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Numantia in Danger - Dan Diffendale - 06-02-2008 via PhDiva: Quote:Neville Morley (University of Bristol) posted an item about the possible damage to Numantia on the Classics List. It's a site I'm very interested in, because this is where Gaius Marius (biography in progress, please feel free to bother agent about it, not me) began his career. Scipio Aemilianus spotted Marius' great military talent at Numantia, and it is also where Marius and Jugurtha first met. Re: Numantia in Danger - Gaius Julius Caesar - 06-02-2008 Print it and get signers I guess is the plan of attack? Numantia in danger - Paullus Scipio - 06-02-2008 Thanks for the "Heads Up" Danno. Many will have read the stirring story of Numantia's heroism, and subsequent awful fate in Duncan Campbell's excellent article in 'Ancient Warfare' vol.1 Issue 4. I urge all RATters to support the petition. International support will have an influence beyond mere numbers. Mods, can this become a 'sticky' please? Re: Numantia in Danger - Na Saighdiuir - 06-02-2008 Definetly,everyones got to lend a hand to save it.I mean its one of the most famous stories around and to leave it dissappear without a fight isnt an option. Re: Numantia in Danger - Arahne - 06-03-2008 I think that such petitions should be thought out twice. What I want to say is if the site is not physically endangered why would anyone stop development of the local economy. Maybe some financial support could be achieved from the industry, that could help Numantia project for further research. There always has to be some kind of compromise. We have to bear in mind and have to live with modern environment development. Historical sites should be incorporated in modern life, and should not stop it. Re: Numantia in Danger - Marcus Julius - 06-06-2008 I might be inclined to agree with Arahne on this. Perhaps the development shouldn't be stopped altogether, but rather delayed. Maybe the developer could be 'persuaded' by the government to contribute some funding to ensuring that anything of historical value be removed from the site before they begin building on top of it? At the same time, I agree that reckless modernization is too opposite extreme. There has to be a middle ground that can be found. ETA: Maybe one of our Spanish speaking members could provide a rough interpretation of the petition? |