Primus Pilus

We'll find out November 18th. (You're not a Wolverine fan too are you?) Sort of. I'm tired of the Schembechler (and his disciples) ideology. If UofM ever wakes up and moves into the 21st century I think my energy would be rekindled.

The admin of HW.info is actually a member here. (You can Private Message Augustus Caesar if you'd like). He only started his forum within the last year, and from experience, it takes a long time to build up a community. I guess he's more like Romulus trying to get things started than Romulus Augustulus with Odoacer at the gate. As for the whistle-stop tour... sounds like a wonderful idea. We have a fairly large UK member base here that has actually tried to arrange similar "meet and greets" at various Roman sites. I'm sure they can provide some insight...

One of the few teams we can probably beat.

What insolence is this!!! Just because the Lions haven't won a game in 7 years doesn't mean anything. We're just putting everyone else into a false sense of security. Silly bungles... just be glad you don't have to play the Browns every week.

The name itself would seem to be a key component in the confusion. I can see the wheels turning something to this effect... "What... the guy actually named Caesar wasn't an emperor but all the emperors were called Caesar even though they had other names???"

Absolutely, his work on the Roman army provides excellent insight into the structure of the Roman legions, though it is much more an overview than a detailed treatise. Unfortunately, critics claim that since he was neither a historian nor a soldier his work is dubious. Essentially, he was compiling data to send to the emperor in order to prove that the army needed to be reformed. Regardless, I don't recall him asking the emperor (either Valentinian or Theodosius) specifically to adopt a new invention, but rather to return to the old methods of recruitment and training. Of course, feel free to dig around for yourself though... http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~madsb/home/war/vegetius/

I've seen it occasionally over the years. I don't think it is specifically related to this upgrade but is rather something to with invision forums across the software platform. Regardless, we are experiencing some slight server load issues at the moment, so it could be related.

AN ANCIENT royal palace near Kingsclere unearthed during recent excavations will be open to the public over the weekend (September 22-23). The Royal Palace of Fremantle has lain hidden under the Hampshire Downs at Tidgrove Warren Farm, in the parish of Hannington, for nearly 900 years. Over the last three years the site has been excavated by staff and students from the University of Southampton in association with the Kingsclere Heritage Association local volunteers... Newbury Today

Fishermen around areas mentioned in the New Testament worked the night shift, suggests fishing gear found in a 7th century shipwreck off the coast of Dor, Israel, west of Galilee, where Jesus is said to have preached... Discovery News

Yes, I believe that will work just fine. Feel free to post whatever links you can work up. Of course, it wouldn't hurt to have someone double check my references anyway. Referencing some of Cicero's works can be a bit confusing because of the multiple layers.

Absolutely.

Thank you SF. Now if Perseus would just finish it's upgrade I could add some quality links to English Cicero texts.

I did have a big lunch today.

I suppose if one were in the middle of all that unity, one would be crushed. Kim is profound. You anti-socialist beasts!

I hope we don't have to opt out. Egads, that's bad.

These are really great G-Man... we'll have to give you access to the gallery.

My wife and I play several. A couple favorites... A tile game called Carcassonne (and several of its expansions). Pretty much second in popularity to Settlers of Catan (which needs 3 to 4 players) For a Roman theme, escaping Vesuvius in Pompeii is quite fun. We're always looking for new stuff, so all suggestions are greatly welcomed. With the guys... I used to play a good bit of Risk in the past. I still enjoy it, but it can be so overwhelmingly time-consuming and can definately create feelings of ill will among otherwise good friends.

I agree there, I only meant that Massinissa felt comfortable that Rome would not challenge his border transgressions with Carthage, and that Carthage did not expect fair arbitration. Clearly something made both sides feel the way they did. My use of the word "supported" is probably not the best choice in this context, though.

From the Hello Angry Christians video. "Hell... not a place where you physically burn forever, but perhaps a metaphor for something more subtle that consumes from. within. Something like eternal regret perhaps, something not done, not challenged, not risked, not loved, not enough? Or maybe it's just burning in fire, I don't want to get heavy about it". LOL, his delivery is fantastic.

I just thought it was a fitting label...

But why destroy Carthage while leaving so many other wealthy cities intact? It certainly boggles the typical sensibilities, but it seems to have far less to do with wealth than the symbolic nature of permanently eliminating the threat of a great rival. I suppose it's prudent simply to quote Cato Major via Plutarch... Simply, the fear of a resurgent Carthage was a legitimate concern. It is interesting though that very few eastern cities were razed in comparison to Carthage and yet many of these continued to fight Rome (Macedonia, Mithridates, etc.). Perhaps Rome never truly felt as threatened by these later opponents as they did by Carthage. Oddly enough, it's quite possible that if they employed the same methods that they did with Carthage such repeat military actions could've been avoided, despite the financial disadvantage of destroying important port/trade cities in the east.

The nastiness with Masinissa, who even the Roman historians agree was supported by Rome, is further proof that the Romans goaded the Carthaginians into another war.

Mendicant!

Thanks GO... Fortunately, we have not yet been in a position where we have needed to eliminate inactive user accounts, and I doubt we ever will. Other than being inactive, I don't believe they have any adverse effect on server load, etc. However, we will demote users from the higher member groups (Patricii or Equites) in order to free up the gallery and blog features for more active users. If you are going to be gone for an extended period of time, but have every intention of returning as an active member, just let us know and we won't touch your account. Additionally, we understand that life changes and people have things to do, or other interests, etc. Over the years, several folks have come and gone, and it's very much appreciated when someone takes a moment just to let us know they are moving on. As people become familiar with each other in discussion groups such as this, and actually begin to think of fellow posters as acquaintances and friends, folks can often be troubled when a long time member simply disappears. On a selfish note it also reduces the number of questions we get like... "whatever happened to so and so."

This one is a bit too vague for me. Could be Ingsoc's suggestion above but I get the feeling you are referring to something much later in history. It sure doesn't sound like anything that Pliny wrote to Trajan anyway. Anything else you can come up with to give a bit more detail would certainly be helpful. For some inexplicable reason I'm drawn to the works of Zosimus and Procopius, but I can't find anything in particular. Absolutely. The theory that Etruscans founded Rome is fairly wide-spread today. Many disagree, but it doesn't alter the fact that the theory exists. While the actual origin of Rome, Latins, Etruscans, etc. will continue to be researched and debated, there is no question that Etruscan culture had a major impact on the development of Rome and its culture.