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Re: New recruits - Historylover - 03-28-2008
Quote:Vortigern Studies:1rs9o79e Wrote:Decius:1rs9o79e Wrote:I have a general interest in the roman army from 1 bc to around 3 ad.Hi Matthias,
That's not exactly a broad period, is it? Just 4 years!
:lol: Hey, a lot can happen in four years!
Very true thats all it took the Allies once the U.S. joined them, to take care of Festung Europa and Japan.
Welcome as well to the new comers! All the best, Jon
Re: New recruits - Libitina - 03-28-2008
Quote:Libitina:3pp1hgtu Wrote:Vortigern Studies:3pp1hgtu Wrote:Decius:3pp1hgtu Wrote:I have a general interest in the roman army from 1 bc to around 3 ad.Hi Matthias,
That's not exactly a broad period, is it? Just 4 years!
:lol: Hey, a lot can happen in four years!
Very true thats all it took the Allies once the U.S. joined them, to take care of Festung Europa and Japan.
Welcome as well to the new comers! All the best, Jon
:roll: If only the same could be said of the Middle East!
Re: New recruits - Decius - 03-28-2008
Quote:Decius:341pcg3g Wrote:I have a general interest in the roman army from 1 bc to around 3 ad.Hi Matthias,
That's not exactly a broad period, is it? Just 4 years!
I was so excited I forgot some hundred years...
Re: New recruits - Decius - 03-28-2008
and thank you for your warm welcome.
Re: New recruits - Marcous Drallious - 03-28-2008
Where do the reenactments take place?
Re: New recruits - caiusbeerquitius - 03-28-2008
Quote:I'm not into re-enacting, yet.Hi!
If you are looking for reenactors closer by, let me know.
I and some of my students do Gladiatorial impressions as well as 3rd C. AD Infantry.
Cheers!
Re: New recruits - caiusbeerquitius - 03-28-2008
Quote:Very true thats all it took the Allies once the U.S. joined them, to take care of Festung Europa and Japan.Yes, and exactly the amount of time it took the US to withdraw from Vietnam.
AND exactly the amount of time it took Caesar to conquer Gaul.
AND exactly the amount of time it took Marcus Aurelius to win his war against the Markomanni.
AND exactly the amount of time....
There must be a secret plan somewhere in this.... :roll:
Re: New recruits - Salvianus - 03-28-2008
Quote: :lol: Hey, a lot can happen in four years!
You're not kiddin': I'll take 306, 378, 410 and 476 A.D.
Re: New recruits - Decius - 03-29-2008
Quote:Decius:20615wyb Wrote:I'm not into re-enacting, yet.Hi!
If you are looking for reenactors closer by, let me know.
I and some of my students do Gladiatorial impressions as well as 3rd C. AD Infantry.
Cheers!
alright !
Re: New recruits - Marcous Drallious - 03-29-2008
Well I live in the Untied States. I think that will pose as a problem.
Re: New recruits - Aetius Helvius Merula - 03-30-2008
Not if someone else pays your airfare. If they do, let me know and I'll join you
Welcome, Kyle!
Re: New recruits - Theodosius the Great - 03-30-2008
Quote:AND exactly the amount of time it took Caesar to conquer Gaul.
AND exactly the amount of time it took Marcus Aurelius to win his war against the Markomanni.
What ?! How do you figure that ?
I always read that it took 8 years to conquer Gaul and MA was constantly at war with the Marcomanni for well over a decade ... :? Both of these wars were concluded at lightning speed by the Romans' standards and they had a free hand in which they conducted them (i.e. no "human rights" to worry about, etc).
Dacia took decades to conquer, Spain took over 2 centuries, and the Punic Wars lasted over 100 years. Multigenerational wars seem to be just as common as shorter wars, at least during the Republic and early Empire.
~Theo
Re: New recruits - caiusbeerquitius - 03-30-2008
My posting above was not too serious. :o )
re - caius matinius mattius - 03-30-2008
salve!
I am christopher mattingly (caius matinius mattius) of the xiiii legion in the glorious area of oregon. I am a soldier in the US army and have been for the past 6 years. I have many years under my belt as a living historian for the American Civil War, The Revolutionary War, and The 1745 Jacobite risings. I started my interest in ancient rome when i was in iraq and picked up a copy of colleen mccullough's the grass crown. Thank you ahead of time for the help you will provide to this "fresh fish" of the legions.
chris mattingly
Re: New recruits - Senovara - 03-31-2008
Welcome to RAT Chris!