G-Manicus

Tuesday 12/11/07 Smart Travels Equator Channel - 10:00 pm Next showing: Germany's Rhine and Mosel Rivers Where Caesar destroyed two Germanic tribes; where U.S. troops crossed the Rhine; vineyards; ancient castles; Kolsch beer. Wednesday 12/12/07 Ancient Almanac History International - 11:00 am Next showing: Ancient Mysteries: The Sunken City The Roman city of Ostia dies a slow, painful death.

Friday 12/7/07 Rick Steves' Europe HDNET - 6:30 am Next showing: Naples and Pompeii Back-street fish markets; pizza; climbing Mount Vesuvius; the ruins of Pompeii. Saturday 12/8/07 Mega Disasters History Channel - 4:00 pm Next showing: The Next Pompeii? Today more than 3 million people live in the danger zone surrounding Italy's Mount Vesuvius volcano, which erupted in 79 A.D., buried the Roman town of Pompeii and killed about 5,000 people.

Monday 12/3/07 What the Romans Did for Us History Intl - 9:30 am Next showing: Arteries of the Empire Tuesday 12/4/07 Rick Steves' Europe HDNET - 6:30 am Next showing: Provence: Legendary Light, Wind and Wine Roman ruins in Nimes; Avignon's papal palace; Van Gogh's Arles; the Rhone. Saturday 12/8/07 Gladiator (2000) TNT - 8:00 pm Condemned to arena fights by corrupt Roman leader Commodus, Gen. Maximus seeks revenge for his family's deaths. The History of Sex History - 10:00 pm Next showing: Ancient Civilizations Egyptians; Mesopotamians; Greeks; Romans. Monday 12/10/07 What the Romans Did for Us History Intl - 9:30 am Next showing: Edge of the Empire Good communication skills were the key to the Roman military's success.

Thursday 12/6/07 Discover Magazine Science Channel - 7:00 am Next showing: Ghost Ships of Pisa Roman ships found. Friday 12/7/07 Skeletons of Roman Ashkelon HDT - 2:00 am Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Ashkelon find skeletons of 100 newborns. Eye Over Germany Equator Channel - 9:00 pm Next showing: Wasserburg to Nuremburg Feudal hill towns and castles fortresses, St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau and the home of the Roman emperors at Nuremburg Castle.

That thread is right up my alley ...

Sunday 12/2/07 Smart Travels Equator Channel - 10:30 am Next showing: Ancient Greece & Rome Athens, Delphi, Delos, Pompeii, Rome and Provence and a little history of wine and olives. Monday 12/3/07 Your Travel Guide Travel Channel - 11:30 am Next showing: Rome Joseph Van Harken travels to Rome. Tuesday 12/4/07 Smart Travels: Europe With Rudy Maxa HDNET - 8:00 am Next showing: Classical Europe: Ancient Greece and Rome Ancient Greece and Rome; Athens; Delphi; Syracuse; Pompeii. Wednesday 12/5/07 Julius Caesar (1953) TCM - 1:00 AM Shakespeare's Brutus, Cassius and others plot the Roman ruler's death, but Mark Antony avenges it. Cleopatra (1963) Cinemax - 6:10 am The queen of Egypt seduces Julius Caesar, but when he is killed, she uses Mark Antony as her new protector. Globe Trekker Travel Channel - 9:00 am Next showing: Ultimate Italy The exotic food and festivals of Italy; fishing for sea urchins; pizza; the legacy of the Etruscans, Romans and the Renaissance; the ruins of Pompeii; the Leaning Tower of Pisa. MythBusters Discovery Channel - 11:00 am Next showing: Ancient Death Ray (Archimedes); Skunk Cleaning; What Is Bulletproof? Hosts test urban legends: Greek scientist sets fire to a Roman fleet; removing skunk odor.

Happy Thanksgiving ... from WKRP MY GOD! THEY'RE TURKEYS!! As God is my witness ... I thought turkeys could fly (Arguably the single greatest individual sitcom episode of all-time)

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. One of the many things I will give thanks for this year is having found this forum and all the wonderful folks who post here ... even Gaius.

Thanks, Primus. I had just come across the Plutarch references and was coming here to post them as well.

(*Disclaimer ... yes, I fully realize what I'm about to present comes from a book of historical FICTION) I've recently begun reading "Fortune's Favourites" by Colleen McCullough chronicling Sulla's rise to Dictator. Early on she portrays a scene where young Pompey Magnus leads his troops to join with Sulla's forces and Pompey is aghast at Sulla's physical appearance (not to mention the fact that he was drunk!). Pompey comes to find that Sulla is suffering from some sort of affliction which causes his skin to itch uncontrollably, the effect of which is his skin is riddled with sores and bleeds, and his hair has fallen out. She indicates that Sulla at that point has taken to wearing a wig to hide this and that somehow drinking voluminous amounts of wine helps to control this condition from breaking out. The book mentions that the condition came about as a result of a bad sunburn suffered by Sulla in Greece during the Mithrandatic Wars. Can anyone shed any light (no pun inteneded, Sulla!) as to whether there is any historical basis for the above? If so, any idea what this affliction was that Sulla suffered from? Was he believed to have suffered from skin cancer? Earlier on in the series, Sulla was said to have suffered a horrendous sunburn while on campaign with Marius in Jugurtha. Why would wine counteract it? I know it's considered to be a preventative. (Doctor Asclepiades ... I'm looking at you!)

Friday 11/23/07 Smart Travels: Europe With Rudy Maxa HDNET - 6:00 am Next showing: Germany's Rhine and Mosel Rivers The ancient Roman city of Trier; vineyards and ancient castles along the Mosel River; famous Rhine castles. Saturday 11/24/07 Smart Travels Equator - 12:00 am Next showing: Berlin Luxury shopping and accommodations at Hotel Adlon, ancient treasures of Pergamon and Expressionism at the Neue Nationalgalerie. Monday 11/26/07 Smart Travels: Europe With Rudy Maxa HDNET - 8:00 am Next showing: Bath and South Wales Ancient Roman spas; the mystical town of Glastonbury, England; the Wye River Valley; Tintern Abbey inspires poet William Wordsworth. Thursday 11/29/07 Smart Travels: Europe With Rudy Maxa HDNET - 7:00 am Next showing: Out of Rome Emperor Hadrian's villa; wine and lakes of the Alban Hills; ancient seaport of Ostia; olive oil pressing; Rome's ring road. Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti in Concert PBS - 8:00 pm Conductor Zubin Mehta, Pl

Oh, yeah!!!

The 1960's Cleopatra film hasn't stood the test of time ... but Liz Taylor was hubba-hubba'esque in it.

Hmmmph! Of all the ... !

Given it's overall score of 2.9/10, the voters at IMDB would seem to agree with you. Especially this guy: ZING!

Also, the Cleopatra miniseries with Timothy Dalton as Caesar and Billy Zane as Mark Antony, while far superior to "Empire" ... was still a veritable crapfest.

For me, it's got to be that insipid "Empire" miniseries There are so many reasons for why it's the worst of the worst that I would bring down the UNRV server if I were to start listing them. It was SOOO historically inaccurate I'm surprised they didn't have it take place in Australia! The ONLY positive thing I will say for it is that the actor who portrayed Caesar looked like how I imagined Caesar would look. That's it. I'm ill just thinking about this show.

Does anyone actually get the "Equator" channel? I've got Directv and it's not part of my package ...

Monday 11/26/07 What the Romans Did for Us History International - 9:30 am Next showing: Building Britain New farming methods; planning of towns; plumbing. Saturday 12/1/07 World Heritage Equator Channel - 10:30 am Next showing: Tyre The Lebanese city of Tyre contains impressive ruins from the Roman Empire. Sunday 12/2/07 Lost Worlds History Channel - 2pm Next showing: City of Armageddon Overlooking the Holy Land's Dead Sea is the ancient fortress of Masada, where Jewish rebels besieged by Roman soldiers staged a last stand until committing mass suicide.

Further, don't you think that had he lived (or if Augustus had died earlier) that Agrippa would have been expected to assume control of the Empire, er ... Republic?

Yes. "Psychohistorical."

Costly win for the Giants. Mathias Kiwanuka broke his leg on the 1st series and is done for the year. He is a potential superstar in the making. Also, couldn't believe the roughing the passer penalty they called on Tuck in the 4th quarter. I was like "ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? KITNA WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THROWING THE BALL!!" What a completely wacky ending to the Ravens / Browns game (actually the end of regulation). You'll never see that again in your life where a FG attempt hits the upright and then bounces down and hits the stanchion holding the crossbar and then bounces back onto the field. Holy crap! Even though I lost Adrian Peterson on my fantasy team, picking up Chester Taylor off waivers proved to be a nice move. Actually, what's it matter who I have? All's I need is Tom Brady.

Tuesday 11/20/07 Smart Travels: Europe With Rudy Maxa HDNET - 8:00 am Next showing: Sicily Sicily; Palermo; Monreale Cathedral; Greek temples; Roman mosaics; Syracuse; Mount Etna. Thursday 11/22/07 World Heritage Equator Channel 0 5:00 pm Next showing: Dougga and Thugga Roman town in Tunisia features temples, mosaics and underground homes. Saturday 11/24/07 Earth Diaries Equator Channel - 4:00 pm Next showing: Turkey Turkey: the Harem of Topkapi Palace; the bizarre rock formations of Cappidoccia; the Byzantine masterpiece of Ayasofya. Tuesday 11/27/07 Rick Steves' Europe PBS - 12:00 am Next showing: Caesar's Rome Rome; Forum; Colosseum; Pantheon; catacombs; cat hospice; ice cream. Mega Disasters History Channel - 10:00 pm Next showing: The Next Pompeii? Today more than 3 million people live in the danger zone surrounding Italy's Mount Vesuvius volcano, which erupted in 79 A.D., buried the Roman town of Pompeii and killed about 5,000 people. Thursday 11/29/07 We Built This City HDT - 9:00 am Next showing: London From Roman settlement to the center of the British empire, London is a city steeped in history. Saturday 12/1/07 Smart Travels Equator Channel - 12:00 am Next showing: Sicily The Villa Romana del Casale contains the most extensive and unspoiled mosaics from ancient Rome and the steaming craters and unearthly views from Mount Etna.

And to make it worse .... the Patriots have your 1st round pick next year.

Gemellus