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Salve - In the nineteenth century semaphore flags were successfully used, along with a shuttered light. in the simplest terms these can be used to coordinate activities between ships, alongside each other, where a line has been passed to transfer something physically from ship to ship. This has limited applicability, but these relate to the situation in naval exercises. Having had a primary MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) in Naval Communications I was involved with Operating signals. These abbreviated signals carried a lot of information when used with recognized abbreviations during

Salve - all good points B.H. and C. The small boats activity compares with a single horseman carrying orders from a commander to troops in different parts of the field of battle. The commander who gains some control during the chaos of battle has an edge. If we recognize and accept that brilliant men will solve practical problems in creative ways then we have to believe that a man who became a fleet commander or admiral would maintain at least some control over his naval forces as long as possible, or whenever it was crucial to do so if he possibly could. An agreed upon plan could call for raising a flag, or a sound that could be heard which could

As for me it's Scrubs, Scrubs, and Scrubs. (1900-2000 & again 2330-2400) I get enough drama, I want dramedy! And as you said ASCLEPIADES, UNRV "TV" before, after. and in between. . .with the History Channel as white noise.

Salve Jerikagoddess, Indeed, I haven

A ROMAN GODDESS by Poussin Poussin

Salve - No where did I see one named Rover; but. . . a dog that roves (roams?) a lot isn't very convenient or family friendly, perhaps. What would the Latin equivalent be for a Rover?

Salve ASCLEPIADES Many times I've seen that without knowing . . .I think you captured it in words. Not to be too mechanical or analytical: He seems to be saying "I'm a husband and I'm a baker" as he has what looks like a metal spatula under his chin; "we are what we do". She of course then states "I'm a wife. . .as she holds something I'm less certain of, except I've seen "art" pieces similar to that in cut glass, bordered in lead edging. This is their universe: each other and what they do. . .But the serenity of love goes beyond all that! Is it standard practice in these portraits for man to be on stage left, our right?

Well, within the same context, and judging by those figures, it seems that it had the opposite effect on Hadrian. Salve - There are always individual exceptions to any rule. I personally believe there is no better substitute for the parental role to troubled youth than military service. It is a great awakening for these young men who have been raised to young manhood without ever having accomplished anything, nor ever seemingly having much expected of them. Suddenly for them they recognize that if they really want to be the men they've pretended to be they have to perform, responsibly, as if they really were men. This applied to young plebeian males if less so to higher classes. My only reason for drawing a distinction as I did between plebs and pats is that a pleb would not get a second chance, while the delinquency of a pat might just be politely overlooked, by shunting him aside, or otherwise making him less relevant to the military order required. The very arrogant are another case, as they share a lot of characteristics with the very stupid.

Who is your favorite Classical Roman artist and why? Show Us an Image of His Work. And can you provide an explanation or an interpretation of a scene from a classical Roman Artist? Always for me, when looking through a book on the Ancient World, Greece, or Rome I'd come across a work of art by a classical artist, and oftentimes I would pause in fascination at the theme, the architecture, the battles scenes, the mythology. . .which is your preference? We all have our favorite Classical Roman artists; the paintings of which, when we see them, cause us to just stop and gaze. . . In October 1988 Time magazine did an article on the coming of Nicolas Poussin

Well taken, M.P.C. But, We need a society in which the father wants to be a good model. For the most part that was the Roman way. One in which a father first teaches a son all he can. Then at adulthood young men go out into the greater world for further education. Those without the means or interest in doing that have something to fall back on if they do push the envelope and fail or fall on hard times; Or they may simply follow in their father

Salve - Reading through that little book (IX to V) you recommended, Nephele, and understanding the conventions on names, which I've learned more about recently from you than I ever knew before, I have to ask a na

Salve - Unless building were wrecked, this would only mean

Nice work and thanks M.P.C. Me-thinks we can expect too much from the producers of movies. The producers needed to pull some names out of history to intrigue those like this forum

Salve Klingan, etal, I'm on my way to get a copy now And Salve Amici, Here is an elaboration on the subject of Engineers from one of my favorite authors on Rome - thought you might enjoy this: the following is from Durant

Salve Klingan, I'm on my way to get a copy now. And Thank you, I hadn't been able to find any coversions for Sestertius. It appears a rank and file soldier was well paid, as he was provided quarters and food, weapons(?), uniforms(?).The risks came with the job. Today's volunteer military force (USA) has competively raised the pay of a rank and file (pvt/pfc) to that commensurate with the laborer too. When the draft was in effect it was lower or at the very lowest of the common laborer wages (1960 $78/mo = $525/mo in 2007 > caveat: only valuable for some perspective)

Only in my dreams. (but let's see) Does the cognomen (agnomen?) Wryghta connect? -------------------- Faustus I Yam What I Yam . . . (Popeye the Sailor-Man)

Salve RomanItaly, Au contraire! These are the things that make it beautiful! Latin follows some simple rules of pronunciation, simpler than english. (Go here and go-to cut 8) For Latin, everyone has a favorite, and you've already had lots of guidance on your question (I have my high school latin text books and one latin>english only and other random books) but the little "COLLINS GEM" LATIN dictionary is only $6.95 at B&N and has lots of valuable info. And you can slip it into your car's dash-board or your pocket to have it handy at all times. Valete -

Well said Klingan, I think you are right, this sort of thing can never be done with precision. but many times we find it more valuable than drawing numbers out of the air, to make estimates that fall into at least the "realm" of numbers data can provide. Of course computers give us precise answers that everyone takes with a grain of salt, knowing they can't be as accurate as they imply. The reason to convert it into modern currency as Durant did, and I assume that he wasn't talking about fractional parts of a dollar, was for comparing the Total expenditures of Rome (under Vespasian) to the budget of NYC as a way of grasping the proportional values involved. But isn't it possible the Engineer was a nobel task, an honorarium of sorts? In some cases probably so (Sextus Julius Frontinus as head of the water department at the close of the first century (whose books had already made him the most famous of Roman engineers) had already served as praetor, governor of Britain, and several times as Consul. He may have served as a nobel duty. But your ordinary working Junior or professional Civil Engineers would've been paid in hard cash. Maybe the most important comparison that can be made is the one of the slave (property that has upkeep, maintenance, and investment), and the engineer (the professional as contractor bearing the cost of his own upkeep, maintenance, equipment, trasnportation) That's a pretty good deal that you describe above, 8 asses is "cheap" when compared to 1-drink per as, or a good drink for 4 as's. . .

Salve, My first thought was that after an initial and early dry period shortly after the (last) glaciation weather/climate in North Africa should've been more moist and cooler than at present with warmer and dryer coming about as the glacial period receded into the past. I consulted my copy of CLIMATE THROUGH THE AGES (C.E.P.Brooks 1926/rev 1949) in which he devotes a chapter to the climate of Africa since the last glaciation. He lists as data, records of rainfall in the Nile by flood level both low and high, the rise and fall of populations and cities, in (north) Africa, post glacial fluctuations of lake levels, shorelines of the Caspian Sea, and the human occupation of the Kharga Oasis (which is at best an indirect measure of rainfall). He has rendered his data which summarizes rainfall onto a curve chart which spans 8,000 years bp to present, and divided between Africa and East Africa. The chart shows a greater amount of rainfall on both curves from about 3,000 years bp to about 1400 bp, being well above the base line which he does not define, but on which both curves are plotted. As the time frame comes closer to the present the two lines charting amount or rainfall plotted on both curves become ever more precise, as one would expect, as reports and research data become more reliable. After about 1600 bp the rainfall curve falls below and above the base line about equally, but more below the line from about 300 bp. Valete -

An interesting comparison 1 & 2. Today in 1970 dollars the cost of a yard of concrete $12. vs an hour of a piece of heavy equipment like a D-8 Dozer $12.00 and again 2007 a yard of concrete $85.00 vs a D-8 at $85.00. Perfect tracking there wouldn't you say? Here's more. This is on the value of a sesterce and a dollar adjusted to today's values. Make of it what you will and make the final conversions or into any other Roman monetary value. This is in sesterces: The budget of NYC in 1944 was 150,000,000 which was then equal to 1,500,000,000 sesterces as calculated by Will Durant. in his book CAESAR AND CHRIST. He made that statement of relative value on page 337 (Ch XV

An interesting comparison 1 & 2. Today in 1970 dollars the cost of a yard of concrete $12. vs an hour of a piece of heavy equipment like a D-8 Dozer $12.00 and again 2007 a yard of concrete $85.00 vs a D-8 at $85.00. Perfect tracking there wouldn't you say?

I've noticed that. There is also in Geology a Time Period named the Silurian Period. This comes from the location of modern discovery more than any popularity of the tribe except perhaps that of a certain geologist by the name of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison who named it. But it still gives it historical relevance to those who watch names.

BTW - That white wine is called WILD ISLAND . . .