FLavius Valerius Constantinus

Today I was reading the back of my Latin book for the fun of it, which is where I learned a great deal about Roman civilization and the info they give me is certainly not the regular stuff. One thing I came by that was interesting about religion was this: " In 390 B.C. a citizen heard a voice telling him to inform the consuls that the Gauls were approaching Rome. On the spot where the voice was heard, the city dedicated an altar to Aius Locutius (Telling Speaker), a god hitherto unknown and never heard from again." So can anyone give me info on this unknown god.

I got your answer( I think). During the Roman occupation of Britannia, Latin words found their way into prehistoric Welsh. Therefore, claymore is not a derivative, but it is a cognate. Just for you to understand, cognates are just words related in ancestral roots or origins. Therefore: Cleddy( the Scottish word) cognates from the word gladius( sword)--->Scots clay(more) -- 'big sword' So if you were Scottish(I'm not), you would see how the word gladius becomes the cognate claymore. I suppose how you pronounce it is the answer. You see how the beginning sound of gladius like gladdy or gleddy, well the scottish version is cleddy, get my drift. Extra stuff: My latin dictionary gives me these options for the word sword or designating one: 1)gladius(obviously), ferrum, mucro, and ensis. 2)knife: culter, culratus, falx, scapellus 3)words for dagger: sica, pugio, cultelus, cludo, pugiunculus, sicula

First thing I thought was a Claymore fragmentation mine. ( Seriously) Let's see what I learn: Main Entry: clay

If he's a puppet imperator, then who's the real master here. Would that be you Primus Pilus?

UH, no special effects, that's really hard to believe. Otherwise, that's one huge*** room.

That's unexpected. I can only hope the US can make it to the 3 third round.

So it seems like we got the old-timers and the classics lovers.

To Northern Neil, which Arthur are you talking about. From what I know, it seems your Arthur is the fictitious one from the legends. But good finds about the correlation between camlann and camboglanna. I think it was because the monks( very educated ones) who made the legend had learned well about their Roman roots in Britain and so used these sites for their fictitious story.( no offense, but I think the early medieval Arthur didn't exist at all.)

The Byzantines were also tricky bastards too. Just before the Crusaders finally conquered the first city besieged by the Crusders, the Byzantines came at night, by boat on a waterway, and made a deal between the ruler of that city and between them because he rather give it to them then the savage Franks, which resulted in the ruler giving all the gold to the Byzantines to bring back to Alexius. Now, that's deceptive, but they would regret it. Even thought the Crusaders conquered land for the Byzantine, it doesn't necessarily mean that they have to rule it under the Eastern Emperors.

Err..thanks for the disgusting description Pertinax. Yes, it was customary for the Romans to lay down during the meal, well for the rich Roman it was. The plebeians don't care anyhow. I believe the triclinium is the area for dining. I think I'm wrong though.

Sadly... I have no clue as to what Roma- Victor really is. I think I've seen it somewhere, but usually I get lost.

What was the plant used by the Romans as a contraceptive that Romans use it so much, it went extinct. Err, squirting cucumber?

Hey, gladiatorial games can never get boring to a Roman, bloodlust is their thing. Single gladiatorial fights weren't the only thing. Remember that mock naval battles was held in the Colisseum. Now I would pass the Flavian Amphitheater any day to watch a Naval battle in the Colisseum.

The University of Illinois at Chicago (not sure) has a really good program. Don't know about scholarships.

The battle at Milvian Bridge (yes, out of bias.) It was Constantine's 25,000 against Maximiams 100,000. A four to one ratio, not bad.

Amor vita, unless you want it in the accusative(subject), Amorem vitam. Not sure if love is an adjective, so I put it in the noun form anyways.

I believe the Artorius story. I already know about the character but not his history. So I decided to google it and came up with this first site, so detailed that I believe every detail. I love the fact that Artorius bothered to understand his enemies, and in doing so, he saved so many lives. Especially with that famous square infantry tactic. I also think it was Pertinax who promoted Castus to dux. Also, I have a minor offtopic question. I never understood how someone came up with Merlin and if so, was Merlin's origins druidic? Link to site

Now I wouldn't mind being a slave. As long as I get food and shelter.(Preferably a patrician.)

The thing that irks me is that all the good generals die before a full scale campaign in Parthia. Parthia surely is lucky. I would have rather prefered that Caesar conquer Germania Magna, that way, Rome wouldn't have to deal with Germanic barbarian people, who then would be Romanized and longer would want to attack Rome their new institution, centuries later.