FLavius Valerius Constantinus

Congrats, how did you choose him?

Today in my Latin class, my teacher brought up a good question in which another fellow full-fledge historian had no answer to. The question was, assuming that the Senate was the real authority in leving legions, why was Caesar able to levy a legion, then 2 or 3 more(?) for the Helvetian campaign without consulting the senate. Was it by this time generals/governors no longer cared for senatorial authority. Also, when Caesar levied his legions, how were they able to becoming a fighting force without training so quick?

I suppose this might be a good option, but I'm uneasy about the concept of shutting others out blindly.

Actually the school which I go to, a Jesuit High School, contradicts that statement. Now the Jesuits are a huge group with lots of influence all over and they greatly associate themselves with higher education that which also involves a greater education in Catholicism.

The discovery of gold cartouches dating back to 1400 BC sheds new light on the relationship between two ancient Egyptian rulers, Egypt's antiquities department said. A team of French and Egyptian archeologists have discovered two sets of nine solid gold cartouches bearing the name of Thotmusis III (who ruled from 1479-1425 BC) near the pharaoh's stepmother Queen Hatshepsut's temple in Luxor, 700 kilometres south of Cairo. "These cartouches... which have the names of Hatshepsut and Thotmusis III have been found near Hatshepsut's obelisk which proves that the obelisk was erected by both rulers," said Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities........... via Yahoo News

The problem with that is logistical officers needed literacy. Now how many thumbless draftees were literate?

Glad to have you back Phil, and thanks for the details.

Well trado is in the present tense, "I surrender." You wanted 'I surrenderED' as in the perfect active tense which in latin is : Tradidi

The common verbial word for surrender is trado. As for a noun, I would use deditio or traditio.

I've read the issue from where this article is. The find really isn't not a breakthrough, it's just new frescoes and mosaics for archaeologists to examine.

Well I saw a History Channel documentary once, and an example of a Roman soldier who could read was the Decurion(?), basically the treasurer/payment officer.

Well here's the answer. Jesus was suppose to come to them during the Roman persecution during Nero - Diocletianus, which the Revelations time allotment was, well Jesus didn't come did he. Then all the way the Medieval Catholic Europe, still no Jesus. It's safe to 'assume' humanity has a few more thousand years.

Look at it this way as I learned in my Scriptures class, the Revelations when written was meant solely as a comfort-giver for oppressed and persecuted Christians in the classical times. During the Medieval Age, people still prepared for the end of the world, but they realize that Jesus wasn't gonna come for a long time.

I suppose 42,000 is ok, but nowadays, that's not enough to pay for monthly rent in the City of Chicago. I suppose the only way out is marry another person that makes more than you or about the same.

When you hit a desert that even today is one of the most harshest and dealiest environment, you're bound to not even bother with it. And anyways, the Sahara makes it impossible for an army to sustain itself with only limited supplies.

I don't think you can really say anyone. Relying on a philosophical view, as the first weapons were made, you can totally expect humanity to take advantage of what they have, and ingenuity, whether bad or good, will happen. I believe the Old Testament of the Bible might have some instances of combat sport. Sodom and Gomorrah? It's pretty old is the point.

Rameses, you do realize mater is feminine right and visio isn't the word for face.

I thought there was ? If I had a cent for every person who has read the DaVinci Code and nothing else, I'd be as well off as Dan Brown right now. Wasn't it in Oprahs book club ? Everything she puts on the list goes best seller overnight. But then again, Germanicus, if you had really thoughtful imaginations(controversial or just a shocking claim) about the story of Christ and the Church, you could easily publish a book and earn decently enough due to the mainstream media and Christian America.

Have you tried the sites like Perseus,Classics Library, Ancient Books(?), and stuff like that.

The sad thing is, with all the success he gained from the book, the fiction he wrote has gone to his head and rewired him into believing all the nonsense he wrote is historically accurate. Sooner or later, he success on criticial issues as a fictional novelist will deprive him of any "academical" credibility in the land of scholars. Thank God this book hasn't hit the level of popularity of Harry Potter has, otherwise there would be an annoying cult of Da Vinci conspiracists.

Went to Easter mass at my neighborhood Church(the Good Catholic that I am). Spent my times at Borders, great place you know, and then saw Scary Movie 4(very raunchy movie).

You didn't need to kill it that bad Neos.

Here, read this from UNRV Hibernia

No, they're not Kopts. They're are almost like monophysites but really not the same doctrine. Their sect is called the Armenian Apostolic Church. They are more close to the Catholic Church than the Orthodox. A substantial number of Armenians are Catholic too, which is why the Pope long ago established the Armenian Catholic Church, which is considered and Eastern-rite Church under rule of the Pope. Oddly enough, well not really considering the Catholic Church's history, their Church has two leaders called Catholicos of All Armenians and Catholicos of Holy See of Cilicia. The reason why they are divided is because of the relocations of the Church headquarters under Ottoman Rule and was further reinforced during the period in which Armenia was part of the Soviet Union.