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Try Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Read, learn and understand Latin in a natural way. Be aware that you already know a lot latin words or words from latin origin from your own language. See http://www.lingvalatina.com/p/introduction-to-lingua-latina-per-se.html

They even left a graffiti in the Hagia Sofia: http://thornews.com/2014/06/26/viking-graffiti-in-hagia-sophia-halvdan-carved-these-runes/

Come on, you guys! Try harder with this clue: Hooligans shouting "Nika!, nika!, nika!" Auris Arrectibus

Megalomania & Tommorow's History: Bronze bust of Putin as a roman Emperor to be unveiled. The St. Petersburgs' Cossack community has promised to mark Russia's anniversary of the allied vistory over the Nazis by unveiling a bronze bust of russian president Vladimir Putin depicted as a roman emperor. http://www.newsweek.com/bronze-bust-putin-roman-emperor-be-unveiled-315094 Well, I like to thank the Russians for their magnificent contributions in WW2 to free Europe from the Nazis. But this ..... Weird guys, those Cossacks. Auris Arrectibus

No, not complicated: So far the clues are: "There must be twelve of these and they were demolished by Nike" => Not all the sheep were found, just 10. The others are still buried beneath the third building on the same site. => Eastern part of the Empire => It's not Ephesus => In the same city is a column with the pagan symbols of nike combined with the Chi-Rho on the same pedestal => Try to use nike in a verb as an imperative Auris Arrectibus

Good question, Viggen. The sheep fell into the ground. They were excavated and now they lay next to the the third building that was build on this site. Once they belonged to the second one. The other sheep must be still somewhere underneath the building ... If there are any other sheep ... presumably, because there are expected to be 12 of them. Auris

Right you are, Viggen! This city is in the Eastern Half of the Empire. Auris

For example, compare social-cultural behaviour at the highways: When you drive by car from Holland to Italy. From Northern Europe to South, status of a car gets more important. - First, all drivers behave like they all have the same rights to drive in the left lane, although not speeding up or having the right lanes empty no matter the size of a car. - Going south, drivers with bigger cars get more irritated about this phenomenon and little cars choose the most right lane, driving less fast and dwelling in their step on the ladder of hierarchy. - When you cross the Alpes, the biggest cars rule the left lane giving signals with car headlights to the others to move from their lane. - Passing the Apennine Mountains, don't be supprised to be pushed from the left lane using horns to remind the less fortunate of their lower status at the highway. In the Netherlands the egalitarian system of administration is ascribed to the struggle against the water. The oldest form of democratic goverment -still exist today- is that of the "Waterschappen" (water management): Common interest to keep dykes in good condition and keep the water out. Everyone has to contribute and maintain their part of the dyke, no matter what status. If just one doesn't, everyone suffers the consequenses. We call it the "polder model": a lot of talking, listen to each others opinions and compromise so anyone could benefit. Don't know if Vikings ever did interfere. I do understand why the protestant religion got popular in such a community as the Netherlands. Auris Arrectibus

No not Ephesus. Nike is the cryptic one, focus on the imperative verb. AIthough, in the same city the godess Nike is depicted on the pedestal of a column with the Chi-Rho sign on another side: Both pagan and christian symbols. The sheep fell about 80 years after the column was erected. Auris Arrectibus

Okay, I try to be cryptic in return: "There must be twelve of these and they were demolished by Nike." Solve this one and you will know the city. So the picture below I took where some of them they were found. Auris Arrectibus

"The Place by the Pool" is referring to the iron-age Brayford Pool. The Romans call it Colonia Lindum. Auris Arrectibus

Hi GoC, That's a bit cryptic answer. I think you mean by Artemisia Dracunculus, the herb tarragon. And so referring to the city Tarraco, nowadays Tarragona. The two don't have any mutual roots. In english the city is sometimes spelled as Tarragon. Riddle solved. And by that: Correct answer! The amphitheatre of Tarraco was build in 2nd AD next to the seashore. I took this picture standing on top of the Praetorium Tower, next to the circus which is for most parts subterrenean. When you visit the nearby Placa de la Font for lunch, you still recognize the outline of the circus below the pavement. You're next. Auris Arrectibus

Next clue: This city was loyal to the Romans during the 2nd Punic War.

Hi Viggen, No, it 's not in north Africa. At a maqueta I saw, the position of coastline of the mare nostrum didn't change there that much over 2.000 years. Auris Arrectibus

Hi Cinzia, The Stanford-site calculates it would take 16 days to get from Brundisium to Constantinopolis in sping, travelling the fastest way as a civillian by foot over land and sea. See the printscreen below. Safe trip, Auris Arrecitibus

Hi all, I have had some difficulties to post a picture. Still, for copy-paste text in a message, but not for posting a picture. Next: Guess the ancient city! Game on! Auris Arrectibus

Hi Cinzia, And this is another one: I guess even better than the other two to get your answer. It calculates how many days it takes to get from one place to another, depending on season, which way to travel (over land, sea, &c.) and what transport (foot, oxcart, &c). See: http://orbis.stanford.edu/ Safe trip, Auris Arrectibus

Hi all, I use the omnesviae-site, based on the Peutinger Map, everytime I plan a trip by car in Europe. Another site I consult is: http://imperium.ahlfeldt.se. Auris Arrectibus

Hi all, Gold was scarce in that period. Supplies of gold dry up. Gold flowed abroad to the Sassanids who demanded large sums of gold. Also a lot of gold was paid to german chieftains. So, gold drained from the roman monetary system. When I google on pictures of coins in 238 AD, it's just silver/ metal ones. So I think your mouse mat is one for coin-collectors. Maybe someone with such an interest could confirm this. Auris Arrectibus

Hi Ghost, [....] but how does 'Orbis' literally translate into English. I'm gessing it isn't map. No, it isn't. The word orbis means 'circle'. In context it's also used for 'The World'. This figure of speech is called an 'abstractum pro concreto' (metonymy). Like urbs means 'city', but written with a capital also 'The City': Rome. At Easter and Christmas, every year the pope addresses his blessings in a speech with: Urbi et Orbi: Meaning: 'To The City and The World.' For those who like grammar: Both words are in de dative singular case (of the 3rd declension). Dative is to what or who something is given to. In English: "to ....". Still, don't know what the romans themselves used to name the whole territory they controlled (per historical period). Auris Arrectibus

Well, I'm not sure about that. In "roman times" the concept of a land or empire was not the same as nowadays. I 've red somewhere that Cicero used "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR). And as inscriptions at arches in the city of Rome. I don't think the Romans ment with SPQR the whole territory they control. Maybe "Orbis terrarum" (also Cicero) is better in this context, but I have to study on that. Auris Arrectibus

No problem, Dirk. I used to be a tutor in Latin (and Greek). Since my little girl is preparing for Highschool with classical education, I re-enjoy my former pastime. Regarding your name, you must be of Dutch origin. Greatings from Amsterdam, Auris Arrectibus

Hi Cinzia, Try one of the collection of papers in "War and Warfare in Late Antiquity", parts to read at Google.Books. Paper: Homeland security in the South-West Balkans (3rd-6th AD), by contributor John Wilkes, pages 735-758. Auris Arrectibus

Hi Dirk and Ghost, The difference between Imperium Romanum and Imperium Romanorum is that 1) in the first the adjective romanus is used 2) and in the latter the noun romanus is used. When using an adjective, the case (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative or vocative and locative) depends on the gender and case of the noun it attributes to. Imperium is a noun of neuter gender in the singular nominative case and the adjective is also. E.g. with nouns of other gender: - masculin noun: "medicus romanus" is a "roman doctor" - feminin noun: "rosa romana" is a "roman rose". When using a noun, the case of the noun tells how the noun is used in the structure of a sentence. Subjects are in nominative, objects in the accusative, &c. As a noun, the masculin noun "romanus" means: a roman (man). In plural "romani" means: romans. The feminin noun "romana" means: a roman (woman). Romanorum is the plural genitive case of the masculin noun romanus. Used in the genitive case it gives the noun a function of possession (in English "of ...."). So, Imperium Romanum literally means Roman Empire. Imperium Romanorum literally means Empire of the Romans. Don't know which of the two was most common in roman times. Auris Arrectibus

What about Homer heroes : Achilles and Patroklos are nowadays thought to be in a epic gay relationship? And the three sexes in Plato's symposion, told by Aristophanes to explain homosexuality and the urge to want to be reunited with your other half. Auris Arrectibus