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Exhibition: How Barbarian Loot Wound Up In The Rhine (German)
Die WElt ^ | 02/15/2008 | Peter Ditmar

Posted on 02/17/2008 7:55:29 PM PST by pierrem15

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To: wildbill; pierrem15; Verginius Rufus
Personally I’ve always wondered about the ‘lost eagles’ of the legions of Varros.

I believe Tacitus wrote that two of the eagles were later recovered.

21 posted on 02/18/2008 8:20:40 PM PST by tarheelswamprat
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To: wildbill; pierrem15; Verginius Rufus
Personally I’ve always wondered about the ‘lost eagles’ of the legions of Varros.

I believe Tacitus wrote that two of the eagles were later recovered.

Correction - I should have checked before posting. It was Gibbon's account, and all three eagles were eventually recovered.

22 posted on 02/18/2008 8:28:19 PM PST by tarheelswamprat
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To: Cicero
Spectacular, isn’t it?
23 posted on 02/19/2008 12:54:45 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: tarheelswamprat; wildbill; pierrem15; Verginius Rufus
There's an excellent novel about the lost eagles by Ralph Graves, who also wrote "I, Claudius," on which the BBC series was based:


24 posted on 02/19/2008 1:08:28 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: colorado tanker

Yes, I’d love to see it displayed. Maybe they’ll send it over here at some point.


25 posted on 02/19/2008 1:10:21 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero
That's an exhibition I'd travel to see.

One of the highlights of a trip to Rome for me was the Pantheon, because it is a window into how those buildings looked in their prime, before they were ruined. It's the same for me when I see perfectly preserved objects from the ancient world.

26 posted on 02/19/2008 1:16:37 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: wildbill
Not much would be left behind except bodies. The Barbarians LOVED to loot Roman soldier corpses of their swords and helmets and armor.

The name William is from Gildhelm (glittering helmet); and was a title of honor for a Barbarian warrior who had taken a Roman helmet.

27 posted on 02/19/2008 1:18:47 PM PST by allmendream ("A Lyger is pretty much my favorite animal."NapoleonD)
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28 posted on 02/19/2008 1:25:13 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Action is eloquence. - Shakespeare)
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To: colorado tanker

I loved Rome. My daughter was over there on a school trip last summer (she’s an interior design and architecture student), and I was pleased to see she saw almost exactly the same sights as I did, including Hadrian’s Villa on the outskirts.


29 posted on 02/19/2008 1:29:28 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero
I, Claudius was by Robert Graves. He also did a fantastic translation of Suetonius' Lives of the 12 Caesars.
30 posted on 02/19/2008 1:30:46 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Action is eloquence. - Shakespeare)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Oh, well. I thought there was something wrong there, because the two books have different styles. Should have checked it. Both books are in our summer house in Maine.


31 posted on 02/19/2008 1:33:38 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

Et tu, Cicero?


32 posted on 02/19/2008 1:39:16 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Action is eloquence. - Shakespeare)
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To: Cicero

You would absolutely love the Illustrated Lives of the 12 Ceasars. Must see dead tree.


33 posted on 02/19/2008 1:40:20 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Action is eloquence. - Shakespeare)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Already read it, but quite a long time ago, and I don’t know what became of my copy.


34 posted on 02/19/2008 2:14:26 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: pierrem15

“It’s also possible hat the photo was taken after a water jet was used to excavate.”

I don’t think those plants would be there if they were using a water jet.


35 posted on 02/19/2008 2:15:59 PM PST by dljordan
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