Forum Romanum


Subject:	[novaroma] The Trip To Oslo
From:	"jmath669642reng" <MarcusAudens@webtv.net>
Date:	Wed, 01 May 2002 03:28:18 -0000

Citizens of Nova Roma;

I am pleased to report my return to the United States in one piece and considerably heavier for all the good food consumed on this trip. I am also pleased to report that Norway was as beautiful a country as I have ever visited, and I was treated like a honored visitor at every turn. Every person to which I spoke, had some English, and those who had just a little made a valient effort to answer my questions (I had about a million) and "everyone" bent over backward in an effort to make our stay a pleasant one, from the Hotel Concierge who is paid to do so, down to the cabin stewardess who is not. I was amazed at the extraordinary efforts put forth to restore a country virtually destroyed during WWII, and the hard-working people who live there. I can most strongly recommend the country to anyone who wants to visit a place where there is external beauty to the extent of actually hurting to leave it, when the food is delicious, and the people are as friendly as any that I have ever seen.

I was privaledged to meet with Caeso Quintillianus, a gentleman of the first class, and was very pleased to have an opportunity to talk wth him at some length, and get to know him even better than I did before. He is as intelligent as he sounds on this list, he is animated, cheerful, eager to laugh, and a blast to be around. Thanks Caeso, for making the effort to join us in Oslo. I have an idea what it took to get there and back home and both my wife and myself count ourselves as fortunate to have made your aquaintance.

We were also hugely entertained by the 15th Legion, who showed us movies of thier legion activities;

--building palisaded forts;

--camping in ancient restored villages;

--firing an Onager (heavy balls, both with and without fire);

--firing an arrow catapult (with and without fire);

--firing flame arrows from a line of archers;

--Sending out scouts / archers ahead of the marching party;

--and of course the drill of the legions as well.

I was very impressed with thier activities and thier willingness to share thier activities with us to such a degree. All considered, it was an excellent get-together, during an excellent vacation to an outstanding place. Other than the above comments, I can't really say very much about the time we had. (Grin!!!!!!!!!!!)

Respectfully;
Marcus Minucius Audens

--P.S.--Thier (15thLegio) photo albums that they shared with us were very interesting, and they referenced the XXth Legion in virtually everything that they did.


Subject:	[novaroma] The Trip To Oslo
From:	"jmath669642reng" <MarcusAudens@webtv.net>
Date:	Wed, 01 May 2002 03:28:58 -0000


Subject:	Re: [novaroma] Re: Great Works?
From:	"Gaius Cornelius Ahenobarbus" <ahenobarbus@hotmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 30 Apr 2002 18:44:40 -0700

Wow, the entire contents of the Library of Alexandria. I heard a segment on
the BBC in 2000 about the Egyptian govt. trying to build a modern Library of
Alexandria. A chief concern was not to stock books which would offend the
sensibilities of the locals. A consideration Hypatia herself might have
done well to heed.
I hear that next to the destruction of the Librbary of Alexandria at the
hands of Christian Zealots the next greatest crime against learning was the
destruction of the Library of Baghdad by the Mongols in the 13th Cent.
were the Sibyline books accessible to the public at large, or restricted to
certain Augurs or Flamen?
As to the Ark of the Covenant, aren't there references in the Old Testament
Histories of Kings and Chronicles to other annals which are no longer
extant?

>From: "quintuscassiuscalvus" <richmal@attbi.com>
>Reply-To: novaroma@yahoogroups.com
>To: novaroma@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [novaroma] Re: Great Works?
>Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:45:40 -0000
>
>--- In novaroma@y..., Craig Stevenson <gaiussentius@y...> wrote:
> > Salvete omnes,
> >
> > I was looking through a mailing list, and saw a
> > question that I thought was utterly brilliant, and I
> > thought I would repost it here to get your opinions,
> > though adjust it slightly.
> >
> > If you were able to save any three lost works, what
> > would they be?
> >
>
>Salve,
>
>Good question. Mine would be:
>
>1) The Library of Alexandria
>2) All nine of the Sibylline Books
>3) The Ark of the Covenant
>
>Pax,
>
>Quintus Cassius Calvus
>
>

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Subject:	[novaroma] Re: Nova Roma Movie Script
From:	"gcassiusnerva" <gcassiusnerva@cs.com>
Date:	Wed, 01 May 2002 08:38:58 -0000

Oh, I don't have a story yet. I am open for ideas how scenes in the
movie could be parodied.

Nerva

--- In novaroma@y..., "M. Octavius Solaris" <hendrik.meuleman@p...>
wrote:
> Salve Nerva;
>
> I'm very curious about the story, and prepared to laugh, even if it
is at
> myself! :o).
>
> Vale bene!
> Solaris


Subject:	[novaroma] FLOREALES THEATRE - A Tragic Tale
From:	"Franciscus Apulus Caesar" <sacro_barese_impero@libero.it>
Date:	Wed, 1 May 2002 14:50:56 +0200

Franciscus Apulus Caesar Omnibus S.P.D.

I'm very very glad to open the day of theatre in Floreales Ludi.
At http://italia.novaroma.org/cohorsaedilis/ludi/floreales/drama.htm you can
see the movie of the wonderful lyric "A TRAGIC TALE" by Illustrus Marcus
Minucius Audens, winner of the Megalesia Cultural Award.

We have tried to convert the beautiful words of Minucius Audens in images
and music. We hope the rapresentation will be good as the novel.

The movie is developed by Macromedia Flash within original roman music like
tubae and fistulae.
If you have problems to load the movie, please download it in zip format at
http://italia.novaroma.org/cohorsaedilis/ludi/floreales/tragictale.zip

The Floreales Theatre is organizaed by the Cohors Aedilis Caeso Fabius
Quintilianus, developed by Franciscus Apulus Caesar with the graphic support
of Gaius Cornelius Ahenobarbus.

Valete
Franciscus Apulus Caesar
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Propraetor Provinciae Italiae
Quaestor Aedilis C. Fabius Quintilianus
Scriba Curatoris Araneum
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Provincia Italia - http://italia.novaroma.org
Paterfamilias Gens Apula - www.gensapula.too.it
Cohors Aedilis C. Fabius Quintilianus -
http://italia.novaroma.org/cohorsaedilis
Web Nova Roman Experiments - http://lab.novaroma.org/wnre


Subject:	[novaroma] Re: FLOREALES THEATRE - A Tragic Tale
From:	"gcassiusnerva" <gcassiusnerva@cs.com>
Date:	Wed, 01 May 2002 20:36:04 -0000

I can't see it! The computers here don't let me watch it.

Will this website still be up through the summer? I want to see it
when I get home.

Nerva