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Gimme a minute and I'll Geta it. (Pssst ... "right click," "properties")

Very good. I'll go with Sabina, just in case.

Thanks, as always, MPC. The fates were indeed cruel, in this instance as well it would seem.

As MPC will probably point out, no matter where Caesar goes ... corruption is never far behind.

That book looks great. Thanks, guys! I think maybe I'll ask Santa for it.

Why, yes. Yes, I am. You would expect otherwise from me?

The French wish to call "shenanigans" on Italy over that whole Alesia thing too.

The boys at Wiki say it's a possibility:

It could be Emperor Bluto

As I work in the sordid world of insurance claims, I assure you ... it's not covered.

Ok. I'll go with Caracalla then.

New addition. See initial post for complete listings. Saturday, 10/20/07 Western Tradition PBS - 4:30 am Next showing: Fall of Byzantium Islamic forces conquer Constantinople.

Maximinus Thrax?

I see Gaul, aka France, I sure wish this guy, had on some pants. (PS - I'll keep it 'all in the family' with Asclepiades and go with Domitian)

I read this too quickly and thought it said "Toronto." Now THAT would be quite a movie! Beauty, eh?

Interesting. Is there consensus among the ancient sources as to Gaius Marius' motivation for this move? Were the spoils of war the real reason as Appian alludes to? Or was it also a combination of Marius' ego and jealousy toward Sulla as well? Or something else entirely? Would be interested in any and all conjecture on this topic as well. Found the following part of particular interest ... Would it have truly been by 'lot?' Or 'back in the day' were these types of proceedings (wink, wink) ... 'fixed?' I mean, was it in all reality just simple fate that chose Sulla to command these forces and thus begin the Republican dominoes to start toppling at such an alarming rate? I find that part of it fascinating.

Thanks. That's what I thought. Various accounts I've read speak of it almost as it was an act of treason. I understand Marius did something similar with Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus' command in Jugurtha. Were there any other precedents for such a political maneuver? Was it considered to be a "bush league" move, for lack of a better expression? Also, any idea why if the Senate wanted Sulla to lead their forces, how come they wouldn't also gather the support of the Tribune? Was that not something that was politically feasible?

I've recently been reading a bit on the controversy surrounding control of the legions during the first Mithridatic War. Sulla, Consul at the time, was appointed by the Senate to lead the Roman forces. Gaius Marius however convinced a Tribune of the Plebs to pass a law transferring authority to Marius. Was Gaius Marius' appointment legal under Roman law?

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I still think somebody crossed the streams. Crossing the streams is bad.