Pertinax

Depressingly , I think you may be correct-though I hasten to add that I do not suggest you are mistaken.

Another great coalescence of threads brings food matters together!

Correct me if I misquote , was it not G K Chesterton who said (as regards Catholicism, but I suggest he hit a wider mark (an unintended witticism there as regards "catholic "), "People do not cease to believe , but they come to believe anything".... Ursus identifies the common "flip side" Jungian inversion of thinking in certain "alleged" pagan groups, we might perhaps consider other "fetishes" where conformity and cultural maoism (Moonlapses blog has some excellent links) inform apparent mainstream thought . Personally I would venture to suggest an overreliance on the technological imperative (perhaps best dislayed in the technological colonistaion of medicine versus the deeply unglamorous discipline of preventative healthcare) in daily life as another manifestation of a quasi religious attitude: Kosmo's "trachology" for example.

Was Lord Lucan with him?

The Breeze and Dobson volume on Hadrian's Wall also covers the Antonine and gives strategic context: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4937 Osprey also have an excellent specialised work "Rome's Northern Frontier".

DF , I am looking for these things myself -if I find any decent prints I will post here .I have not had much luck as yet , though there are some acceptable posters here: http://en.easyart.com/scripts/search/gener...amp;doSearch=Go I have just repainted a bedroom in emulation of the Pompeiian colour palette and want to finish off the scheme with a good repro.

There is a substantial "foodie" thread to trawl through here, with many delights and excursions: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showto...er+roman+recipe indeed this thread might end up "consumed " by it.

In "Daily Life in Ancient Rome" -reviewed here : http://www.unrv.com/book-review/daily-life.php There is a section suggesting the use of a tunic as the all purpose day and night attire of the ordinary plebian, its mentioned in the context of "so what did they have for breakfast or did they have a tough commute and have to get out of the house/apartment quickly?"

Well spoken Ursus , and I saw nothing corny at all in that speech.It is a happy thing to find community of mind and spirit outside of the normal workday world. I feel greater kinship to people here , who I have never sen than many who cross my path on a daily basis.

I have a few images scavenged and entered in the gallery here: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...si&img=1242 three or four "punic" plates together if that helps the cause. As DC mentioned I was under the impression (perhaps erroneous) that the ballistae were more of a 1st C BC-1st C AD "common" weapon.

The Edition I have is dated 2006, and a smart glossy piece of work it is.

Work has prevented me from posting or reading lately, however I have found time to look at this volume-mainly because it is very nicely illustrated and easy on the eye.The book contains copious maps and illustrative diagrams, ( a very neat one of the Water Mills of Barbegal (near Arles) as an example in the "mills and technology " section ) .Not the most scholarly volume perhaps, though I do not dismiss the quality of the text , but a very handsome present for the Romanophile in the family who wants a well presented bedside or coffee table book.

It struck me that these two represent the "usual" pairing of noble folly and base wisdom as a working relationship (Holmes and Watson, Quixote and Panza, ) , hopefully Pullo as the cheerful , savage, Everyman will save the day.

Capable , but undemonstrative to the "popular media" .

Welcome Sander and thanks for the tantalising info!

Nail him up!

The forehead basically, I was suggesting a link to the idea of "inspiration" or perhaps prophetic vision by the person wearing such a crown , given the potentially hallucogenic nature of certain laurel plants (when ingested, rather than in proximity to the flesh). My statement was conjectural, im sorry if I clouded the issue.

My blog has a link to some images from the Museum: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?automo...p;showentry=484 a lot of "bits and pieces" keep appearing in this area , its not too hard a ride to the Forts at Alonne, Bremetenacvm or the "lost" Fort of Urswick.

Would the use of the laurel as an aid to Prophecy and "poetic" pronouncement give a further meaning to its imposition on the brows? Or is this too tenuous a connection ?

:mummy: ?Que? Dont call Him Scarface!

For first contact? 10.00 am on Sat 14th at the King's Manor : http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...si&img=1464 a few paces from Bootham Bar (medieval gate), The Minster and the Museum Of Yorkshire.Maps and more images to follow. Some people will be in Town on the previous evening , I forsee a Tandoori Restaurant....

Well blessed are the Cheesmakers obviously... http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...=si&img=535 Porus is responsible for "plenty", Liberalitas could be invoked in generously giving a fine cheese to say Pantagathus or myself...

He did indeed leave a great deal, he was a tremendous writer and (like Pliny) just wouldnt shut up! However AD will probably be able to tell us if the figure you have found is accurate. My post was , I have to admit, rather selfish and a "niche" interest .

From Rome itself , the works of Galen lost in the fire of the Temple of Peace in 191. Anyone who can vivisect barbary apes with sang froid is not going to mince his words.Seriously, though Ibn Sinna did his best to keep Dioscorides and Galen "alive" in the Early Islamic world (and it was a most praiseworthy effort by a great scholar) how more potent would that collation and commentary have been with more of the precious work to hand.

I libate for your continued health with "Redburn Brewery , Twice brewed IPA" . Was GO "packing heat" himself or was he Neapolitan sang-froid in persona?