Subject: [Nova-Roma] Mithraism
From: "Gregory Rose" <gfr@intcon.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 08:43:18 -0000
G. Iulius Scaurus S.P.D.

Avete, Quirites.

Here's a link to an important essay by a scholar prominent in the
movement to revise Franz Cumont's interpretation of Mithraism, David
Ulansey's "Mithraism: The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras":

http://www.well.com/user/davidu/mithras.html

Valete, Quirites.

G. Iulius Scaurus




Subject: [Nova-Roma] Re: The Roman Province (?) of Assyria
From: "mgw1965" <mgw1965@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 09:10:11 -0000
--- In Nova-Roma@yahoogroups.com, John Walzer <jwalzer5@c...> wrote:
> Salvete Cives:
>
> Given the current conflict in the Middle East, I pose the following question:
>
> Does anyone have any information re: the putative Roman province of ASSYRIA?

Claudius Ptolemy's Geography (circa 150 AD) lists Assyria in Book Six, Chapter 1.

Siting the Stevenson translation, Near Armenia, Ptolemy claims the land is called Arrapachitis, that which is near Susiana (western Iran) is called Sittacena, between these the Garamaei dwell. Between the Garamaei and tnd Arrapachitis is a region called Adiadena; that which is between the Garamaei and Sittaecena is called Apollonitas, and the race of the Sambatae is above this. Above the Adiabena is the Arbelitis region.

Not only is there a region called Apollonitas, but there is a Apollonia (and another called Artemita). I Checked the Medieval Map (the Ebner Manuscript penned by Donnaus Nicholas Germanus) and these cities are in Apollonatis (yes, the map switches the i and a - and the map is more reliable than the text...), so it's possible the cults of Artemis and Apollo were worshipped (or believed to be worshipped) there. If you have access to a world map, this region is between the river joinings and the mountains which make up Iraq'a eastern border.

Referring to the Medieval Map, Ptolemy's Assyria appears to be Northern Iraq, that is, above Baghdad (where all the rivers join); below that region was Babylonia. Babylonia's southern terminus appears to be the modern border of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (on the west) and Susiana (which, if you joined both, would put these two countries pretty much occupying the same territory as modern Iraq).

I hope that helps.


Subject: [Nova-Roma] Re: The Roman Province (?) of Assyria
From: "mgw1965" <mgw1965@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 09:15:21 -0000
--- In Nova-Roma@yahoogroups.com, John Walzer <jwalzer5@c...> wrote:
> Salvete Cives:
>
> Given the current conflict in the Middle East, I pose the following question:
>
> Does anyone have any information re: the putative Roman province of ASSYRIA?

Sorry, I just realized that I misread that map. Susiana crosses the modern Iraqi border and splits southern Iraq in half, using the Tigris as its divider.


Subject: [Nova-Roma] Re: Roman Bridges
From: "Marcus Iulius Perusianus" <m_iulius@virgilio.it>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 10:25:07 -0000
M IVL PERVSIANVS M MINVCIO AVDENSI SPD

> If you will send me your address I will be glad to send you a copy
> of the bridge drawing near Jerez de la Frontera.

yes, please; my address is m_iulius@virgilio.it

> I will be honored to review your website and discuss it with you.
> If > you are not already aware, I an the Praefectus Archtectus /
> Gograhica in th NR Sodalitas Militarium, which simply means that I
> am intrested in Roman Military and Civil Engineering /
> Architecture.
>
> You seem to have done a mountain of research, and I am duly >
impressed.
> I have always said that my main function here in Nova Roma is as a
> student of Roman History, particularly in the areas previously
> mentioned.
>
> I should be most honored to exchange information and discussion
with you
> on these topics.

it will be a honor and a pleasure! I've done quite a "hill" of
researches ;-) at the moment bounded to amphitheatres, arches and now
bridges. Of course I'm goint to examine new types of monuments in
next months.
If you wish we can continue this both privately or in NR Sodalitas
Militarium list

Vale






Subject: RE: [Nova-Roma] SETI@home group: Nova Roma
From: "jlasalle" <jlasalle@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 08:59:40 -0600
Ave Citizens

I think distributed computing is a cool idea. However, I question the
efficacy or the worthiness of using such awsome power on looking for aliens.
I believe we should focus such efforts on solving ills that affect this
planet. I suggest using your computer to study how proteins fold, and the
diseases related to that process. You can sign up at:
http://folding.stanford.edu/

Vale

Gaius Basilicatus Agricola

-----Original Message-----
From: Marcus Octavius Germanicus [mailto:haase@konoko.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 7:09 AM
To: Nova-Roma@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Nova-Roma] SETI@home group: Nova Roma



Salvete Cives,

I have created a group called "Nova Roma" on the SETI@home site.

SETI@home is a distributed computing project run by the University of
California, Berkeley, in which millions of volunteers donate spare
CPU time to analyze data gathered from radio telescopes, with the
goal of finding evidencd of intelligent life. ("SETI" is "Search
for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence")

SETI@home volunteers download and install a program provided by
the university that runs continuously in the background (either
invisibly or as a screen saver) that performs calculations on
data that is automatically fetched from the SETI servers. Generally,
it takes about 10-20 hours to complete a "work unit" and return
the results of the analysis back to the server.

To promote competition, they show statistics for individiual users
on the website, and also allow the volunteers to organize into teams,
so that the teams may be ranked by the total of all the results
that members have been submitted.

If you're a current SETI user and would like to join the new
Nova Roma group, please go here:


http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cgi?cmd=team_join_form&id=164915

If you've never used SETI@home but would like to try it, you can
download it (for several operating systems including Windows, Macintosh,
Linux, and BSD) and install it in only a few minutes. After that,
your spare processing power (which is otherwise wasted) can be
put to good use.

The main page for the project is at http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/.

Please join us!

Vale, Octavius.

--
Marcus Octavius Germanicus,
Censor, Consular, Citizen.
http://konoko.net/~haase/


Subject: [Nova-Roma] Quote of the day:
From: "jlasalle" <jlasalle@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:47:25 -0600
Quote of the day:
"You know the world's gone mad when the best rapper is a white guy, the
best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the
Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the USA of arrogance and
the Germans don't want to go to war!"

Agricola

Subject: [Nova-Roma] Naumachiae Players - END of Subscriptions
From: "L. Didius Geminus Sceptius" <sceptia@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:01:14 +0200
Salvete Omnes

Here they are the teams.
It has finished and the teams are very balanced... 8 roman ships against 7 punics. The battle will take place in a very special place... a Lake... but for the surprise I won't say where until the Naumachia starts.


ROMAN TEAM
=====================

*** C. Fabius Quintilianus ***
SUPREME CAPTAIN

C. Minucius Scaevola
C. Curius Saturninus
T. Labienus Fortunatus
M. Iulius Perusianus
G. Vipsanius Agrippa
T. Annaeus Otho
Q. Fabius Maximus


CARTHAGINEIAN TEAM
======================

*** Gn. Salix Galaicus ***
SUPREME CAPTAIN

F. Apulus Caesar
M. Constantinus Serapio
C. Argentinus Cicero
L. Arminius Faustus
Sp. Postumius Tubertus
T. Arminius Hyacinthus

vale bene,

L·DIDIVS·GEMINVS·SCEPTIVS
==========================
SCRIBA·AEDILIS·LVDORVM·SECVNDVS

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Subject: [Nova-Roma] Basic Course about Nova Roma at the Academia
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Gnaeus=20Salix=20Astur?= <salixastur@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:07:23 +0200 (CEST)
Cn. Salix Astur Quiritibus S.P.D.

It is a pleasure for me to announce a new edition of the acclaimed
Basic Course about Nova Roma in the Academia.

The intent to this course is to provide information about what Nova
Roma is all about. We will delve into the organizational schemes of our
young Republic, trying to explain how all this works. We will meet the
organisations that have been built around the Nova Roma project, and
what do they have to offer. And we will learn a thing or two about Nova
Roma's history. It is aimed at both new and old citizens who want to
learn more about Nova Roma.

The course will begin on June the 16th, and it should last until August
the 22nd. It will have two praeceptors (teachers): Caius Curius
Saturninus, the procurator Academiae, and your must humble servant,
Gnaeus Salix Astur :-).

The only requirement for the participants of this course is to be
citizens of Nova Roma. You can subscribe now at:
http://www.insulaumbra.com/academiathules/
Click on "Syllabus Cursuum" and then on "The Basic Course about Nova
Roma".

I hope to meet many of you there :-).

=====
Bene Valete in Pace Deorum!

CN·SALIX·ASTVR·T·F·A·NEP·TRIB·OVF
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Subject: Re: [Nova-Roma] Basic Course about Nova Roma at the Academia
From: "L. Cornelius Sulla" <alexious@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:09:48 -0800
Ave,

Do you really have to spam every list? You might be better served just emailing all citizens individually. This way some citizens will not get 10 copies of the same email.

Vale,

Sulla
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Subject: [Nova-Roma] Basic Course about Nova Roma at the Academia


Cn. Salix Astur Quiritibus S.P.D.

It is a pleasure for me to announce a new edition of the acclaimed
Basic Course about Nova Roma in the Academia.

The intent to this course is to provide information about what Nova
Roma is all about. We will delve into the organizational schemes of our
young Republic, trying to explain how all this works. We will meet the
organisations that have been built around the Nova Roma project, and
what do they have to offer. And we will learn a thing or two about Nova
Roma's history. It is aimed at both new and old citizens who want to
learn more about Nova Roma.

The course will begin on June the 16th, and it should last until August
the 22nd. It will have two praeceptors (teachers): Caius Curius
Saturninus, the procurator Academiae, and your must humble servant,
Gnaeus Salix Astur :-).

The only requirement for the participants of this course is to be
citizens of Nova Roma. You can subscribe now at:
http://www.insulaumbra.com/academiathules/
Click on "Syllabus Cursuum" and then on "The Basic Course about Nova
Roma".

I hope to meet many of you there :-).

=====
Bene Valete in Pace Deorum!

CN·SALIX·ASTVR·T·F·A·NEP·TRIB·OVF
PRAETOR·ET·SENATOR
TRIVMVIR·ACADEMIAE
LICTOR·CVRIATVS

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