GhostOfClayton

There were almost as many layouts of baths as there were baths. There's not even that much commonality in the military bathhouses. The three tier boiler you describe is called a Milarium, but I doubt they were that widespread. Your SL requirements seem to correspond to a bath suite in a private villa. We're fortunate that there are two excellent reproductions of such examples available. The first is the town house at Wroxeter, and the second is the town house at Augusta Raurica. Wroxeter can be explored via the virtual tour on this page. Photos of the Augusta Raurica bath suite can be found at the virtual tour on this page. It's a long shot, but if you ever find yourself in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), there is a reproduction military bathhouse at Segedunum (Wallsend).

Interesting stuff. Pompey is instantly recognisable . . . and I think we've discussed here before that we expected better things of Cleopatra.

I seem to remember something particularly nasty and unsettling in relation to the torture of Christians by Julian the Apostate. Anyone remember the detail?

In the US, due to their mathematically suspect dating system (no offence to our US contributors), it would be 02-14-12 = -24. Obviously I acknowledge that the European dating system is only slightly less suspect.

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You may find this of some use.

To reach the Corbridge bridge footings, cross the main bridge over the Tyne to find a car park on your right. From there, aquire the river bank, and walk west for around a kilometer (maybe less). You won't miss it. If you visit the bridge footing at Chesters, the best place to park is near the roundabout on the Bellingham Road. Walk back over the road bridge on the right hand side to find a small gate on the right. At the footings, look out for the phallus on the north side, quite low down. To complete the picture, there's the bridge footings at Willowford (nr Birdoswald). These are the most interesting of the three. To reach them, walk east from Birdoswald (keep to the right of the wall and look out for another phallus) to Milecastle 49 (Harrow's Scar - itself in good nick). Turn right (and steeply downhill), before cutting left on the National Trail to cross a modern footbridge. The footings are a few metres further along.

Welcome on board, Roger.

Yup - hope you had a good one.

If Arbeia is closed (make sure, because it's well worth dropping by), start at Wallsend, and make sure you get to see the reproduction military Bath-house, and wall (across the main road). If you're in a car, and you have a spare hour, have a look at the Vallum crossing and temple in Benwell, and maybe even the turret at Denton. The stretch of curtain wall at Hedon on the Wall is worth a look if passing. Again, if you're in a car, park up beside the access to Brunton Turret (tallest surviving turret), and have a look, and then walk (you'll need nearly on hour for this in total) around to the bridge footings at Chesters (assuming you didn't do this when you visited last time - few people do). If you're willing to walk a mile or two, you can park up at Greencarts crossroads and walk west to the Blackcarts turret (again, less than an hour there and back.) From Housesteads, walking west as far as Steel Rigg (or even Cawfileds Craggs) you're getting the best scenery and remains along the whole wall. If you really know your onions, you can walk much of it along the fairly flat Military Way, but then you lose the views, and have to know when to divert to the main path to see the remians.) You can then catch the AD123 bus back (or park up at one end, catch the bus, and walk back to your car.) If you fancy an evening stroll from Corbridge, wander along the south bank of the river from the car park to see the bridge footings (about an hour). Another well worth while bus stretch is from Greenhead (or Gilsland depending on the bus) to Birdoswald, taking in Poltross Burn Milecastle. Some excellent remains on that stretch. On the way back from Birdoswald, don't forget Pike Hill Signal tower and Bankshead Turret. Also, much missed by the tourists id the curtain wall stretch at Hare Hill (just west of Banks). Last, and tallest remaining stretch. The only thing I'd recomend beyond that is Tullie House Museum in Carlisle itself. Very good museum with a newly opened Roman Gallery. Feel free to PM me for details.

And there's also the documentary 'Carthage: The Roman Holocaust' that is presented by Richard Miles himself. It sometimes finds its way onto More4.

Strangely, on Amazon's UK site, you can get it for under twenty quid. Then again, we pay so much more for our Kindles than our friends in our former colonies - and thus cosmic balance is restored.

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A government warning said that anyone travelling in icy conditions should take a shovel ,blankets or sleeping bag,extra clothing including a scarf hat and gloves. 24 hour supply of food and drink de-icer , rock salt, torch with spare batteries, safety triangle, tow rope, petrol can, 1st aid kit and jump leads . . . I looked a right burk on the bus this morning.

I carefully create an hour by hour plan for every tour I do. All the timings, visits, etc. planned in intricate detail. In practice, they never turn out like I planned, so I've now developed a universal plan covering all tours. It consists of just 2 words: - "Wing it!" I've followed it to the letter, and it has worked really well so far.

I'm sure I'd be able to help out with the hunt for Near Earth Objects if they gave me a telescope.

This sort of excuse just doesn't wash with us Kindle users!

Use this web page as a start for your research. See also the last few posts in this thread.

Believe it or not, the reprodution town houses at both Augusta Raurica and Wroxeter had them in the kitchen. This is so both functions could share a fresh water supply and a waste water drain. Only a few private houses possessed toilets, though. In Wroxeter, there was also a toilet in the Caldarium. For information, the military Bath house at Segedunum has them in the Apodyterium.

Is the signed photo yours, Guy?

I disagree with your logic. It's true that Christianity grew, and it's true that we have (largely) stopped killing each other for sport, but it would be tautological to assume that the one was a cause for the other. Equally feasible would be that the two are unrelated, or have some common cause. Because Christianity has affected a limited percentage of the world population, but the abatement of killing for sport is global, I would favour the 'unrelated' hypothesis. Also, in countries like the UK, where Christianity is reducing, there has been no corresponding start up in killing for sport.

Do you have one of those fancy new Kindles without the keyboard, Noricum? How are you finding it?

Date: Thur 9 Feb 2012 A: Wroxeter Roman City Time: 10am-12pm&1pm-3pm Suitable for: Adults Take a tour of the Wroxeter Roman Town House with its designer and archaeologist, Professor Dai Morgan Evans. Tours at 10am and 1pm. Tour and talk last approximately 2 hours, please wrap up warm as there is no heating in the town house. Includes tea/coffee. Price

We don't mention Bill's work much within these forums, despite the significant Roman influences. Let's correct that right here and now. To ease us into this brave new dawn of intellectualism, we should discuss what we think to Mr Ralph Fiennes' most recent work, Coriolanus. I'm not sure what to make of it yet, but if I can find anyone else prepared to see it, I shall go along and give it a watch. After all, I enjoyed Forbidden Planet.