Maladict

Here are some more pictures: http://www.panorama.it/cultura/archeologia...1-A020001039915

The two capitals of the eastern Tetrarchs were Sirmium on the Danube frontier and Nicomedia in Asia Minor.

Well the earthquakes did plenty of damage, and their survival is due to frequent repairs as much as to the original architects. It is interesting to see how the buildings that still mattered to them in the fifth century, such as the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus, the Palatine, the baths and the churches, were rebuilt and it is mainly these buildings that are still standing. The other buildings were left to their fate; most pagan temples, parts of the Forum, some basilicas and porticoes that were no longer needed by the smaller population. The floods may not have done much in the way of physical damage, but they would have greatly disrupted the daily lives of the citizens, perhaps rendering parts of the city uninhabitable. For anyone interested in this part of the city's history, I would highly recommend visiting the Crypta Balbi (in Rome of course). It's an excellent, modern museum that focuses exclusively on the transition of the city from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages.

Nature played a part as well. There were many earthquakes and floods, especially during the fifth century. Due to the wars and political instability, very little of the damage would have been repaired.

It (still) is. Not much of a city, though.

Yep, that's him. That film is a treasure btw.

What about Colm Feore for physical appearance? The series (Empire) sucked beyond belief, but he does look the part. Good actor, too.

Late Republic: Alexandria, Antioch, Capua Principate: Rome, Leptis Magna Dominate: Aquileia, Split, Trier, Rome Post-476: Constantinople, Ravenna

Even if this is true it is no indication of the quality of a show. Some of the best TV shows have only run for two seasons, sometimes because the producers decided that continuing would lessen the quality of the show (e.g. Fawlty Towers, The Office). These shows have not 'failed' by any means.

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That is a very interesting choice Maladict! In what capacity? ABB? Gov't Mule? previous stint with Phil & Friends? When he first was hired by the ABB I didn't care for him that much but he has really grown on me over the years. Regardless he has to be one of the hardest working dudes in rock & roll... Have you ever gone to one of his Xmas Jams in Asheville, NC? I know him primarily from his time with Mule, but I'm slowly getting into ABB as well. I saw him with Mule live in Rome last summer, it was probably the best concert I've ever been too. :notworthy: And yes, Derek Trucks is very good too, but I haven't heard a lot of his work yet. Suggestions anyone?

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It probably just an epithet for the region they came from (Etruria or Tuscia, both names corresponding more or less to modern Tuscany). It doesn't necessarily have to refer to culture.

I'll second that suggestion.

No, I just thought it was funny, explaining archaeology to an archaeologist. One of the amusing things about a digital forum. I'd like to compare it to the invention of the metal detector. It can be a useful tool for archaeologists sometimes, but when the general public got their hands on it they started using it in less than scientific ways, as could have been expected. This is what I fear will happen too with the digital excavation.

Perhaps I should tell you at this point that you are talking to an archaeologist, and one who has had firsthand experience with looting on numerous occasions. Let's just let this rest, shall we?

And after that Venice ceded the island to them. These things have to happen formally regardless of the actual conquest, otherwise the war could not be ended, and the Ottomans would be mere occupiers. The fact that they ceded it combined with the large payments suggests the Venetians were in no state to continue opposing the Ottomans. They won the battle at Lepanto, but lost the war.

Allright, just promise me you'll never become an archaeologist. Yeah sure. That'll scare 'em

The Golden Ass by Apuleius?

I recommend you read a book on admiral Barbarossa then. Ottoman naval supremacy in the (eastern) Mediterranean during the sixteenth century is not really in doubt.

Two years after the battle Venice ceded Cyprus, and paid actually paid for the costs of the Ottoman invasion. A year after that, an Ottoman fleet (re)captured Tunis and raided the coast of Sicily. After Lepanto they controlled the eastern Mediterranean, and finally, decades later, invaded and captured Crete. Except for a significant naval battle in the Dardanelles, won by Venice and Malta, and the Venetian invasion of Greece, I can't think of any Christian navy trying to oppose the Ottomans until the eighteenth century.

Lepanto was not that important in the general scheme of things. The Ottomans rebuilt their fleet within a year iirc and the battle did nothing to prevent the ongoing decline of Venetian maritime power.

I was thinking more along the lines of treasure hunting and illegal digging. Most archaeological remains should be kept unknown and unseen as long as possible.

That's all very well, but what do you think will happen if everyone can see what is underneath the soil?