I am an eccentric academic whoe has a fondness for history
especially Roman and Medieval . History is not my only interest I
love cooking and computers especially Macintosh .
I am a neo-pagan devotee of the
Roman goddess Libertas . ... American Military University
for a Bachelor's in History and later a Masters in Military History
with a focus on the American Revolution .The plan is to eventually
teach American History at the high school or even
it, have a long history. ... In the Roman EmpireThe
invention of glassblowing coincided with the establishment of the
Roman Empire in the first century B.C. which served to provide
impetus to its spread and dominance. Glassblowing was greatly
encouraged under the Roman rule, although Roman citizens
by
Hi! And welcome to my Roman History Test. Let us see how good you really are on the subject of the Caesar and Augustus. ...
by FluffyGreenMan
How Revised is Your History? (Updated extensively 2/13/2005 - see below for details!)
When you were in elementary school, they taught you some hist... ...
by dira_cupido
The Late Roman Republic is one of the most interesting periods in history. Whether or not you've been watching a certain television series lately, thi... ...
by Duchy_of_Joe
Your average American knows squat about British history. Which is strange considering how important it has been to world history and our own heritage.... ...
by Avtokrator
This will test how much you REALLY know about history. It will include easy questions, and nearly impossible questions. DO NOT TAKE THIS TEST UNLESS... ...
by IzzyRetts
examining the world’s history, there is ... same aspect, the Roman Empire left the rituals and laws of
the Jews alone. Officials neither acknowledged nor used force
against those who had committed crimes against those laws (Roman
Paganism, 2-3). Blasphemy “was not an offense in Roman eyes,
however
by periplanomenos
christianity as it has evolved
into different denominations through it's long history.Christianity
itself evolved from roman practice. Rome was divided east and west
acrosse europe. So at the upper most point of christianity
there would only be two divisions: Roman Catholic and Greek
Orthodox.
by ambitious_ideal
of proof that individuals can change the world, and make
history - for good and bad In part of “The Prince” Machiavelli
examined the role of individuals in history and in reading of the
fantastic events and examples of Roman and Greek figures changing
the course of world events, Machiavelli
by kofaile
’We cannot
afford to wait for history to take its course; history takes too
long. We have to make history get to work. Thoreau made history
move by not paying taxes; he said to put your whole person and your
whole action behind your beliefs (120).
Comment by BlueBuffellow
of
Roman control over the entire Mediterranean and much of Europe, the
word "patria," was only used by the Romans to refer to Rome and
later the Italian peninsula; the expansion of Roman power did not
make the lands under their control a part of the patria.2) The
title pater familias, in Roman
Comment by catalyst317
You have to realize that all History is molded to what time it was
discovered. There are numerous books and research done on this
subject. Although, as you progress through Roman history, it is
evident that the start of Roman history is well documented but, the
end is vague.
Comment by alpha1971
My
point was not about the bias of the history, nor to hold up Roman
sexuality as some sort of thing to aspire to, but to note that
attitudes to sex have been fucked up throughout the ages, but
differently fucked up. There are elements within the Roman attitude
to sex (as described here, and I
Comment by
on European history, not ancient Middle Eastern history,
a ... in the Roman legions, and there
was a sizable Jewish community in Rome itself. Three Jewish
descendants of Herod the Great, the Jewish Emperor of Jerusalem,
served in the Roman Senate.Jewish dietary laws were respected under
Roman law, as
Comment by BoredNL
in all of recorded history, because
society has ... an example about sexuality in Roman society (taken
from Wikipedia) :Male Sexuality :Romans thought that men should be
the active participant in all forms of sexual activity. Male
passivity symbolized a loss of manliness, the most prized Roman
virtue.
Comment by a_cool_name
Contents [hide] * 1 History and role * 2
Arms and armour * 3 Fighting style * 4 Notes * 5 References * 6
External links [edit] History and role Relief showing a fight
between a secutor and retiarius Roman gladiators fell into stock
categories (armaturae) modelled on real-world precedents.
Comment by a_cool_name
Contents [hide] * 1 History and role * 2
Arms and armour * 3 Fighting style * 4 Notes * 5 References * 6
External links [edit] History and role Relief showing a fight
between a secutor and retiarius Roman gladiators fell into stock
categories (armaturae) modelled on real-world precedents.
Comment by
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+ Aletheia, The Rationalist's Manual: 5,000,000 o Individual
Events: + Davies: Crusaders killed up to 8,000 Jews in Rhineland +
Paul Johnson A History of the Jews (1987): 1,000 Jewish women in
Rhineland comm. suicide to avoid the mob, 1096. + Gibbon, Decline
and Fall of the Roman Empire, v.