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    My mother sent me this video today and it brought back so many memories. This is the moment when Donald Duck meets Z
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    And now something (mainly) for the ladies: Roman beauty tips.
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    Oh boy, Britney Spears, Beyonce and Pink are gladiatrices in the Colosseum. And is that Enrique Iglesias posing as the Roman Emperor?? Scary.
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    LOL, who can blame him? La Marseillaise is more catchy after all.
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    Here's an article I came across a couple of days ago about the discovery of a temple and citadel from the early Iron Age in Turkey. They would have been near contemporaries of "Troy" and seem to have had the same fate i.e. destruction by fire.
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    I think I saw a South African somewhere in this thread.
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    Sorry for taking so long to report back. Here are some useful accommodation websites for St Albans I have come across: Bed and Breakfasts: Bed and Breakfast Directory Total Travel Hotels: Active Hotels Official Europe Hotels Priceline Hotels Combined Budget: Touch Local Sheriff Ratings I'm not sure what price range most people are looking for so I included a bit of everything.
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    I'm not offering the most conventional of sources here but ... I remember that if you turn on the audio commentary in the first or second episode of the first season of the Rome series, the historical consultant talks about Vorenus getting "special dispensation" to get married to Niobe. In a way, enlisting in the army was like entering priesthood in that total dedication was expected from you. In other words, soldiers were expected to be "married" to the army (although obviously they were not expected to take a chastity vow :-)).
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    Kosmo will probably have to confirm this, but I think Dacia is a special case in that it underwent an intensive Roman colonisation process. The Dacian elite became quickly romanised and passed on its language (vulgar Latin) and customs to the peasantry. Also, it is believed that the Dacians and Getae were more receptive to foreign cultures. I get the impression that there was a lot more resistance to Roman occupation from native tribes in Roman Britain. Did Latin actually become the lingua franca in Britain (did the population outside Roman towns actually speak Latin in their daily lives)?
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    I was named after Aurelia Cotta, mother of Julius Caesar. I've always thought she was an interesting historical character not because she was regarded as the model Roman matron but more due to her being perceived as highly intelligent, independent and sensible. Praise indeed for a woman from the late Republican period (i.e. before women became more emancipated).
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    That is a good question. Maybe Silentium, UNRV's Roman resident, can answer that?
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    Hasselt is a lovely town. And so is Tongeren! I remember visiting the Gallo-Roman museum there - there was a very entertaining exhibition about Asterix on at the time. So which is really the oldest town in Belgium: Tongeren or Tournai (Tornacum)??
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    So who got to keep Iceman in the end? The Italians or the Austrians? I remember the controversy surrounding the poor guy when he was found in the Alps. Here's what he supposedly looked like. He could be in a metal band - would fit right in.
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    This made me think, of course, of The 13th Warrior. http://jp.dk/uknews/article1664151.ece
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    Salve FV, Thank you for the compliments. I can see you've been reading my posts.
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    Very funny! Reminds me of Darren "Whackhead" Simpson, South Africa's master of prank calls. He has a radio programme called Rude Awakening that is on quite early every morning. If you happen to be in your car at this time and look around at other motorists, you'll see them laughing their heads off while driving. It's almost as entertaining as the pranks themselves. , he pranks a telemarketer trying to sell him a vacuum cleaner. Here's in which he annoys a cold caller who tries to get him to get a gym membership.And here's where he pranks a telemarketer selling him insurance.
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    OMG, I remember this so well! I didn't hear the news on the day itself but only the next day as I was coming into work. There were some people who were truly shaken by this. I actually thought it was brilliant - pity indeed that it failed to make people see beyond their petty disputes. I know this is completely off-topic for this introduction thread, but here is the video of the spoof I found on You Tube. Pity I only found this with Dutch subtitles. There's also a short article and video on the BBC website.
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    According to Suetonius in his Life of Julius Caesar, Julia's ashes were placed somewhere in the Campus Martius.
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    Herodotus, for his colourful descriptions of the ancient world.
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    Agora

    Aurelia replied to Ursus's topic in Colosseum

    Rachel Weisz seems to have a thing for Egyptian-themed movies although I can't say I was really impressed with "The Mummy". Hoping this one will be more interesting.
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    I think that's an excellent idea! As stated in Klingan's thread, I was planning to post a few photos I had taken in southern Italy last year. I also have interesting pictures of ancient sites I visited in other parts of Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Greece and Egypt (although those I would have to scan as they were taken in the pre-digital era). I think it is for the administrators to tell us whether this site could support such an enormous amount of data.
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    Yes I know Wikipedia, whilst convenient, is not always 100% accurate. Thanks for the welcome, Silentium. I look forward to more linguistic discussions in the future.
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    Glad to be of service.
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    One of my favourite movies ever. I have new-found respect for you, Caldrail. *bow*
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