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To be precise is is the so called 'Black Barracks' at Castillejo which was part of the Roman siege works around Numantia during the Republican period. The photograph shows the barracks while they were under excavation by the German team in the early 20th century. A toughy at 15 guesses and it is now over to GhostofClayton.

I noticed that the questionanaire is predicated on the fact that the respondee actually uses a fully 'app' capable smart phone. I understand that the latest statistics seem to indicate that at most only 30% of the population use them. Depending who responds to the questionnaire this could skew the answers.

I also wonder who could have possibly fallen for our dear Triumvir. They must obviously be an outstanding individual - although possibly not based in Austria.

You've drifted further away from this military sites location - I'm beginning to wonder if finding it will take as long as the original campaign. Since there have now been 14 incorrect guesses I suppose I should provide a quick recap for anyone else who may wish to join in - the original image is on page 101: This is a military site which lies within Tarraconensis in the interior of Spain. It is not on the Via Augusta and Caesaraugusta, while not the site, is closer to it than either Toledo/ Toletum or Iltrida/ Ilerda.

EurekAlert is carrying this report on recent work by Professor Mattingly of Leicester University using satellite imagery in the Libyan desert which is revealing unsuspected details of the Garamantes culture which predated and adjoined the Roman occupation of the area.

A lot closer than your last guess but you need to think of somewhere with a military history but also less of a transport nexus.

It is a bit inland but nowhere near Toledo.

Glad to hear your brilliance has been acknowledged.

Not that I'm aware of

The thing to remember is that with urban dwellings all the views were internal with 'blank' exterior walls and to some extent this practice continued in rural sites. At least with British sites since a basic building could be slowly extended into a series of courtyards it is only where the final 'courtyard' remained incomplete that you tend to get external views from the 'veranda'.

Yes this site was eventually incorporated into Tarraconensis - getting closer:)

Hopefully no 'foist' (returned unwillingly) 'petard' (hand grenade/bomb) for either of us this time but again I am sorry in this case Gallaecia in the north western corner of the Spainish peninsula was not important for this site's purpose.

Calgach, Thank you for the invitation to your 'free lands]'and you are equally welcome to ours here. Drusilla87, Do not worry about your introduction being tame I'm sure that you will find an eqyally warm welcome here.

Sorry to disappoint you then

In the right area at last

Interesting and congratulations seem due although I suspect several of us may end up being threatened with divorce because of visiting UNRV.COM too often

I note the update at the end of the previous link that the 'reportee' of the find if not the 'finder' has apparently now started legal action against the editor of an archaeological magazine claiming he has been libeled.

Fair enough - it is all in the context. I was aware of the J/I issue in Latin but felt the double 'p' to be an unusual format if it was intended as an 'English' written form of 'Jupiter' which the initial 'J' had led me to expect.

Tactical command? Who exactly do you think Boudicca was leading? They were not a professional organised army, but groups of warriors led by chieftans and respected warriors. Tactical command in these cases is very limited, and in any case, I doubt the britons were much into tactics anyway. Too complicated. There's the enemy. Let's attack them now! To follow-on from Caldrail's comments what you have to realise is that in the period the 'British' army was not a unified fighting force. It was in all likeliehood composed of a large number of individual 'tribal' groups each under the personal command of their own leaders and with disperate equipment. The best that Boudicca could have hoped for in such a large scale battle as finally occurred would be to get them all more or less lined up in one place and hopefully agreeable to attacking when 'asked'. Any 'tactical' command would have been down to individual leaders deciding where and when to send their own force and in the event when to try and run.

Good suggestion Ghost but this one seemed much more appropriate.

Looks like it could be auseful adjunct to any group learning Latin although I must admit to being a bit thrown seeing 'Jupiter' written as 'Juppiter' on several of the cards since its not a common form. BTW welcome to UNVR Kevin, I hope your project is successful.

Here Wordus Welcome & have fun.

Welcome Q. Cladius Crispus 'Exploring the classical world' and 'Myth in the Greek and Roman Worlds' sound like useful introductions to some aspects of the period.

After a bit of a search the main problem I found with sourcing this quotation is that it is usually unatributed in any way but eventually I discovered that it seems to have come from a very old 19th century translation. The relevant passage is, in my view in a better 'Loeb' translation, repeated on the Lacius Curtis site in Book 15.53 of the Annals translated by John Jackson (1931?)as:

Does make you wonder why Discovery are four years behind everyone else - does it take them that long to make a simple video or is it arranging the syndication rights which takes the time?