WotWotius

I believe that Polybius outlines the trappings of the Carthaginian Senate; however, I cannot seem to find the quote. Does anybody have it handy?

I was a bit like you - I never really liked to drink in excess. But you will change your views when you hit 18/21 (depending on where you are).

Thanks very much for the link -- I missed that earlier thread. How were the Welsh tribes governed? I got the impression, when researching for "Language in Danger", that there was some very slight evidence (towards the end of the Roman period) of Welsh tribal rulers being responsible to the Roman governor of the province. Can you confirm that, or am I imagining it? As far as I am aware, the Romans left the Welsh to their devises after they were subdued; the area did not seem to be 'Romanised', and the local tribes do not seem to be mentioned in the sources. The area was most probably governed via self-autonomous civitas, or tribal centres. As mentioned earlier, the only real reason for the Roman presence there was to keep the status quo, so that local minerals could be extracted.

Well the bumbershoot (I had to look up that term in the Urban Dictionary) is first-class: it is 2006 model; has alloy rims; a chrome finish; and hydraulics in the back. I was however, referring to the game earlier.

What I meant was that Wales was most probably invaded to 'neutralise' the region; before Wales was conquered, most of Britain's Roman governors had to deal with Welsh tribes in some way or another: 1) Ostorius Scapula (47-52 AD) invaded South Wales to quell resistance lead by Caratacus; he later invaded North Wales but was distracted by a Brigantian revolt. 2) His successor, Didius Gallus, had to defend against his province against the Silures' contestant raids. 3) When the Boudican revolt occurred, Suetonius Paulinus, the current governor, was out campaigning in Anglesey dealing with the islands druidic influence. 4) The region was finally incorporated into the Roman Empire under the governorship of Frontinus (71-74 AD). Because the tribes of Wales were not material cultures (and therefore could not offer commerce) and were too 'warlike' to become client kingdoms, the only logical explanation for Rome's conquest of Wales was to 'defuse' the area to relive pressure on Britain's frontiers. For further discussion on the Welsh issue, go to this topic.

It is so unbelievably good!

Yay me...

For Christmas I received the following: 1. A colossal umbrella (it could cover the whole of Luxemburg). 2. The new Zelda game. 3. Medieval II: total war. 4. Michael Crawford's The Roman Republic. 5. A Harpo Marx style honker horn (a secret Santa present). 6. A Guinness Poster. 7. A custom mug and t-shirt (I am not going to divulge what was on them...my friends are too disgusting!). 8. A Chewbacca figure (!?).

I never said silver! Gold, yes, at Dolaucothi in south Wales. Needless to say there was a Roman road nearby and Roman mineworkings. If you Google on gold and Wales, or maybe Dolaucothi, you will find that the mine is just about to close down, probably for the very last time -- recently thay have been picking over the 'slagheaps' (as coalminers call them) and still finding useful quantities. Tin, too, of course: Cornish tin was a draw for long distance trade well before Roman times. Although there was in fact a gold mine at Dolaucothi, Wales at this point was not as a prolific place as it once was. For instance, the vast majority of Gold artefacts found in Wales date to the Bronze Age and came from all over the region: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/3328443.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/4289914.stm By the time the Romans came, Welsh Gold was confined to just a single mine; this, in my view, hardly justifies the occupation of Wales. The conquest of Wales was more of an organic process rather than a preset planned operation

Many moder archaeologists (i.e. D. Mattingly) are of the view that there was very little so-called 'Roman civilization' in Britainia under her Roman occupation. When Rome invaded Britain in 43AD, the indigenous Britons were subject to years of oppression. Military governments, financial swindles and burdensome taxation were all imposed in the region; the province would have to wait at least forty years until any sort

Steve Vai only has technical skill

Grammatically correct, but with a slight use of Britannian/British/Anglo spelling.(Do note this is a run on sentence) Devils preserve us!; my genius or your work?

Let us not forget that the Legio VI Victrix is most famous for constructing part of Hardrian's Wall: http://www.roman-britain.org/military/leg6victrix.htm

I believe it...when I saw him years ago, I really did get chills from his licks. The man is that damn good. Prince's work is a flamboyant piece of genius!

Me too.... Pay attention! WW 'corrected' me about my not capitalizing the 'w' and 't' as in washington times. When I don't capitalize a 'proper noun', it is an expression of my contempt for the person, place or thing. When I mis-spell these same, it is also an expression of my contempt. Now WW 'caught' me on two; I pointed out the rest. Get it now? Or do you need to be bottle fed? I also pointed out that I only point out my friends blunders. At last, I told WW that the Season and my well known clemency prevented me from informing him that he did a less than 1/2 a_s job, and that if he ever blunders I will be on him like stink on :horse: Note that I capitalized 'Moonlapse'. Edit: After 'contempt' add 'mocking' and 'kidding'. I was well aware of that

Me too....

Last night, my friends and I were discussing our favourite guitarists of all time. After much careful thought, I concluded that mine was Steve Howe; Mood for a Day was the song that got me learning guitar: Steve Howe My second choice would have to be Jimmy Page (for obvious reasons). I was wondering if anybody else had any thoughts on the matter?

Excellent choice.

Ah, don

Knowing that Norfolk felt the full brunt of Roman military might is nothing new; Tacitus brushed on the aftermath of the Boudican revolt: 'The allied infantry and cavalry were placed in new winter quarters, and whatever tribes still wavered or were hostile were ravaged with fire and sword. Nothing however distressed the enemy so much as famine, for they had been careless about sowing corn, people of every age having gone to the war, while they reckoned on our supplies as their own.' -Tacitus Annals, XIV, 30

GMT all the way mate. Happy Christmas/Hanukah/Saturalia/Eid/erm...late Diwali to all.

Yes, they are mainly found in Scotland, East Anglia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Germany and some parts of Poland.

Oliver Stone's Alexander has been perceived as an anti-American film. Although I cannot really read this into it, many of Stone's scrutinisers seemed to believe that the film was more about the war in Iraq than an epic journey of conquest set in the 4th Century BC.

Wotwotius, I 'm definitely not trying to pick on your initial post but here is one of my issues: Much more likely was that the misgivings had to do with the fear of getting swallowed up by Oceanus, Neptune, Triton, etc. as naval crossings for an entire army were risky business; regardless if it was Sicily to Africa, Italy to Greece, Italy to Spain or Gaul to Britain. Furthermore, whay would they think they would sail off the edge of the world when they knew that the famous G.J. Caesar landed there. Another more than likely was that they new that the *great* Caesar didn't have an easy go of it 'over there' I will concede however that there were bound to be some superstitious and ignorant folks who would see a 2D 'map' and take that to be a true representation of the world. The exception however, not the norm enough to halt a campaign. *Edit: 43 AD, not 44 AD (i think I wrote that date twice ). When I wrote the above post, I was referring to the uneducated poor, who, by in large, made up the vast majority of Romans (and thus the vast majority of her legions). I also stand by my argument that most Romans assigned themselves