare book in their non-circulating research collection). The translator is Percival Vaughan Davies, and it was published by Columbia University Press in 1969. Is it possible that a university library near you might have it? I haven't checked WorldCat. -- Nephele

Interesting and enjoyable contribution to your Roman Literati project, Ursus! I'm looking forward to more. -- Nephele

But, but... I thought double negatives were de rigueur for rock lyrics? As in the Rolling Stones' "I can't get no satisfaction." What really makes me cringe is the double preposition in Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die": "But in this ever-changing world in which we live in..." Urrrgh. James Bond wouldn't have made such an error. -- Nephele

I don't follow you. Opposite of what? Just my nonsense...I give a god, goddess, hero, nymph, etc and you give me a rhyming couplet... Don't take me too seriouslly on that...it is because English is not my language and I can't play . Caesar, please don't feel left out because you can't rhyme in English. You (and any of our other non-English members) are welcome to contribute a mythterie in non-rhyming verse, too. Just be creative -- and crafty! -- Nephele

This is an ominous portent, indeed. Yea, we must all go to god's temple, and vigorously sing hymns (like this one), to avert catastrophe. -- Nephele

Thanks, GH. Hope to see you around for a very very long time, too! -- Nephele

Ooo, you picked a favorite of mine! You are Eris, goddess of discord, who messed up a wedding by tossing a golden apple into the mix inscribed with the words "for the fairest." And, of course, the goddesses each thought that apple belonged to them. Eris is delightfully wicked. (Great riddle, Ursus!) -- Nephele (I waive my turn, for Doc.)

Looks like you're up for the next one, Doc. Welcome aboard! -- Nephele