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But what... Interesting enough, in Pliny's treatment of horses (8.61 ~ 8.69), the only 'location' he singles out in reference to them is Hispania & Lusitania don't know whether that should mean that is where the most prized horses to the Romans came from or not... I wonder if the "feed crop" item I alluded to in the "recipe" section has a bearing on the excellence of horses from this area? http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showto...amp;#entry37214

No problem here Brotus, think all you want, just don't make a thread about it. Wow! You better watch out, this cat has got claws! Regretably the "versus " threads have been done to death , so if it looks like reasonable comparisons of Roman "time frame" combat types are being transcended then the thread will be locked or dispatched to "after hours".

I remember the furore distinctly, mostly as everyone was grimacing in embarrassment. AS far as the merits or de-merits of the play itself, they were totally submerged by the media circus.

No , but I will certainly be revitalising "Homerkin", mmm beer. ps: just wait till Pantagathus and Gaius Octavius find this thread!

Ah America , home of unusual music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyRiNZDb5EY...ted&search=

Now I see why Freud did so much work in Vienna.

I must therefore deploy the ULTIMATE EVIL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouwB_fovVS4...20cheep%20cheep

That is a song?

I see. You force me to post this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18FMGc7-gsc its Nina Hagen goes Hindu

The "Imperial Patient" is still available as a used item on Amazon , Comfort was a very "non-conventional" person but a trained medic and fluent writer. Does the work have a considerable medical content (and bibilography ) at all?

we were here today http://www.gleastonmill.demon.co.uk/millsi...ill_animals.htm hope you can see the kestrel chicks!

Yes indeed, I bet more will get read as well, and commented upon.

Members will be aware of the "Roman World Herbal" gallery I have maintained for some time.In the Gallery are displayed plants known to have been used as painkillers, wound salves, abortifactants and foods, some of these plants have a recorded history from Egypt and Greece via Rome and Persia.Not all the plants are strictly Roman but many are known witihn the Roman world, so we have Borage and Mistletoe for example ,two very important Celtic herbs that the Romans must have known of and may well have used, especially given the role of Auxilliary troops from around the Empire. The chemical properties of the herbs have been investigated within our contemporary culture of scientific reductionism , many are still used or are mutilated and synthesised beyond the bounds of natural progression (how is asprin in any way superior to meadowsweet or white willow from which it is extracted if acetelyne poisoning is a downside to its use?). I have been asked to provide a bibilography for the study of Herb Medicine.Here are some suggested titles to give information on plant properties and to forewarn of the respect ,that the plant matrix, (as a host for an active medical core of healing chemicals) ,should be given. 1.Firstly buy a well illustrated book http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0002200...ce&n=266239 for Britain this is fine: then , go and find and photograph as many of these as you can! That takes a while 2.Get a basic reference for active chemistry: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0846410...ce&n=266239 desk reference, -you will know if you are using the wrong stuff! 3.Chemistry standard http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198503...ce&n=266239 you need this to know what trace elements are kicking about.For example , mercury ,lead and cadmium are bad guys dont eat them: chromium , selenium and boron are here to help, but only in very small amounts. 4.Chemical Structure http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0851998...ce&n=266239 this is the reductive "why it does it, cos its built like this" book, very good.This explains who fits together to make nice molecules. 5.Secret Teachings of Plants http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1591430...ce&n=266239 the exact opposite of the above , holistic and emotional. Equally indispensable.You have to be able to accommodate both the last two titles in your brain without disquiet, as both are valid and useful. 6.An atlas of plant ranges. If you cant find it you may live in Alaska and have very few Frankinsence trees, best to check. 7.on Toxins http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198605...ce&n=266239 because they are dangerous even if cute and green and flowery. from thence to specific Ancient medicine, browse Pliny , read Galen, thence Ibn Sina (I can find very little practical difference between Ibn Sinas 10thC Persian work and modern practical Herbalism, Hakim Chistis recent work is excellent http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0892814...e&n=266239) , browse Culpepper .If a person is serious about the work then the crucial schooloing is actually healing, for this you must start at basement level , fetching and carrying for a Herbalist. The biggest problem is the great number of people who do not wish to be well this may be a startling statement but it is true, Hakim Chisti re-iterates this for the Islamic world in the Avicenna commentary. Thats enough for now! I add this as regards conventional ie: chemical medicines and "care" (or lack of) in the toxin title cited above the simple lesson is "wash your hands" , so why do Doctors not do this? http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showto...amp;#entry30859

The spatha had a particular role in cavalry warfare, (though it was one of a number of weapons used) namely having an appropriate reach to strike the head of an opponent on foot from horseback. A gladius was not long enough for this delicate operation. http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...=si&img=751 see? easy and convenient for slicing dangerous vegetables.

My previous stuff is just single posts per book,so it would tidy the place up a bit if they were drawn together.Presume you mean these "pocket " reviews ? I just wonder if other members would chip in a few more snippets if they didnt think that a full blown "serious" review was needed?