Posted on 09/05/2011 6:50:00 PM PDT by Winstons Julia
The Carnuntum ruins are part of a city of 50,000 people 28 miles (45 kilometers) east of Vienna that flourished about 1,700 years ago, a major military and trade outpost linking the far-flung Roman empire's Asian boundaries to its central and northern European lands. Mapped out by radar, the ruins of the gladiator school remain underground. Yet officials say the find rivals the famous Ludus Magnus - the largest of the gladiatorial training schools in Rome - in its structure. And they say the Austrian site is even more detailed than the well-known Roman ruin, down to the remains of a thick wooden post in the middle of the training area, a mock enemy that young, desperate gladiators hacked away at centuries ago. "(This is) a world sensation, in the true meaning of the word," said Lower Austrian provincial Governor Erwin Proell.
Good point. The real question is are we who give a damn in a losing proposition, anyway?
The real question is, are we in a losing proposition... or is everyone all “hopped” up?
I’m sending my Mossad/CIA Bunnies against you. You’ll rue the day.
I’m a secret Jew Easter lover. I’ll walk the Rue.
I think we’re crazy. We win.
Please! Speak for yourselves!
How did the Romans make it to Australia, and did they have as much trouble with the language as Obama did?
I don't know if New Zealand has a Prague, but Nebraska does.
Stranger yet, Vienna in Maryland?
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