Macerinus

Yes he does apparently, and it was also quite a surprise for me, but he does it brilliantly Source: http://www.adriangol...hy.com/blog.php

I've been reading Adrian Goldsworthy's "True Soldier Gentlemen", set in Napoleonic era Portugal (Battles of Roli

Salve Everyone, I'm looking for a small statue of Minerva (~20cm), in bronze (or any other dark metal) or stone. I've been looking on the internet, but could not find any (don't know why) Also a dutch ebaylike site did not contain anything, Ebay itself I do not like due to past experiences. Does anyone know where I can find these kind of things? Kind Regards, Macerinus

I read the book ages ago and quite liked it, but I've never seen the television series. Is there a place to watch them online? as the google links seem to have expired. I cannot watch anything from the BBC website (or sort like website) due to my location. Cheers, Macerinus

Thank you Ursus, Interesting information. Cheers, Macerinus

Salve everyone, I saw this piece of a statue in the Gallo-Roman museum in Tongeren, Belgium. But the accompanying information was very vague. It said it was a part of a statue dedicated to Jupiter, but that could also be about the statue next to it. Can anyone shed some light on it's depiction? Cheers, Macerinus

Salve, I just noticed something which might be an error, though a very small and insignificant one The post count on the left of the posts does not work anymore, I believe. The counter does not increase after a post and is shows not the same amount of posts as the counter in "my profile", which seems to work. As I said, only a very minor detail and maybe mentioned before. Cheers, Macerinus Hmm, it seems this post was added correctly, maybe it is no error....

Happy Birthday dear Cato!

Dutch is a tough one. Always sounds a little like a mix between Welsh and Klingon, to me. Dutch sounds a bit barbaric I must confess, but I never thought about it as a mixture between welsh and klingon But here in the south of the Netherlands (the ex-Roman part) we have found a good solution by mixing Dutch, German and French into one language, which sounds much better.... I prefer all my books in English, as dutch just does not work for me , and I agree it's a tough one for foreigners to learn....

Brilliant

Salve everyone, I've got a Dutch copy of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, but I'm also searching for a good English one... But as I've experienced many times, a good translation is very important to keep the intended ideas intact. I think the Dutch version translated by Simone Mooij-Valk does the job pretty good. Does anyone know a good English translation of the Meditations? Best Wishes, Macerinus

I can't say if it's worth a visit, never been there or heard about it... But there is a train connection that will bring you there in 3 to 4 hours. http://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml Cheers, Macerinus

Thank you Sonic and Viggen, I thought it might be something like that, but wanted to be sure. The world of books and publishing has many mysterious ways Cheers, Macerinus

Salve everyone... I got a question about two (or one) book(s) written by Adrian Goldsworthy. I got nearly all his books, except the one about the fall of Rome. Now I've been looking for these on an (dutch) internet store and I found the following: How Rome fell; Death of a superpower - 531 pages - September 2010 - Yale University Press The Fall of the West; The Death Of The Roman Superpower - 560 pagina's - Orion Publishing Co - Februari 2010 Are these two different books, or the same with a different title? Cheers, Macerinus

Salve everyone, Today I decided to take my parents to a Roman Museum... ....This was the Thermenmuseum in Heerlen (Coriovallum), the Netherlands. Coriovallum was situated on a crossing of two important roads, one running from Gesoriacum to Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium and the other from Colonia Ulpia Traiana to Augusta Trevorum. Due to this location it was sometimes used as an army base and a bathing house was build. This bathing house is the core of the museum. The ruins where discovered in 1940, but due to a lack of time (there was a war on) the excavation didn't start until the 70's. It was then decided to build a roof over the ruins to better preserve it. In the following years it expanded with all kinds of interesting finds and artifacts. I thought it was a very descend, though small, entertaining educative museum, very worth the entrance fee of only ?6,50! (Euro's!, the forum doesn't recognize a euro sign ) I uploaded a few pictures to Picasa, and in the following days I'll add a few more... Thermenmuseum Coriovallum album The Baths as they are now The bath house as it once was.... Next museum on the planning is the Gallo-Roman museum in Tongeren (Atuatuca Tongrorum) Cheers, Macerinus

Salve Nephele, Thank you for taking the time to mix some characters. That is quite interesting! I never heard of "Marinius", but it sounds nice and very fitting for someone who does a lot of water sports . Should Interemnia not be Interamnia? As that is an area in Italy Optime Vale, Macerinus or, Servius Marinius Interemnia

I fully agree with the 2 posts above... I don't think Pompeius "Magnus" () was any better then Julius Caesar, they both (and many others in their time) acted mostly out of self interest and a pathetic need for glory of their own. I even started to dislike Cicero for that reason... The good old Republic was long that by that time.

Thank you for this interesting find. Been searching for information about the Romans in my area, and this is quite useful

Salve everyone, Some time ago I started a small project, to make a map of all roads and settlements of Germania Inferior (a bit like UNRV's Wallmap of the Empire). I've located/collected infe about quite a lot, and now I have to put it all into a map. Does anyone know a good source of geographical data of the Germania Inferior / the low countries of about 2000 years ago? I could of course use current data, but the coast lines and rivers changed quite a bit in the past two millennia Cheers, M

I just downloaded a copy just now and read the first few pages, and up till now I quite like it. It'll take a few days to read, but I'll report back in later....

That's quite an interesting find. But I can not imagine it would have a major impact on the fall of the Roman Empire. It would be interesting to read more about this research project, like in what part of Europe/The Empire did these fluctuations occur. Or is it just some anti global warming propaganda...

Salve, If you like hill walking you can come to the south where I live, that is the only place where you can find proper hills in the Netherlands...and we, the inhabitants of our province (Limburg) are very proud of them Why I said sadly.... That's a long, to long, story (about, among others things, politics). Cheers, M

Salve Nephele, Interesting idea mersjninareriwseimtan If there are to many you can leave the following out, as they are the letters of my second name (which I normally do not use): atjnimr And I'm a guy last time I checked Optime Vale, Macerinus

Salve, I'm from Germania Inferior (The Netherlands, sadly ), living just between Mosa Traiectum (Maastricht, possibly Pontem Mosae Fluminis, as decribed by Tacitus) and Coriovallum Heerlen). Cheers!