Roman Resources

[AnimaSinistra]

Some more...

 

[old slave]

A friend of mine sent me some pictures of a historical re-enactment of Ancient Rome today. I think that some pictures can be useful for some stories or manipulations. Enjoy!View attachment 579559View attachment 579560View attachment 579561View attachment 579562View attachment 579563View attachment 579564View attachment 579565View attachment 579566View attachment 579567View attachment 579568

Very impressive regalia, regardless of how accurate they are, they put me right there.

 

[morten sigurdson]

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Very nice performance, All Roads Lead to Rome!!

 

[Eulalia]

I think some of those - the guys in Legio X in the first and some of the other images - look to me like
a well-known British group of Roman re-enactors, who do go to considerable lengths to achieve authenticity.

 

[Barbaria1]

I think some of those - the guys in Legio X in the first and some of the other images - look to me like
a well-known British group of Roman re-enactors, who do go to considerable lengths to achieve authenticity.

And then retire to the local pub ...

 

[Eulalia]

That is of course exactly what Roman legionaries did - one of the achievements of Civilisation!

 

[Barbaria1]

That is of course exactly what Roman legionaries did - one of the achievements of Civilisation!

Funny way of characterizing it ....

 

[thehangingtree]

And then retire to the local pub ...

Is a 'pub' and 'bar' similar?

T

 

[Barbaria1]

Is a 'pub' and 'bar' similar?

T

More or less ... Pubs tend to be nicer, I think.

 

[Eulalia]

Pubs generally have more than one bar - a quaint example of the English class system.

 

[Barbaria1]

Pubs generally have more than one bar - a quaint example of the English class system.

And a dart board!

 

[thehangingtree]

More or less ... Pubs tend to be nicer, I think.

How so?

Pubs generally have more than one bar - a quaint example of the English class system.

One to drink at and one to serve?

And a dart board!

I will go no farther with this... I could but I won't!!!

 

[phlebas]

A friend of mine sent me some pictures of a historical re-enactment of Ancient Rome today. I think that some pictures can be useful for some stories or manipulations. Enjoy!View attachment 579559View attachment 579560View attachment 579561View attachment 579562View attachment 579563View attachment 579564View attachment 579565View attachment 579566View attachment 579567View attachment 579568

Is this Rome's birthday?
Pics that I was meaning to post but forgot to!

More or less ... Pubs tend to be nicer, I think.

Yes, it all depends.
Traditionally, Australian pubs are at least partially tiled on the exterior walls. This is to make them easier to clean after a hard night . . .

 

[Marcius]

A huge list of historical novels set in antiquity.

 

[Barbaria1]

Yes, it all depends.
Traditionally, Australian pubs are at least partially tiled on the exterior walls. This is to make them easier to clean after a hard night . . .

Puke can be a job to clean up otherwise, I suppose ...

 

[Cella]

For anyone out there with this info:

I'm interested in forms of address between people in Roman times.

For example, how might a young unmarried woman (late teens), address an older married woman about the same age as her own mother?

Any other particular forms of address are welcomed too.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Marcius]

For anyone out there with this info:

I'm interested in forms of address between people in Roman times.

For example, how might a young unmarried woman (late teens), address an older married woman about the same age as her own mother?

Any other particular forms of address are welcomed too.

Thanks for your help.

There's a pretty thick scholarly book on the subject, Latin Forms of Address From Plautus to Apuleius by Eleanor Dickey. The nature of evidence makes all conclusions tentative, but she could've called the other woman a) by name; b) mater 'mother', if she was well disposed towards her; c) anus 'old woman', if not; and d) there's quite a lot of endearments. Anima mea 'my soul', if being effusive?

 

[phlebas]

Rare Evidence of Roman Crucifixion Found

https://www.livescience.com/62727-jesus-roman-crucifixion-found.html

 

[Apostate]

OK, we have a culture that had mosaics of people being eaten alive for entertainment as home decor for the rich, and virtually no surviving depictions of the equally if not more ubiquitous practice of crucifixion

Yeah, yeah, I know. Crucifixion had an especially obscene and odious place in the Roman imagination. But a person's face being chewed off by a predatory animal didn’t?

Sorry, just venting. This rant is now concluded.

 

[Marcius]

Rare Evidence of Roman Crucifixion Found

https://www.livescience.com/62727-jesus-roman-crucifixion-found.html

I've attached the original article, it certainly is of interest.