WotWotius

Butrint, Albania?

Yes!

The city in question was the birthplace of six Roman Emperors, all of whom hail from either the Third or Fourth Centuries.

Here it is again:

It was during its time. Do you want another photo?

Great article, Caldrail - but I am a bit confused about the above passage. I had always understood that full Triumphs under Augustus were only reserved for members of the Imperial family. Other generals were given the lesser Ovation or Triumphal ornaments. Have you found new evidence to the contrary? According to Favro, generals that were not from Augustus' immediate family were awarded triumph after 19 BC. Even before then, however, most of the triumphant generals during the time of Augustus were related to the princeps by marriage alliances; although triumphal processions of less significant individuals were often diminished

Thessaloniki, Rotunda of Galerius.

No, Hadrian's Wall is too far away.

Bingo!

No to all of the above.

Not France.

When did we get X-wings? Anyway...Happy Birthday.

No, sorry.

Ok, here goes:

Yes, the Mausoleum implys that Octavian, unlike Antony, had not succumbed to the whims of the East. Although that being said, the Eastern influence in the Mausoleum's architecture is indeed very apparent. One must keep in mind that after Octavian returned from his Actium campaign (29 BC), he had seen much of the Eastern world (Octavian had personally conquered Egypt in 30 BC and had seen much of Asia Minor) and this gave him an opportunity to absorb the grandeur of the region's architecture. As for my image, I cannot seem to be able to upload it, so I am going to have to PM Maladict the link.

Mausoleum of Augustus?

Yes, but do you have conclusive proof

Obviously Kirk Douglas went on to father Michael Douglas (the actor), but not many people know about his other son Joel - who grew up to become a fairly unnoteworthy comedian, with a noteworthy story attached to him: When bombing at a gig in Vegas, the less famous son was at the point of being booed off stage. In a moment of frustration, he exclaimed 'You can't do this to me; I'm Kirk Douglas's son!' At which point a genius of a man stood up and said: 'No, I'm Kirk Douglas's son.' Which subsequently let to another rise up at and say the same. The end result was the entire audience doing this. Having absolutely no comeback to this

There is plenty of evidence for Cicero's cowardice and ingratiating behavior, but I'd not include his silence during Caesar's dictatorship, when free speech and free competition for political office had come to an end. Under such conditions of dictatorship, there is no point in speaking out--there is only revolution or submission. The chief reason Cicero did not join the plot to rid the republic of that thug Caesar was that no one trusted Cicero's resolve. However, once the deed was done, Cicero was energetic in attempting to prevent another Caesar from gaining power. Fair enough. Do you believe that the were other reasons for Cicero's exclusion from the plot

Fresh from the self-inflicted debaucheries in the subera, WotWotius makes a drunken entrance via the compluvium. Upon falling into the atrium, he is immediately ejected by Ursus. He did not want to be part of the party anyway - he informs the butler-come-bouncer - and so returns to his pit in the subura.

I have always admired the style of the early Claudian Consuls: my personal favourite being the admiral, Publius Appius Claudius Pulcher (Cos 249 BC), whose arrogance, as well as his disrespect to all things holy, were responsible for the loss of a Roman fleet at the hands of Carthage. In keeping with the theological tradition of consulting the gods in every aspect of life, Publius' staff detected omens prior to the sea battle; this was in form of the eating habits of chickens. As already mentioned, the subsequent naval battle was lost

Well, thanks God consitution of my country dont give the right to have weapon as personal freedom so I can go outside without need to consider if the people walking on the street are armed or not. They must not teach statistics in your country either. Since 1993 the U.S. handgun murder rate has decreased 48 percent, even as the number of privately owned handguns in America has increased by more than 20 million. Meanwhile, your beloved Poland has a higher murder rate than the US. Gee, come to think of it, they must not teach Roman history in Poland either. Did you know the Romans had NO GUNS yet found plenty of creative ways to kill one another? True, but the firearm murder rate is significantly higher in America than it is in Poland, and I think Mosquito's point was that getting shot is far more of a rarity in Poland. Besides, the context of the murders taking place in Poland is seemingly different to those in the USA: Poland has a high rate of organised crime associated with the mafia (imported from the Ukraine), and many of the country

Aww shucks...thank you.