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I ran into the following web page which is a collection of *Newsflash* stories:

classica.web-log.nl/classica/nieuws/index.htm

Lego.

Salve Iohanes,

Have you read it? I'm planning to buy it but will hold off until I read any review that you might have.

MTGA,

Timavus

Fantastic, Mari!!!!

The VA comes through for once!

The third and fourth episodes continued the series' improvement. Character development took the lead over fake blood. Oh, there was plenty of extreme violence, don't worry about that, but it is better balanced now. We're definitely going to continue to watch.

We watched the second episode last night. It was much better than the first one, with more character development and less reliance on virtual blood in the fight scenes. I was again impressed by the recreations of the scenery and costumes as well. There wasn't much Latin in this episode, and I w...

My wife and I watched a new swords and sandals series on the American cable channel Starz. The series is very originally titled, "Spartacus, Blood and Sand". Only the first episode has aired and is available on video on demand. The show was less than impressive. Production relies heavi...

The Romans were on good ground in adopting a thrusting weapon. Years later, many, many duels to the death proved the speed and superiority of the thrust as opposed to the cut. Which is why modern fencing relies on the foil and epee (the saber grew out of mounted combat).

That's why the Romans, with a couple of exceptions, did not fight religious wars.

Fantastic photos Lucane! You must be a professional. I've visited some of the places you did but have nothing to rival your pictures.

I went for a couple of hours on Sunday. My wife wasn't feeling well, so we left earlier than I would have liked. The event was smaller than I had anticipated. I guess I was expecting something the size of the Maryland Renaissance Faire. Roman Days this year covered an area about the size of a ...

I can recommend "Unto the Sons", an autobiographical novel by Gay Talese. Probably the best way to understand the modern Italian mentality. It's fun to pick out the cultural legacy of the Romans in the Italian attitudes.

Timavus

If my uxor lets me.... I'll be there!

I stumbled across a beautiful visual and text exposition of the Venus de Milo at http://museumofbeauty.biz/

Timavus

Yep, a bit of a drive, but worth it.

Optime! Yes, I'm going. Probably for only one day, but I'll be there.

It will probably be held at GMU's main campus in Fairfax.


Timavus

Do we know which "park in Northern Virginia" yet?

Salve Cleopatra,

I am very interested in syncretism. Do you know whether the book is available in English translation? MTGA.

Timavus

I will be away 8-14 January visiting, where else? Roma!

I don't think it's a discus. Could it be a vessel?

I found one (original antiquity) for sale, but it reflects Punic influence and looks like it would be pricy http://www.barakatgallery.com/store/index.cfm/FuseAction/ItemDetails/UserID/0/TopMenuID/5/requesttimeout/500/ItemID/20937.htm Here are a couple of images of statues of Saturnus http:/...