I love me a roman mosaic. There’s something about seeing them in situ that is so much more satisfying than items such as pottery in a museum, removed from their context.
I got a score of 2369 on today’s Chronophoto: 8/16/2024
Round 1: 117
Round 2: 453
Round 3: 242
Round 4: 708
Round 5: 849
Not too shabby. So annoyed with the first one. I got the exact date, but then second guessed myself and changed it
Have you ever been to Pompey? Went with a group of friends and the nerd in me just went absolutely crazy. It’s just thinking that a few thousand years ago, there were people walking the exact same streets, doing the exact same mundane crap as what we were doing, complaining about the same things (work) and everything else.
I also love the The complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir the world’s first ever recorded complaint. The merchant received the wrong grade copper
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I haven’t but it’s on the list for sure.
Can definitely recommend it. Wouldn’t go in the height of summer as it gets stinking hot and very dusty. One thing that it took me a while to realise, is that the “bodies” aren’t actual bodies. They found essentially cavities filled with bones in the deposited ash, left by each body. They then poured plaster in and let is set, before excavating.
Even Ancient Rome hated Raygun.
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Seneca the Younger: In his “Letters to Lucilius”,
- “No one dances sober, unless he is insane.” (Epistulae Morales, 18.9)
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“Pathetic. You call that ‘breaking’? Titus Labienus, hold my wine, I’m going to show these Gauls once and for all”
-Julius Ceaser - 40BC
“I came, I saw, I Cyphered”
Julius Caesar 47 BC
I hate doing this, but Caesar couldn’t have actually said that to Titus Labienus. Labienus died in 45 BC
Ceaser was very drunk that day, and was in an irritable mood due to Raygun’s poor breaking. He momentarily forgot.
I mean I can appreciate that, however in 47BC, Caesar had just fought the Battle of the Nile, had defeated the armies of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and had been made co-ruler of Egypt alongside Cleopatra. While there’s unconfirmed evidence, it’s believed he spent a number of months travelling the Nile with Cleopatra, so you could assume he would be less irritated.
Granted it’s also the year that Pharnaces II of Pontus invaded Roman Cappadocia and defeated Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, but there’s no real record indicating that Caesar flew into a rage or anger, in fact he was seen more as an efficient general, once discovering the news, he would have more than likely start immediate preparations to cross the Mediterranean, rather then imbibed in drink.
I got a score of 2799 on today’s Chronophoto: 16/8/2024
Round 1: 708
Round 2: 849
Round 3: 28
Round 4: 924
Round 5: 290
You think you had a shocker!!!
I got a score of 1089 on today’s Chronophoto: 16/08/2024
Round 1: 117
Round 2: 342
Round 3: 0
Round 4: 117
Round 5: 513
What’s throwing me off is the colour/B&W photos. A colour pic in the 50’s but then a B&W in the 70’s??
I know it matters who could afford different types of cameras. I think i will adjust to the way these photos are thrown at you with more time.
I got a score of 3068 on today’s Chronophoto: 16/08/2024
Round 1: 640
Round 2: 155
Round 3: 849
Round 4: 849
Round 5: 575
ACL2 fixtures just dropped.
One of our opponents is Kaya FC- Iloilo, from the Phillipines.
History (through football)
ILOILO takes its name from Irong-Irong, the old name of the city of Iloilo, a tongue of land that sticks out like a nose on the south of Iloilo River. The Maragtas Legend tells the story of Iloilo way back in the 13th century, when Datu Puti and his fellow Datus, fled from the tyranny of Sultan Makatunao of Borneo and landed at the mouth of the Siwaragan River, now known as the town of San Joaquin, and eventually settled there.
At that time, people called the “Atis”, who were ruled by King Marikudo and Queen Maniwangtiwang, inhabited Panay. King Marikudo bartered the lowlands of Panay Island for a golden hat, “saduk”, and a long gold necklace, “manangyad”, and other assorted gifts to the Bornean Datus. The latter then took complete control of the island with the “Atis” retiring to the mountains. It was Datu Paiburong who was assigned in Irong-Irong. Panay Island was ruled under the Code of Kalantiao, where peace and prosperity reigned for 300 years. But this was disrupted when the Spaniards came and established the provincial government.
As early as 1855, Iloilo opened to the world of trade and became the biggest port in the Philippines and premier province of the country because of various economic activities. Municipio de Iloilo became a city under the Becerra Law in 1893.
When the Philippine Revolution started, Panay uprising against the Spaniards was led by Gen. Martin Delgado of Sta. Barbara, who liberated all the towns, except Iloilo City, Molo, and Jaro. December 28, 1898 marked the arrival of the Americans at the Iloilo port, and on April 11, 1901, Iloilo City whose status has reverted to municipality, became the chief port and trading center of Panay and Negros. Because it progressed steadily, the Commonwealth Act No. 158 incorporated the surrounding towns of Lapaz, Jaro, Mandurriao and Arevalo to form Iloilo City and was finally inaugurated on Aug. 25, 1937, and was dubbed as the “Queen City of the South”. Gen. Martin Delgado became the first governor of the province of Iloilo.
The Japanese occupation started on April 16, 1942. The Panay Guerilla Movement, the first resistance group in the Philippines, continued fighting the Japanese Imperial Army even before the American Liberation of Panay on July 4, 1946.
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I got a score of 1547 on today’s Chronophoto: 16/08/2024
Round 1: 0
Round 2: 155
Round 3: 196
Round 4: 1000
Round 5: 196
I got a score of 3045 on today’s Chronophoto: 16/08/2024
Round 1: 575
Round 2: 453
Round 3: 453
Round 4: 924
Round 5: 640
Anyone have any personal history stories they’d like to share? Thought about starting a new thread but may fit in here.
My sister is really into looking into our family history atm. She’s made a family tree which is very interesting.
My father’s side is Polish and Belarusian going way back. My babcia (grandmother) was born in Belarus, which was apart of Poland when she was born. Anyway, we’ve found out that my great-father (my babcia’s father) was actually exiled to Siberia for dissent against the communists. My sister is still looking/researching why (she has been in touch with relatives who now live in Germany) but so fascinating. Hopefully will find out more soon!
Would love to hear anymore interesting personal/family history if anyone has any!
The most interesting story of our family history is probably the German side of my wife’s.
They were Jewish and realised things were going bad in Germany in late 1930s.
Immigrated to Australia.
Most of that extended family were never seen again, they were almost completely wiped out.
My wife’s maternal grandmother is one of 13 kids.
They never spoke German, did anything to continue the Jewish traditions.
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