Today is a joyous day, because the SVR celebrates its third birthday. I thank everyone by whose work and dedication the Societas has steadily grown in quality, recognition and has made this a pleasant place to be for all involved. There are few web communities that can say this, and I hope that we may remain this way.
In no particular order, I would also like to personally thank Atticus, Lupus, Curio, Locatus, Mus, Tergestus, Piscinus, Coruncanius, Mencius, frater Tiberius, Romulus, Marius, Garrulus, Lentulus, Q. Marius, Brutus and possibly many others I have forgotten to mention but whose contributions and mere presence in our community I appreciate. I hope that they will all stay with us. I would also like to take some time to remember one of our co-founders, Silvanius. Although he's not here anymore, without him the Societas might not exist today. I would also like to remember our consular Xantippe Helia, who fizzled into thin air last year but whom many of us hope might come back someday. And lastly, I would like to welcome all new members to the Societas and hope that it continues to attract new members.
We've come quite a way already. In the past three years, SVR underwent many evolutions. Our website continuously expanded - and became nicer to look at
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But of course, there's still more. There's always more to do. The world of Antiquity is so vast that quite probably we still won't have covered everything in a decade. And every now and then I'm still amazed at how surprisingly modern Antiquity can be, in many, many facets. History is not just a rear-view mirror...
Valete bene!
Draco