02-10-2013, 03:43 AM
Hello, my name is: Jack from Pennsylvania
How did I become interested in Rome? Well, I personally am a fan of Lakedaemonia the most, but I became interested after I saw Gladiator a while back; after that, I started looking up more and more stuff on the ancient world, and it really just progressed from there. I profess I am slogging through The Iliad at a slow rate, though.
Why am I here? Because I know I have many unanswered questions about the ancients. Plus it's fun to discuss.
What do I do? I entirely lack the money to do anything more than a barehanded barbarian; well, I have money, but just buying a fake cuirass would drain the funds. Plus, why would I? Last I checked, there are no ancient reenactment groups in central PA. As I remain in high school for the next year, I do not have access to sources college students might, and as I intend to go to the Merchant Marine Academy, I am doubtful of my prospects in a history major. As such, I must simply rely on books, and that leaves me with a far lesser pool of knowledge than I would like. Of course, that's why I'm here.
How did I become interested in Rome? Well, I personally am a fan of Lakedaemonia the most, but I became interested after I saw Gladiator a while back; after that, I started looking up more and more stuff on the ancient world, and it really just progressed from there. I profess I am slogging through The Iliad at a slow rate, though.
Why am I here? Because I know I have many unanswered questions about the ancients. Plus it's fun to discuss.
What do I do? I entirely lack the money to do anything more than a barehanded barbarian; well, I have money, but just buying a fake cuirass would drain the funds. Plus, why would I? Last I checked, there are no ancient reenactment groups in central PA. As I remain in high school for the next year, I do not have access to sources college students might, and as I intend to go to the Merchant Marine Academy, I am doubtful of my prospects in a history major. As such, I must simply rely on books, and that leaves me with a far lesser pool of knowledge than I would like. Of course, that's why I'm here.