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Re: Re: Meeting at Caesars Palace |
| From: |
SFP55@-------- |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 01:50:05 EDT |
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In a message dated 8/16/1999 6:46:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
<a href="/post/--------roma?protectID=123056091213158116036102228219114090071048139" >germa--------s@--------</a> writes:
<< Now THAT's a terrific idea! We could get the hotel involved in the whole
thing; hey, if we have our IRS nonprofit status by then, maybe they'd
officially sponsor the gathering with discounted room rates?
>>
Actually I have been way ahead of you here. I met and have been speaking
with Caesar Palace Los Vegas' convention coordinator about holding a world
wide Roman Days at the Palace. He was very enthused about the idea. The
next question will be if the casino owners go for it. If they do, then it'll
be what exactly can we do for Caesar's to "sing for our supper" so we get
free lodging.
More to follow.
Q Fabius Maximus
Curule Aedile
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| Subject: |
Aquae Sulis |
| From: |
"Nicolaus Moravius" n_moravius@-------- |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 05:18:22 PDT |
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Salvete!
Scripsit Papirius Iustus:
>An item of interest from my newsletter:
>
>
>In what is probably the big news of the day, the Independent reports on
>research which suggests the bathing complex at Bath wasn't built by the
>Romans at all, but by a local Celtic chieftain (this one will expire!):
>
><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P5S2.html" target="_top" >http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P5S2.html</a>
><url:<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P5S2.html" target="_top" >http://www.independent.co.uk/atp/INDEPENDENT/NEWS/P5S2.html</a>>
>
>
>]|[ M. Papirius Justus ]|[ <a href="http://web.idirect.com/~atrium" target="_top" >http://web.idirect.com/~atrium</a> ]|[
- thank you for this, Papiri Iuste. The Aquae Sulis is one of all the places
on Tellus Mater's good self, closest to my heart.
It strikes me, though, that any 'Celtic chieftain' civilized enough to build
thermae was also really a 'Roman'. Any barbari out there care to comment?
Vercingetorix? ;-P
BTW, does anyone know if our cultural ancestors ever drank their bathwater
for medicinal purposes (as, for example, people have been doing at Bath
since the Restoration?
Another thought, Populares: if you ever visit the Aquae and drink the water,
don't be tempted to mix it with your wine. It makes it taste TERRIBLE!
Bene valete,
Vado.
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| Subject: |
Re: Re: Meeting at Caesars Palace |
| From: |
Razenna razenna@-------- |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 05:34:30 -0700 |
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I extend you California Provincia Legateship to cover Las Vegas. Go for it! This is the
type of thing I thought you could do. Bona Fortuna.
Bene vale.
C. Aelius Ericius
Propraetor of California Provincia
<--------ef="/post/nov----------------otectID=246157057089235135169082190036" >SFP55@--------</--------; wrote:
> From: <--------ef="/post/nov----------------otectID=246157057089235135169082190036" >SFP55@--------</--------;
>
> In a message dated 8/16/1999 6:46:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> <a href="/post/--------roma?protectID=123056091213158116036102228219114090071048139" >germa--------s@--------</a> writes:
>
> << Now THAT's a terrific idea! We could get the hotel involved in the whole
> thing; hey, if we have our IRS nonprofit status by then, maybe they'd
> officially sponsor the gathering with discounted room rates?
> >>
> Actually I have been way ahead of you here. I met and have been speaking
> with Caesar Palace Los Vegas' convention coordinator about holding a world
> wide Roman Days at the Palace. He was very enthused about the idea. The
> next question will be if the casino owners go for it. If they do, then it'll
> be what exactly can we do for Caesar's to "sing for our supper" so we get
> free lodging.
> More to follow.
> Q Fabius Maximus
> Curule Aedile
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| Subject: |
Re: Aquae Sulis |
| From: |
Kyrene Ariadne kyreneariadne@-------- |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:06:05 -0700 (PDT) |
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--- Nicolaus Moravius <a --------="/post/novaroma?protectID=091089014007127031215056228219114187071048139" >n_moravius@--------</a> wrote:
Salvete,
> It strikes me, though, that any 'Celtic chieftain' civilized enough to build
> thermae was also really a 'Roman'. Any barbari out there care to comment?
> Vercingetorix? ;-P
Many Irish would cringe to hear you say that. :)
Valete et khairete,
Andrea Gladia Kyrinia
who doesn't mix her Roman with her Irish. ;)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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| Subject: |
Re: M.M.Audens Real-time meeting |
| From: |
George VanDeWater VanDeWGe@-------- |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:19:24 -0600 |
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Salve Germanicus,
It sounds like Nova Roma is alive and well in the Eastern Provincia.
I am a realatively new citizen living in Astroccidentalis Provincia and hope that we can follow suite. I have take the name Giaus Africanus Germanicus and would appreciate any information on the Gens Germanicus. I selected this Cognomen because of my germanic roots, and the Nomen Africanus because of my military service in Africa and the Gens Africanus is from my birthplace, N.J
Vale
G. Africanus.
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| Subject: |
Announcement |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 13:25:31 -0700 |
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Salvete Omnes
As some of you are aware of, Helena Equitia Ovidia and I have been
dating exclusively for 3 weeks. And, since August 8, Helena has been
staying with me at my apartment. We are very much in love with each
other and we both feel that there is a future for us. With that in
mind, as of October, Helena will be moving in permanently with me. We
both wanted to share our happiness with everyone in Nova Roma.
Valete,
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Paterfamilias of the Gens Cornelia
Praetor Urbanus et Senator
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| Subject: |
Re: Announcement |
| From: |
George VanDeWater <a href="/po--------ovaroma?protectID=251166234193056045244038203219129208071" >VanDeWGe@--------</a> |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 15:03:19 -0600 |
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Salve,
Euge!
Multas felicitates!
G. Africanus
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| Subject: |
Re: Pasta Romana? |
| From: |
"Nicolaus Moravius" <a --------="/post/novaroma?protectID=091089014007127031215056228219114187071048139" >n_moravius@--------</a> |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 15:25:14 PDT |
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Salvete! Scripsit Venator:
>Subject: Sod. Coquus et Coqueror - Newsbit for August
>
>Also, Dex, I found a quote about the possibility that some sort of pastas
>were used and made in classical times. On page 41 of "The Italian Gourmet"
>by Giorgio Mistretta the Etruscan "Tomb of Reliefs" in Cerveteri is
>referenced as containing a stucco bas-relief of tools recognizable by their
>use even today: the table and rolling pin for making the flat sheets of
>pasta (which is simply a pasty dough of flour and water) and the fluted
>wheel for cutting the edges.
- I think the archaeologists are still out on this one. The utensils _could_
equally well have been for making pie cases as for ravioli - or used for
both, even.
On the subject of possible pasta, I found this recently: 'Collyrae' and
'Collyrium' (Plautus, 'Persa', ll. 92 and 95,97). In the Loeb Classical
Library version I have it's translated as
'macaroni' and 'macaroni broth', but the Greek 'KOLLURAI' (from which my
dictionary says it derives, means 'small round cakes'. Are we talking
minestrone or croutons here? Does anyone know?
Valete bene,
Vado.
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| Subject: |
Re: re: real event |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:24:36 EDT |
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In a message dated 8/17/99 7:14:59 PM Eastern Daylig--------ime, <a --------="/post/novaroma?protectID=219044020185078198015199190036129" >cfinne@--------</a>
writes:
<< * Any locals-I Live in Maplewood.*
Gratias,Omes.
--M. >>
Oh wow......we are really neighbors! We live in Sussex but I work in Florham
Park. :) I also know Maplewood fairly well from a few years back. Small
world eh?
:) Priscilla Vedia Serena
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| Subject: |
Re: re: real event |
| From: |
<a href="/post/novaroma?protectID=114056113185089095081021203102129208071" >dean6886@--------</a> (Dean Troy) |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:09:30 -0500 (CDT) |
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If this was scheduled right I might even be able to get out there
and then fit in a couple of days to see my father. I would just need to
know when this was no later than the beginning of December. Large
hotel thing or a household event really makes no difference to me-- it's
about time more of us got to meet and have a little fun.
Hmmm-- maybe some people would talk to each other the way they do
in the emails here and we could have a modern gladatorial event to boot.
I get first dibs on being the official bookmaker of the event. But alas,
some modern people are opposed to bloodshed. Got it--- we'll modernize
the whole deal with stun batons instead of swords. Maybe a regular
cattle prod could be a good substitute for a trident.. Could certainly
put us on World News Tonight if it happened in the middle of Caesars
Palace. LOL.
Seriously though, if we ever did have an event in a hotel or some
kind of center where the general public was welcome and we got even a
small article in a newspaper or on tv locally it could be of great
benefit and start increasing interest in Nova Roma exponentially.
Gaius Drusus Domitianus
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| Subject: |
Re: Announcement |
| From: |
Steven Rob--------n <a href="/post/novaroma?protectID=243232178182078116015056190036129" >amgunn@--------</a> |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:46:53 -0700 |
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Ave Lucius Cornelius Sulla et Helena Equitia Ovidia,
I bid thee both good health, happiness and the bright side of Fortuna's
decisions! May Vesta Bless thy hearth and home!
In Amicus - Venator
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| Subject: |
Re: Re: Meeting at Caesars Palace |
| From: |
"Flavius Vedius Germa--------s" <a href="/post/--------roma?protectID=123056091213158116036102228219114090071048139" >germa--------s@--------</a> |
| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:50:51 -0400 |
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Salve,
> From: <--------ef="/post/nov----------------otectID=246157057089235135169082190036" >SFP55@--------</--------;
>
> Actually I have been way ahead of you here. I met and have been speaking
> with Caesar Palace Los Vegas' convention coordinator about holding a world
> wide Roman Days at the Palace. He was very enthused about the idea. The
> next question will be if the casino owners go for it. If they do, then
it'll
> be what exactly can we do for Caesar's to "sing for our supper" so we get
> free lodging.
Most excellent! And Las Vegas is as good a choice as any for a worldwide
convention; the air fare is relatively low, hotels are relatively cheap, and
the food is positively bottom-dollar (and top notch!). I know that a Star
Trek club I'm affiliated with (with half as many members as we have) managed
it and they had a wonderful time.
But that doesn't preclude having an East Coast gathering at Caesar's
Atlantic City as well... I know I'd go to both!
Vale,
Flavius Vedius Germanicus
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| Subject: |
Announcement for the Vacant Consul Position |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:22:40 -0700 |
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Salvete Omnes.
I stand as Candidate for the vacant seat of Consul. I feel that serving
as
Quaestor and Praetor Urbanus these last two years in NR has made me
uniquely
qualified to serve as Consul for the remaining 5 months. It would be an
honor for me to serve my Nova Roma as Consul.
Consul Decius Iunius Palladius and I have been in communication
over the past few weeks concerning this very issue. Consul Palladius
and I have
been good friends for over a year and a half. It was he who persuaded
me to run for Praetor Urbanus last year. I trust and respect him
immensely. Together, he and I have formed a close bond due to the
marriage between our gens members, Amethyest Iunia-Cornelia Crystallina
and Gaius Cornelius Mamertines. But, beyond that, we both are able to
communicate without any animosity between us. Already, we have begun
the process of
preparing various lexes to be proposed to the People's assembly and the
Senate of Nova Roma. And, I promise to you, the People, that I will
work
toward returning your most important confidence in this, the Government
of
Nova Roma.
Because without confidence in our elected officials what will we all
become?
May all of our Gods bless Nova Roma.
L. Cornelius Sulla
Paterfamilias of the Gens Cornelia
Praetor Urbanus et Senator
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