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LOL!

Tony Soprano?

Friday 11/23/07 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. Monday 11/26/07 Rick Steves' Europe HDNET - 8:30 am Next showing: Naples and Pompeii Back-street fish markets; pizza; climbing Mount Vesuvius; the ruins of Pompeii. Superweapons of the Ancient World Military Channel - 10:00 am Next showing: The City Destroyer The fourth century sees the creation of a mobile armor-plated siege tower armed with catapults. Tuesday 11/27/07 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.

You are correctamundo!

The A Train gets it again!

Located in the Western part of the empire, this city was the home of many great philosophers of the Roman era.

That fact that he was sickly since childhood is reputed to have saved his life once.

Here's a link to the Usbourne Books selection of books on Ancient History.

Friday 11/16/07 Smart Travels: Europe With Rudy Maxa HDNET - 6:00 am Next showing: Croatia's Dalmatian Coast Croatian coast of Dalmatia; Roman emperor's palace; tips on boating, food and driving. Tuesday 11/27/07 Superweapons of the Ancient World Military Channel - 10:00 am Next showing: The Claw Greek genius Archimedes creates a secret weapon that plucks Roman warships from the sea.

Hey! Don't have a cow, Neph!

Speaking of udderly rocks ... (Oh, I am SO going to Tarsus!)

Which is why I asked if this was akin to "political bloodsport" of the times, whereby the political opposition would put out any number of scurrilous rumors about a candidate in order to sway public opinion / elections.

Maktar!

Here we go, Primus ... the G Men against the Lions. The mafia has installed NY as a 3 point road favorite. If I were a betting man I'd take the points.

Lucius Marcius Philippus!

From All Head News "Take your hands off or me you damned, dirty ape!"

From Zeenews

Pickings have been slim of late ... I may have to start tossing Scooby Doo back into the mix ... Monday 11/26/07 The First Christians National Geographic - 4:00 am Christianity attracts many followers in its infancy; the faithful triumph over the Roman Empire.

Ix-nay on the atin-Lay for e-May oo-tay. With my job I know a lot of the Legal terminology (Res ipsa loquitur, etc.) but that's about it.

Oooo ... very cool. This should hopefully help me find some of those coins that cursed ASCLEPIADES keeps posting on the Pinacotheca thread. (Damn you, A! )

Perhaps they put it in the dryer?

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Telegraph Vessel of the same type as the one found in Honduras

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