Praefectus Praetorio
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Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
Beautiful mosaic dance floor from Emperor Caligula's pleasure lot identified as made into a coffee table.
Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
Puzzling what wine to serve at your next Toga Party? Surprise your guests with Conditum Paradaxum (spiced wine surprise.)
Migoz2
Senator
This might be of interest.
www.theguardian.com
Best physical evidence of Roman crucifixion found in Cambridgeshire
Near 1,900-year-old skeleton discovered with nail through heel bone during excavation in Fenstanton
www.theguardian.com
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
Interesting find!This might be of interest.
Best physical evidence of Roman crucifixion found in Cambridgeshire
Near 1,900-year-old skeleton discovered with nail through heel bone during excavation in Fenstanton
(unless the skeleton belongs to a very clumsy carpenter)
There's a more detailed discussion of this find, and its contextThis might be of interest.
Best physical evidence of Roman crucifixion found in Cambridgeshire
Near 1,900-year-old skeleton discovered with nail through heel bone during excavation in Fenstanton
in this free-access copy of the CBA magazine, British Archaeology -
click on the link below the cover picture - if you just want to read about the nailed bone,
scroll through to the last few pages, 26 ( = 9 in the extract) on:
Free Access to Crucifixion in the Fens: Life and Death in Roman Fenstanton
Exclusively for British Archaeology Magazine, David Ingham & Corinne Duhig report on the excavations, and what they believe to be rare evidence for ancient crucifixion - and the first from northern Europe.
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Barefoot Bondmaid
Guard
Fascinating read, thanks for sharing.There's a more detailed discussion of this find, and its context
in this free-access copy of the CBA magazine, British Archaeology -
click on the link below the cover picture - if you just want to read about the nailed bone,
scroll through to the last few pages, 26 ( = 9 in the extract) on:
Free Access to Crucifixion in the Fens: Life and Death in Roman Fenstanton
Exclusively for British Archaeology Magazine, David Ingham & Corinne Duhig report on the excavations, and what they believe to be rare evidence for ancient crucifixion - and the first from northern Europe.www.archaeologyuk.org
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
About a discussion in another thread : Roman citizenship gave the owner several priviliges. But how did one proof to be a Roman citizen?
That's an interesting article. In a way, the default situation must have applied throughout most of the world through most of history - your identity and position in society could only be guaranteed and spoken for by those who knew you and your family, within a small, local community, or - at the upper-class end, aristocrats and wealthy merchants - a network of people of similar status to yourself, your 'peers'. Only slaves, soldiers, and those on official business, would carry some visible, portable means of identification (in the case of slaves, probably a branding) The censuses, and 'documents', described in the article imply a rather more complex, bureaucratic system for keeping tabs on people, though one wonders how effectively it was actually implemented, even when the late Republic and then the Empire were at their most efficient.
willowfall
Senator
Roman citizens (either natural or created) were issued a 'diploma' which authenticated their citizenship. Such a 'diploma' was such a prized possession of 'foreign' legionaries who honorably served out their enlistment that is was sometimes mentioned on their grave stones. It was also common for such men to take a "Roman" name after receiving their diploma that included the name of the Emperor in whose name it was issued.
As too identification it was rarely asked for. Only in those cases in which you were trying to exercise the rights of a citizen. As Eulalia points out, since most people rarely traveled very far (even in the beginning of the 20th Century the vast majority of Americans were born, lived and died within 25 mile radius of their birth place) the knowledge of local officials was very helpful. As to merchants etal, letters of introduction from known officials were very helpful as were seals of authentication of identity on documents.
The Romans were very good at bureaucracy and record keeping. Even today at the excavations at Vindolanda (along Hadrian's Wall in the UK) we find simple documents like requests for leave by the soldiers and records of the purchases by the garrison commander for his entertainment usage.
Xerxes managed to put together a military force for the invasion of Greece from parts of his Empire hundreds of miles apart. Create a logistics system to support that force as it advanced and stock depots along the way. Computers ARE NOT necessary to run a large organization, just a system that covers all the bases. Those that do it right create empires.
kisses
willowfall
malins
Stumbling Seeker
Anyway nothing to do with Romans, much older, but might be worth a look for those with a general interest in archaeological things. In short there's a lot more where Göbekli Tepe came from
Again, not 'Roman', at least not in the 'Ancient Roman' sense, but many members have told of their fascination with crux, and with other themes we enjoy here, being fed by medieval art and literature - martyrdoms etc. - especially (though not only) transmitted via the 'Roman' church:
https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526153340/
Painful pleasures
Sadomasochism in medieval cultures
https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526153340/
Yupar
Regina Iudaeorum
I thought it was me too.
Yes, interesting, despite the tedious delivery, as if he's reading out a very long shopping list that he's not at all interested in.
Thinking of very topical controversies, it's seems to me very likely that there were performers who these days would be called 'trans', and I guess they'd have appealed to audiences who were evidently keen on anything or anyone that was in any sense 'transgressive' - as ever, if they shocked the censorious preachers of morality, the more tickets they sold!
Thinking of very topical controversies, it's seems to me very likely that there were performers who these days would be called 'trans', and I guess they'd have appealed to audiences who were evidently keen on anything or anyone that was in any sense 'transgressive' - as ever, if they shocked the censorious preachers of morality, the more tickets they sold!
Naraku
Draconarius
For the past 3 weeks The History Channel in the US had been airing a mini-series "Colosseum".
The series combines historical information with dramatic performances. So far, the quality has been quite good. Each episode focuses on some aspect of the arena and the people involved. The first focused on the gladiators, then the builder and, last week, the beastmasters. Next Sunday's episode will be "The Gladiatrix". The week after will be "The Martyr".
It's a basic cable series, so there won't be any nudity, but it is worth checking out.
The series combines historical information with dramatic performances. So far, the quality has been quite good. Each episode focuses on some aspect of the arena and the people involved. The first focused on the gladiators, then the builder and, last week, the beastmasters. Next Sunday's episode will be "The Gladiatrix". The week after will be "The Martyr".
It's a basic cable series, so there won't be any nudity, but it is worth checking out.
Marcius
Tribune
Learned disquisitions by a New Testament scholar on the subjects of cross-beams and cross-raising (Open Access).