Guest spartacus Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Time for a bit of fantasy methinks! IF you could go back in time to Roman times and spend one hour, at any place of your choosing - where would you go and why? For my hour it would have to be at the Battle of Zama, it would have been spectacular to watch ! and to see Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, two great commanders! All from a safe distance of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbow Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 9 .A.D. in Germany, to answer the following questions: a: Where was the site of the Varus disaster? b: What colours did the legions actually wear? Two of the most flippin' argued questions answered in one fell swoop Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 I read somewhere it was in a forest, and there was evidence of skeletons and roman goods found, if my memory serves me correctly it may be called tuterbourg or something like that! That is if we are both on about the same disaster where two legions were slaughtered! As for colours, yes that would be interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbow Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 There's a lot of contention over the site of the Varus Disaster. Teutoberger Wald near Detmold has been long held to be the location. But, Kalkriese has become another hot favourite, as proposed by Major Tony Clunn, but hotly contested by Dan Peterson. The RAT forums have been overheating a bit including posts from the above two. RAT Kalkriese For my opinion on tunic colours, see it here, it could be any or one of them so far as I'm concerned: Oh so unfashionable me! Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fafnir Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 For my opinion on tunic colours, see it here, it could be any or one of them so far as I'm concerned: Oh so unfashionable me! Its that scary thing again, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbow Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Lol BOO!!!!!!! again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Having seen the piccy on the link I would imagine it would take half an hour to get dressed! Looks impressive though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeius magnus Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 I would love to spend an hour talking with the great Gaius Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus as well as sit in on a senate meeting during around 50 BCE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbow Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 I would love to see the Legions in action (probably need more than a hour),or even just to see them marching by would be impressive.L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaevola Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 I would first make sure the communication barrier didn't exsist and then I want to walk and talk with Julius Caesar during his last hour; and make sure that he is dead by the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 I take it you dont like him then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 If I could go back for one hour I'd like to be present when Cicero made one of his 'Philippics' speeches to the senate. OR The Battle of Zama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaevola Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 I take it you dont like him then! He was no more of a red-handed maniac than other powerful men of that age. Mainly I would see him dead so that Augustus could have his day without Julius keeping him down, or even possibly eliminating him when Augustus starts to have supporters. History must roll..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spartacus Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 There were very few "good" emporers, Julias Caesar came across as a man desperate to get to the top, whatever it took! pretty ruthless individual by all account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I would just like to spend some time walking through Rome, especially to admire the magnificent architecture. I would also like to go see the temples, a forum, etc and see what the Imperial palace looked like. I would probaly get to see some Praetorian Guards strutting menacingly around the streets. I would also like to go see a race at the Circus and quickly watch a gladiatorial fight at the (gasp!) Coliseum. I would be interested to hear how the people spoke Latin and also to see how the Romans looked and if they differed (visually) from central Italians. I would also like the oppurtunity to see a Legionary but that would probably be unlikely in Rome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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