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It is indeed. I must have got confused. Other 'white' ciders that I have encountered include: -Diamond White. -White Star. For more information click here.

In the UK, we have a cheap cider known as 'white lightning'

Why are Roman personalities lumped together with politics? Surely the sovereignty of rich characters such as Elagabalus had absolutely nothing to do with politics.

Navy strength is 57% alcohol; 'Lady strength' is just my friend's nickname for ordinary strength gin.

Same here! I was feeling tired so i went to bed earlier than usual...and I ended up missing the show. Hopefully Google videos will be kind enough to post the video in the near future. Yes, I too missed the documentary

Coffee enemas?! My god, after receiving one of those, flatulence must feel like a walk into Starbucks.

No, only the 'lady strength' gin

A high first (I also added information of the ins and outs of the Roman political system and client kingdoms before coming to a conclusion; however, this is not in the above post).

During the transitional time between Domitian and Severus, pay for military personnel stationed on Hadrian's Wall was as follows: -Legionary: 300. -Ala trooper: 200. -Auxiliary infantry: 100. Additional pay for soldiers that had a particular skill (i.e. musicians, clerks and medical staff): -Pay and a half. -Double pay (duplicarius - a term sometimes seen on legionary's tombstones). For further information consult Companion to Roman Britain by Peter A Clayton. Does anybody know which emperors after Severus increased the pay of the legions? No doubt, in order to secure a healthy transition to power, most of the 3rd Century emperors increased, or at least promised to increase, the pay of their soldiery.

During the transitional time between Domitian and Severus, pay for military personnel stationed on Hadrian's Wall was as follows: -Legionary: 300. -Ala trooper: 200. -Auxiliary infantry: 100. Additional pay for soldiers that had a particular skill (i.e. musicians, clerks and medical staff): -Pay and a half. -Double pay (duplicarius - a term sometimes seen on legionary's tombstones). For further information consult Companion to Roman Britain by Peter A Clayton. Does anybody know which emperors after Severus increased the pay of the legions? No doubt, in order to secure a healthy transition to power, most of the 3rd Century emperors increased, or at least promised to increase, the pay of their soldiery.

I remember reading somewhere (please do not ask me to recall the book...) about various facts about the state of Roman dentures: current archaeology indicates that the teeth of the average legionary were much more worn-down than that of the average Roman citizen; this was most probably as a result of the additional grit in flour made by the Roman army. Is this true?

The essay was actually on the reasons for Roman Imperialism; the role of individuals was merely one aspect.

Not entirely: it is sometimes mixed with mint and other perfumes.

The Chatti: 'Other tribes may go to battle; the Chatti go to war'.

Inter-semester break. Monday: Visited Maiden Castle (one of the major reasons why I chose to study archaeology) and various other Iron Age hillforts in Dorset: a very nice place, but the weather conditions could have been better. Scaling the ramparts was an incredibly entertaining ordeal; although the 50mph wind did not really help. One of my peers deemed it hilarious to roll down the various mounds; he was in fact correct in judgement because he received a black eye as a result of his stupidity ( ). Besides engaging in tomfoolery, I did find the trip to be very informative - so much so, I have taken out a few of Mortimer Wheeler's journals on the site. However, the trip was spoiled a little bit by the fact that during the journey back, my lecturer realised that a couple of students were missing (in fact a group of six were still at the hillfort), and the coach had to go back and get them...apparently some students are still there now. Tuesday: went to a black-tie ball. A very interesting event indeed. It started with a six-course meal complete with courses that I did not know even existed - apparently there is a course between the starter and the main meal known as an entr

During Rome

During the 1970s, the Dutch archaeologist, Lotte Hedeager studied the trade exchange system between Rome and 'Germania'. After carefully studying hard archaeological evidence and the literary sources, she concluded that there were three areas of economic interest on the German front: the first being the Roman Empire, awash with money and a market economy; the second being a so-called 'buffer zone' (200 km beyond the frontier), that lacked a monetary system, but had markets that allowed both basic commodities and luxuries of Rome to be traded; beyond the buffer zone lay 'Free Germany'

The Roman relics found in Ireland amounted to nothing more than evidence for trade with Roman Britain; I have got evidence, but I cannot find the damn journal that provided me with such lucrative information.

Pompey's son, Sextus is a fair bit younger than he was in reality. He was in his twenties when he witnessed the death of his father; but in Rome, he depicted as an infant of about six. In addition, Sextus' brother, Gnaeus (although called Quintus in the show), is referred to as 'Neptune

I would take Lucullus and Vitellius out for a meal.

WW WotWotius: Can it track the wind? Abbreviations are for the weak and slothful! Indeed!*, Please alert The Queen. *In England, we do not shout our

WW WotWotius: Can it track the wind? Abbreviations are for the weak and slothful!

No, Hannibal uses the force to disarm him!

If you are looking purely for entertainment, I suggest reading Suetonius first. Although the Annals are also entertaining in its right, one has to trawl through many contextual settings to get to the juicy bits.

This year, I intend to do the following: 1) Smoke a cigar. 2) Go somewhere exotic for my archaeological fieldwork (a Roman frontier fort in Egypt is on offer). 3) Hitchhike to Dublin again. 4) Drink less. 5) Eat more. 6) Perform in a Jazz bar with all the cool cats and dadyos (why not...). This year, I do not want to, but will have to do the following: 1) Put up with strangers speaking to me on buses/trains when I am trying to read/listen to music. 2) Read all of the books on my reading list. 3) Learn Latin. This year, I will not be able to do the following: 1) See James Brown live. 2) Acknowledge Pluto as a planet. Who exactly is ?