Auris Arrectibus

Yep, that's right. Another example of a very poor conservation of Italy's heritage. The site of Cumae, the akropolis is above, is a mess and polluted. The girl in front is my daughter of 9 years old and she was fascinated about the story of the Sybille of Cumae and the encounter with Aeneas. The steamy underworld should be nearby as we visited the Solfatara crater. The fact that our way of writing the ("latin") alfabet could have started here was also inspiring. Ah well, easy maybe, but not less important. In a few years it cold have collapsed. Over to you Ghost! Jeroen H DeLange, Amsterdam

Spectari salutem dat So, guess this one!

Hi Bryaxis, I guess it could be Abritus, near the nowadays industrial centre of the city of Razgrad. The event that took place in this area was the battle of Forum Terebronii in July or August 251 AD, inwhich the Goth Cniva defeated and killed emperor Decius (and his son). It was destroyed by the Avars at the end of the 6th century. Jeroen H de Lange, Amsterdam

Amai! Dan moet-ik ut twee eeuwen eerder gaan zoeken! Ben dis-donc! Je dois chercher deux si

Hi Bryaxis, Did some diggin' in Bulgarian history. I guess it's the palace of Omurtag .... And the event you mentioned could be the translation of the bible by Wulfila at Nicopolis ad Istrum. Jeroen H de Lange, Amsterdam

Another try for url of the "posted image": http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pompeya,_el_Vesuvio_y_su_alcance.jpg

You're right Klingan, it was really a wild safari-trip to get to Villa Arianna and Villa San Marco. From our campsite in Sorrento (pretty nice view at the Vesuvio) it should have been about 15 minutes to get there, but I found myself driving around in circles at 40

Damn, too late! Last May I was in Arles for a week (right above it, in Hotel du Forum). 'Took me two days to find the entrance of the Cryptoportiques, and even the owner of the bookshop, just at the opposite of the Mairie, couldn't tell me. Jeroen H de Lange, Amsterdam

Pompeii was a mess, this summer. Streets were closed and facades of houses badly shored. To walk around in the city was only to experience the idea of everly day life in a roman city. Herculaneum was a relieve! And less touristic in the summertime. No thanks to Italian bureaucracy. But, if you really want to visit a well preserved huge house, I recommend the villas at Oplontis (http://oplontisproject.org/) nearby Pompeii. What a marvellous job! Also with help from abroad. When you visit the Naples area, I suggest to visit the three of them in this order. Next thing to do is to visit the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli. And afterwards, take a pizza and read Robert Harris "Pompeii", while nipping your limoncello('s). I like the Italians a lot, but preserving their roman heritage, they obviously need a lot of help. Jeroen H de Lange, Amsterdam

Looks grey to me ....

This is more what you expected: Dna Tribes (study completed in 2010). Jeroen de Lange, Amsterdam (brown-hair, brown eyes, dark-skin, with an documented family-genealogies dating back to 1566 in the North of Holland, could there be a gypsy or southern europe, e.g. during spanish occupation, offspring in our family that was silently accepted as their own?..... could not explain otherwise why I look "mediterranean" )

GOC, Volterra it is!

Hi all, Try professor Bryan Sykes for genetic roots: The 7 daughters of Eve Here's a review of his work: 7 daughters & 27 Step Diaghters of Eve/ Latest book: DNA USA - A genetic portrait of America Jeroen H de Lange, Amsterdam

Hi Mel, It seems like Latin tattoos have taken the tattoo world by a storm, since Angelina Jolie got one. But you're right, they can easily go wrong. A Latin tattoo translater could help one out for just 10 dollars.......... Don't like tattoos either, Jeroen

Hi Ghost, No, not French. The theatre dates back to the first century BCE. Try another country, Auris

Lectori spectatorique salutem dat, Guess what city this is ......

Hi, When is the release of your novel? And maybe, could you tell us already what the focus of the story is about? Very interested in the life and times of Galla Placidia, roots all over the mediterranean world outside the Italian peninsula, key figure in the succession of the Western Throne, Queen of the Visigoths for short but in mind for long and Empress in a very turmoiled period of history. Jeroen de Lange, Amsterdam

Hi Mel, Checked some photo's at the internet: Gheriat el-Garbia? Jeroen DeLange, Amsterdam

Ah,well then: A structure at the Limes Tripolitanus, like the roman Fort of Gholaia?

Sabratha!

Leptis Magna? Not the nicest part, though, if it's right.

Hi Corax, Renaissance painters (or close to that period) often depict Olympian gods with their symbols. So, I suggest to search for "Council of the Gods", "Banquet of the gods" or "Feast of the Gods" and you will find what you are looking for. For instance the painting by Giovanni Lanfranco(1625). Or the one by Raffaello Sanzio(1518). Or by Monsau. There must be one to find on the web with enough pixels ...... Or maybe this one: Olympian Gods Good luck, Jeroen H de Lange, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

I want the Roma Victrix Beaker @UNRV http://bit.ly/romavictrix

No not yet. I had to postpone the trip until this Friday. Then I will be for a week and a half in Umbria (Sibillini Mountains) and the Marche (at the coast with my family), so maybe not enough time to explore the lot: Good excuse to go there another time! The Flaminian will be there next time aswell...... Jeroen H DeLange, Amsterdam

Thanks for the hint! I found an even better one: http://www.rome-interreg.net/index.php?em_cat=325&region=6&portal=45 It's part of the ROME PROJECT, including also other Roman roads! Fot those who are interested, this one too: http://www.viaflaminia.org/Flas/virtualvision.htm Jeroen H DeLange, Amsterdam