09-14-2004, 07:24 AM
Ave amicus!<br>
Hail friends!<br>
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I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. A 23 year old semi-professional student (BS Aviation) heh, with a definite love for Roman history, especially the Roman military machine.<br>
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Currently I'm an active member with the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) and hopefully that won't get me booed out of here immediately. (I know the SCA isn't the most historically stringent group out there, just the biggest.) In any case I have been re-enacting various time periods for 5 years now.<br>
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I'm here to expand my knowledge and understanding of Roman military history, equipement etc. Also hopefully to acquire new contacts for gaining more Roman equipment (with a major emphasis on historically accurate and functional re-enactment pieces)... and above all to make some new friends from around the world.<br>
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How'd I become interested in Rome? Can't rightly say for sure... past life perhaps? I can't remember when I first picked up a picture book on Rome and "read" through it. All I know is that back in grade 2 I could name all the major Greek gods and most of the Roman equivalents. What have I learned since then? Not much... in fact I probably knew more back then. Which goes back to the point of why I'm here.<br>
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Heres to many good and long discussions to come. Cheers!<br>
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Hail friends!<br>
<br>
I'm from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. A 23 year old semi-professional student (BS Aviation) heh, with a definite love for Roman history, especially the Roman military machine.<br>
<br>
Currently I'm an active member with the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) and hopefully that won't get me booed out of here immediately. (I know the SCA isn't the most historically stringent group out there, just the biggest.) In any case I have been re-enacting various time periods for 5 years now.<br>
<br>
I'm here to expand my knowledge and understanding of Roman military history, equipement etc. Also hopefully to acquire new contacts for gaining more Roman equipment (with a major emphasis on historically accurate and functional re-enactment pieces)... and above all to make some new friends from around the world.<br>
<br>
How'd I become interested in Rome? Can't rightly say for sure... past life perhaps? I can't remember when I first picked up a picture book on Rome and "read" through it. All I know is that back in grade 2 I could name all the major Greek gods and most of the Roman equivalents. What have I learned since then? Not much... in fact I probably knew more back then. Which goes back to the point of why I'm here.<br>
<br>
Heres to many good and long discussions to come. Cheers!<br>
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