GhostOfClayton

Number 1 I think this is a statuette of the Goddess Venus. My reasoning is that she has her lady bumps on display.

Number 1

It always amazes me how archaeologists can take a smale statuette and identify which of Rome's pantheon it was supposed to be. I want to be able to do that, and that's why I'm starting this thread. This is how it will work: The Questionner 1. Find the last entry - it should have a number. 2. Add 1 to the number and post your entry, identified by the new number. Your entry will be a representation of an ancient Roman God. If you want to do Greek Gods, start your own thread. 3. There doesn't need to be one at a time until it's guessed, as many of these can be on the go at any one time as we want. The guesser 1. Choose a picture and post a reply. This should include all of : the reference number of the picture, which God you think it is, and what factors lead you to your decision. I'll work an example to show you.

I'm hanging back with this one to let others have a go.

I've been tasked with writing a document on the practicalities of visiting Basel. If you need any help with your visit, let me know.

Part 2 of the report - Logistics Having had a few people I needed to meet with in Basel, I decided to stretch my visit very slightly to give myself a free afternoon to visit Augusta Raurica. Getting there For those interested in visiting, you should know that the place is a doddle to visit using public transport. If you

Part one of the report - the photo album.

Then you may be interested in this thread.

Key quesion: Will it tell you any more than you can get from Wikipedia?

I so want the Roma Victrix Beaker @UNRV http://bit.ly/romavictrix

Yes, I'm afraid you're too young and impressionable for such scenes, Crispina.

I fear the clocks will tick very slowly towards the eventual release date of the region 2 DVD. I shouldn't wish my life away!

The DVD of which can be bought for next to nothing here.

For those interested, this is now being repeated on Wednesday nights at 2200 on More4. I saw the first one, but wasn't able to record it at the time. However, I'll be doing my level best to record the remainder of the series. If you haven't had chance to see it, and can't this time, let me know. To conclude with what struck me from the repeat viewing of Episode 1 - I'd forgotten how good it was. Roll on next Wednesday.

I visited Augusta Raurica on 5th December as planned. I'm trying to get my photos together, but watch this space for a visit report. Quick summary: Good remains, well preserved, but very spread out. Getting round them requires a bit of logistics Excellent standard of preservation Small but well kept museum Very good town house reproduction. Needs more than four hours - an enthusiast would need a minimum of 6.

It's obviously not a contemporary commentary, but you really get the 'feel' of the lives of the ordinary Romans if you read the Falco books.

'Culullam'? Is that a bit rude?

Exactamundo, Ummidia. Well done, and you're up next.

How about the best closing line to this limerick:- A young woman of the Corieltavi, Sold her virtue for 20 denari. A centurion bought it, And said, "who'da thought it?", Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah-blah. I'm aware that it should be denarii, rather than denari.

I love those dotty 'magic eye' things. The first time I saw one, I was completely blown away.

Hmmm . . a whole day at home without the Other Half to interfere with the sloth and self indulgence . . . The perfect gift! Where's that remote control?

I suppose I'd better explain (though Lord knows I really didn't want to!) The large island at the North Western tip of Wales is called Anglesey (pronounced Angle-C). I hoped that anyone living in the UK would see 'Angle-A' extrapolate straight away and realise it was a pun on Anglesey/Angle-C). Overseas readers can be forgiven not knowing about Anglesey, in the same way that few UK readers would be able to point to Long Island on an unmarked map. Apologies for this very weak attempt at humour. Needless to say, the whole scenario played out hilariously in my head before the event.

Well done, Melvadius. I was indeed punning it as Angle-C. It tickled me at the time, but I accept that it lost something along the way.

Try this link.

According to Plutarch (de quaest. Rom. 54), a freedman named Sp. Carvilius created the distinction between C anf G in the 3rd century BCE. Before that, they were effectively the same letter.