Pertinax

Corinth, Dalby is irrefutable in his plea to our sensibilities. Also the food in Sparta is lousy, I like black pudding sometimes-but not every day as a staple gruel. Phocaea is to be praised for its excellent perigrinations, but I fear the stay-at-home pleasures win for me.

I was asked on another "ancient world " forum if I had ever attempted to brew a "Sumerian Beer" . As some of you will know I have attempted home brewing without any modern chemical addittives ,using simple herb flavourings and basic malts., ( rosemary, molasses, malt extract, comb honey, rolled oats etc). I was aware of the "twice baked" suggestion for Sumerian bread as a sort of universal staple for consumption or as a nutritious basis for fermentation , but I found this useful piece from the Anchor Brewery .Note the remarks about using more bread, this is quite interesting as I find that use of quality oats gives a beer tremendous richness and smoothness. http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/ninkasi.htm

Just to give this thread a bump! We now know that our Beloved and Just Imperator is travelling from Noricum to visit the Colonia of Eboracvm , and the Great Scholar Andrew Dalby travels by palanquin from Narbo , I hope that those of you from Isca to Arbeia and Londinium to Luguvallum will bring suitable trophies (the heads of Silures or Caledonii perhaps ). April 2007 will be here sooner than you think! Apart from the delivery of learned rhetoric to the assembly , I hope (via the worthy Augustus) to approach this group and invite a senior re-enactor (s) to our meet. http://www.comitatus.net/Home.htm

"The Caesars" still looks good today , with time I think it now looks like a pinnacle of excellence.It doesnt look dated (even though in black and white), and the scripting is intelligent.

Well so far, its a more or less total thumbs down for the whole series. If some of the lead roles had had even a little spark (or depth) to them it might have helped. Even the bit parts were well observed in "Rome".

An ominous silence descends after the latest offering-has everyone reached for the off switch? Last night was AD 69 - we saw a fast take on the Jewish Revolt , we certainly didnt see any of the competing Emperors save Vespasian .Nor did we see any action outside of the Jewish Revolt. It would probably have been better called "Josephus-His Inner Turmoil" . Costumes were good , I saw a great admixture of various helmet and lorica styles -anyone care to give their thoughts on the tech side? Again too much ground covered too quickly, id have to saty though that if you knew little of the Revolt this episode would at least spark your curiosity. It didnt tell us much (anything) about the struggle for the Purple.

Thank you AD, I hope this helps all those with an insatiable desire to see Carthaginian recipes! Is the exact meaning of the translation that, the "secundarium" is actually the total admixture of the ingredients? Can we extrapolate any "tastes" from the Punic dinner table at all? In terms of known or conjectured imports? I suppose I am asking you to produce a "Carthaginian Empire of Pleasures"! I will also meld the only two "Carthaginian" food threads we have .

Very good to see you all again.

You labour mightily for the deliverance of the nefandous nepotatory Neapolitan. Surely his scurrilous satyrism will cause us scatomic sirenization!

Now I understand myuncontrolablle desire to drink high qaulity Belgian beer

He doth touch the Fragrant Lady with his profane hands? That s my boy!

Dont worry Skarr, we must press on with a first meeting .When we have met in the flesh I hope that we (in the UK) will be able to make further productive plans for additional meetings-this first meet is perhaps our "teething" experiment , when personalities, business and academic commitments, travel logistics, areas of interest will take on a more concrete form.

Its excellent value in paperback, and thank you DC. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hadrians-Wall-Peng...TF8&s=books

More dust! more blood! Lets kill some people! Looks promising from a scholars point of view.

Thank you Gentlemen, how I have managed to overlook this gem of a book till now is beyond me. It wont be straying far from my desk from now on.Thanks to Augustus for remedying this gross omission. Phil-you mean this view? Makes the heart sing does it not? http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...=si&img=436

I endorse Phil's remarks and add, that Agrippa was also penetratingly astute as regards the nature of propoganda, in particular the relationship between patronage and the use of symbolic art. So concerned was he as regrads the ability of powerful Patrons to influence public opinion that he suggested that private persons should not display such totemic works, rather that the state should have a them "nationalised" and displayed publicly . His work as regards built architecture mirrors this understanding of symbols and the humbling nature of great physical works.

I have reviewed this title especially for the newly rebuilt "Hadrian's Wall Information " site of the worthy Augustus , who is a member of our Forum. His site has re-appeared in Britain after various tribulations , and is under course of re-construction:- http://hadrians-wall.info/hadrianswall/segedunum/index.htm I place a version of the review here, and hope some members will visit his re-established site I was recommended this title by Augustus as the definitive work on Hadrian

As a good desk reference I find the "Oxford Companion to Classical Civilisation" invaluable, obviously this overlaps (rightly) with the Roman world.It has very useful conceptual articles about the interpenetration of Greek and Roman culture cultures

Excellent , you have entered pre-season training for the UK UNRV meeting then with quality beer and learned discourse. Plese let the Forum know about Isca as a possible future venue - I only say this in the most informal sense , but it would be useful if you are able to pinpoint possible places/events for a meet. Id drop Pantagathus a line about the Pubs if you have time.

Either post them on a blog or well known image holding site, then place a link in the thread and /or petition the Imperator to ask if you can have Gallery posting rights here.

Brutus , take a look at this site which gives you a lowdown on the general nature of the Samnites: http://xoomer.alice.it/davmonac/sanniti/indexen.html and this image may help you visualise them: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...si&img=1385

DC do you remember any pages in particular causing this?

Nothing here , stable for last 48 hours.

What's more, we'll be travelling north of Watford (I wonder if Viggen will catch the implications of that?) Good point AD, I had better warn all Provincial members on dress code: "Woad and Trousers not Admitted, smart casual please (and remove all large female lice from hair).Carrying of heads, even as an offering to the Imperator, is not allowed. No Carthaginians admitted " That might help.

This Atlas might give travellers to Brittania a headache if they are looking for Scotland: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1770