| Subject: |
Re: LEGIO IX HISPANA, southern California |
| From: |
Mariu--------mbria <a href="/po--------ovaroma?protectID=034056178009193116148218000036129208" >legion6@--------</a> |
| Date: |
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 19:58:43 -0600 (CST) |
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Ave, commilito!!
'Lucius Marius Fimbria sum'...yes, Hibernice, the same Lucius Marius
Fimbria who found out about your Legion just weeks before moving from
So.Cal. to north Texas (AGGH!), whom you accepted as a long-distance
member in '97 (Thank'e!), and who's been appearing at RenFaires and SCA
events from Denton to Houston ever since! I found out about Nova Roma
in early '98 from a high-school teacher on the Latin List, who was,
shall we say, 'wow-ed out' to have discovered actual texts for Roman
rituals on the NR Web site; I checked it out, found my philosophy and
Nova Roma's were compatible, and became a Citizen in July of that same
year. Small world, innit?
I'm sure I am not alone in wishing you and the Ninth a most hearty
welcome to the Roman Republic Reborn. May you give much, receive much,
and find here what you seek!
(Say, is your offer to fly out here and help me train my recruits still
on?) >({|;-)
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Lucius Marius Fimbria |>[SPQR]<|
mka Märia Villarroel |\=/|
<a href="/po--------ovaroma?protectID=034056178009193116148218000036129208" >legion6@--------</a> ( ~ 6 )~~~----...,,__
Roman Historical Re-Creationist `\*/, `` }`^~`,,, \ \
and Citizen of Nova Roma ``=.\ (__==\_ /\ }
Propraetor Provinciae Austroccidentalis, | | / )\ \| /
Curator Sermonem, Tribunus Militum, _|_| / _/_| /`(
et Nomenclator Novae Romae /./..=' /./..'
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| Subject: |
Re: National Gas Out!! |
| From: |
Daniel Dreesbach <a href="/post/novaroma?protectID=114212192056099202169102046248100208071048" >dreesbach@--------</a> |
| Date: |
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 18:56:17 -0800 (PST) |
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"J.L. Machado" <a href="/post/novaro--------rotectID=045128014237185125242218072036129208" >jl--------5@--------</a> wrote:
Especially for all my Big Car driving friends.
----- Original Message -----
> For what its worth...
>
> Last year on April 30,1999, a gas out was staged across Canada and the
> U.S.to bring the price of gas down, and it worked. It's time to do
something
> about it again. Only this time let's make it for three days instead of
just
> one. The so-called oil cartel decided to slow production to drive up
> gasoline prices. Let's see how many Canadian\American people we can get to
> band together for a three day period in April, NOT TO BUY ANY GASOLINE,
> during those three days.
>
> LET'S HAVE A GAS OUT. Do not buy any gasoline from APRIL 7, 2000 THROUGH
> and INCLUDING APRIL 9, 2000. Buy what you need before the dates listed
> above, or after, but try not to buy any during the GAS OUT.
>
> If you want to help, just send this to everyone you know and ask them to
do
> the same. We brought the prices down once before, and we can do it again.
> Even if you receive this 100 times keep passing it around, this way you
> know everyone is being informed and no one will forget!!!!!!!!!!
>
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| Subject: |
Re: [novaroma] Re: National Gas Out!! |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 10:00:48 EST |
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In a message dated 3/18/00 8:56:57 PM Central Standard Time,
<a href="/post/novaroma?protectID=114212192056099202169102046248100208071048" >dreesbach@--------</a> writes:
<< > For what its worth...
>
> Last year on April 30,1999, a gas out was staged across Canada and the
> U.S.to bring the price of gas down, and it worked. It's time to do
something
> about it again. Only this time let's make it for three days instead of
just
> one. The so-called oil cartel decided to slow production to drive up
> gasoline prices. Let's see how many Canadian\American people we can get to
> band together for a three day period in April, NOT TO BUY ANY GASOLINE,
> during those three days.
>
> LET'S HAVE A GAS OUT. Do not buy any gasoline from APRIL 7, 2000 THROUGH
> and INCLUDING APRIL 9, 2000. Buy what you need before the dates listed
> above, or after, but try not to buy any during the GAS OUT.
>
> If you want to help, just send this to everyone you know and ask them to
do
> the same. We brought the prices down once before, and we can do it again.
> Even if you receive this 100 times keep passing it around, this way you
> know everyone is being informed and no one will forget!!!!!!!!!!
> >>
well, let's see.....then again the OPAC nations could just get really pissed
off at us, and just stop selling us oil all togehter. remeber, they don't
have to sell it to us, they can always use that surplus of oil, and sell it
to europe and asia, then they have the lower gas prices. and then, with the
remaining gas that we still can buy, the prise will go up astronomicaly.
since we can't pump domestic oil in the northwest due to a lot of silly
goverement ecological measures, industry is stiffled, and people are now more
hurt by the prices, than by what it could do ecologicaly. so, i will say, i
will not be particpating in this beacuse i will not encourage ignorence or
destructive actions.
Lugus Brigantius
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| Subject: |
Fasti XIV Kal. Apr. MMDCCLIII |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:13:54 -0800 |
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Today is call Quinquatrus because according to the inclusive method of
counting
the Romans used it is the fifth day after the Ides. By that same
inclusive counting
it is a five day period, 19 March and the next four days that were
holiday.
Quinquatrus was a festival of Mars. "The Salii dance in the comitium
in the
presence of pontiffs and tribuni celerum." The sacred shields
(anciliae)
were purified.
Quinquatrus, 19 March, is a feast day for Minerva. This is possibly
the day
that the Temple of Minerva on the Aventine was dedicated. To quote
H. H. Scullard, Minerva a "goddess of handicrafts makes her first
appearance
in Rome as a member with Jupiter and Juno of the triad worshipped in
the
Capitoline temple built during the regal period, but She is probably
an old
native Italian goddess rather than an adoption of the Greek Athene via
the Etruscans"
As with many of the native deities, the succeeding years and centuries
deposit
layers of other elements and interpretations.
Salve Mars in the beginning of the new season. Protegis nos.
Salve Minerva forti Dea, conservis nos.
Bene valete.
C. Aelius Ericius.
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| Subject: |
Re: [novaroma] Re: National Gas Out!! |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:09:17 EST |
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In --------ss--------d-------- 3/19/00 10:01:33 AM EST, <--------ef="/post/nov----------------otectID=114063192112175198218021203140129208071" >djester6@--------</--------; writes:
<< well, let's see.....then again the OPAC nations could just get really
pissed
off at us, and just stop selling us oil all togehter. remeber, they don't
have to sell it to us, they can always use that surplus of oil, and sell it
to europe and asia, then they have the lower gas prices. and then, with the
remaining gas that we still can buy, the prise will go up astronomicaly.
since we can't pump domestic oil in the northwest due to a lot of silly
goverement ecological measures, industry is stiffled, and people are now
more
hurt by the prices, than by what it could do ecologicaly. so, i will say, i
will not be particpating in this beacuse i will not encourage ignorence or
destructive actions.
>>
Salve Brugantius,
That's OPEC (Organization of Petrolium Exporting Countries).
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| Subject: |
Re: [novaroma] Re: National Gas Out!! |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:52:27 EST |
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In a message dated 3/19/00 10:01:20 AM Eastern Standard Time,
<--------ef="/post/nov----------------otectID=114063192112175198218021203140129208071" >djester6@--------</--------; writes:
<< .then again the OPAC nations could just get really pissed
off at us, and just stop selling us oil all togehter. remeber, they don't
have to sell it to us >>
Actually yes they do, Nearly 100% of their economy is based on the sale of
petroleum products.
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| Subject: |
Re: [novaroma] Re: National Gas Out!! |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:54:28 EST |
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In a message dated 3/19/00 3:10:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
<--------ef="/post/nov----------------otectID=132212044112194233114149109101130130239146031196234130152150" >DrususCornelius@--------</--------; writes:
<< and sell it
to europe and asia >>
Oh yeah, also Europe and Asia combined use less than a quarter as much oil as
does North America.
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| Subject: |
Increased Gas Prices |
| From: |
<--------lass="msghead"> &l--------href="/pos--------varoma?pro--------ID=132056219182127132169218031036129208" &g--------curia@--------&l--------&g--------td>
| Date: |
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 16:20:41 -0600 |
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Citizens of Nova Roma
Do your realize that the actual price for a gallon of gas in this country is
only about 68 cents a gallon.
That is what a gallon of gas costs before taxes are added on. Those are
state and federal taxes.
In 1993 the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ( tax increase ) created
another 4.3 cent-per-gallon
surtax for "deficit" reduction. These funds, taken from our pockets, are
put into what is called the
Highway Trust Fund. According to The Congressional Budget Office and the
Present Administration
this fund is running a surplus
in the billions. Decrease the taxes and you will decrease the cost of
gasoline.
Remember that this is an election year, so one must be allert and informed
as to what is going on and
what is being said. Do not let your emotions direct your thinking, but use
reason and fact as your
driving force before you act. Everyone in the political picture is going to
do their best to convince
the American people that they are working for the country. Some truely are,
others are selfmotivated. If your want to get the prices down, vote for
people who will ( not say )
remove the taxes, and allow us to keep our hard earned money.
Another point to think about. The present leader of OPEC come from a little
Arab nation named
Kuwait. Does that ring a bell? From what I have heard and read, niether he
nor his fellow OPEC
members like the Clinton administration. Does anyone remember Desert Storm?
What ever you do, make sure it is actually helping. I will do my protesting
at the voting booth.
Valete my fellow Romans
Rufa Paula Cornelius
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| Subject: |
Re: National Gas Out |
| From: |
Mariu--------mbria <a href="/po--------ovaroma?protectID=034056178009193116148218000036129208" >legion6@--------</a> |
| Date: |
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:28:22 -0600 (CST) |
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Salvete omnes,
Umm...I know the List has been kinda quiet lately, but...what's gas
prices got to do with reviving ancient Rome?
Puzzled,
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Lucius Marius Fimbria |>[SPQR]<|
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| Subject: |
Caesar et Liber Novus |
| From: |
"Bradius V. Maurus III" <a href="/post/novaroma?protectID=014130014161146028033082190" >bvm3@--------</a> |
| Date: |
Mon, 20 Mar 2000 00:29:31 +0100 |
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Salvete O Novoromani!
If a few days late, I must admit myself to be with that
band of Romans, some of whom certainly from noble motives,
who assassinated G. Iulius Caesar. I do not doubt at all his
greatness, his genius or his admirable clemency (to at least
Roman opponents). However, his greatness combined with his
ambition was a serious threat to the orderly functioning of
the Republic. M. Tullius Cicero and others managed to be
truly great men without tending towards the overwhelming of
the Republic by their personal greatness. Divus Augustus
just picked up the pieces, and is hardly to blame; he seems
to have been genuinely welcomed for representing peace,
order, and calm, competent administration. (I have often
thought that assassination is more humane than war, although
I admit in the case of Gaius Iulius a war followed.)
Nova Roma wisely chose to base itself on the Republic in
its institutions; it should not come as any surprise that
men did whatever they could in ancient Rome to preserve the
blessings of a free Republic.
With respect to Living Latin textbooks, for those who
may know German, there is a practical phrase book including
all sorts of everyday situations in Latin and German by
Caelestis Eichenseer. The title is "Latein aktiv
(Lateinische Sprachführer): Lateinisch sprechen und
diskutieren", and it is published by Langenscheidt. The ISBN
(International Standard Book Number) is 3-468-42520-1. I
bought it Graecum (Graz in Stiria) for 77 Austrian
Schillings.
I read with the greatest interest and encouragement
about the progress in the Censoreal office with respect to
updating the Alba, and not having received any questions or
a refusal, I fully hope myself to be an official Nova Roman
civis any time now, which I await with the keenest
anticipation.
Am I wrong in supposing that this (19 Mar.) is the
beginning of the five-day festival of the Quinquatria, in
honour of Minerva? Certainly a matter worth celebrating!
I personally am also celebrating (true to my cognomen)
the election of the new president in Formosa (Taiwan)
Saturday. At last the Nationalist Party (KMT), which ruled
for more than half a century (!), is out, and the Common Man
and Woman of Taiwan, and their desire for true and normal
independence, have a president who really represents them. A
micronation like Nova Roma must really admire little
Taiwan's pluck in not letting itself be intimidated or
bullied by their big, big, neighbour. LIBERTAS
INAESTIMABILIS RES EST, as our Sarmatian friend likes to
say.
Valete omnes!
Marcus Apollonius Formosanus
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| Subject: |
Re: [novaroma] Increased Gas Prices |
| From: |
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| Date: |
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 18:49:40 EST |
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Salve,
<< The present leader of OPEC come from a little
Arab nation named
Kuwait. Does that ring a bell? From what I have heard and read, niether he
nor his fellow OPEC
members like the Clinton administration. Does anyone remember Desert Storm?
>>
Why would Kuwait not like the United States for Desert Storm? In case you
don't recall it was Iraq who took over Kuwait before Desert Storm and then
during Desert Storm rescued Kuwait from Suddam Hussein. And AFTER Desert
Storm it was the United States people who risked their lives to stop the
thousands of oil fires in Kuwait set by Iraqi troops.
Vale
Iulius Thompsonus
Faber est suae quisque fortunae.
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