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The land of fire and ice…and Loop | moose and hobbes

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I don't do blogs. I don’t do blogs. Vindolanda, May 2014. Weapons of Mass Destraction. I don’t do blogs, but I did do these. Teenage Fanclub and Friends. Caution: may contain #wallporn. What happens in Konstantinopel stays in Konstantinopel *. The Land of Fire and Ice 2: Harpa. The Land of Fire and Ice 2: Gone spelunking. The Land of Fire and Ice 2: Littoral-ly Iceland. Boats and boats and boats. The Kingdom of the West: Hercules at Volubilis. The Heads: 97% sausage. A Persian Odyssey: Join the club.

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The land of fire and ice – By Thor’s Hammer! | moose and hobbes

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I don't do blogs. I don’t do blogs. Vindolanda, May 2014. Weapons of Mass Destraction. I don’t do blogs, but I did do these. Teenage Fanclub and Friends. Caution: may contain #wallporn. What happens in Konstantinopel stays in Konstantinopel *. The Land of Fire and Ice 2: Harpa. The Land of Fire and Ice 2: Gone spelunking. The Land of Fire and Ice 2: Littoral-ly Iceland. Boats and boats and boats. The Kingdom of the West: Hercules at Volubilis. The Heads: 97% sausage. A Persian Odyssey: Join the club.

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The Lost Fort: The Museum Park at Kalkriese

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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. The Museum Park at Kalkriese. An extended essay about the Varus battle will appear soon, taking into account new discoveries. Picture taken from the watchtower (not a Roman one, a modern building that also houses the museum. The German forests were proverbial in Latin literature, dark, impenetrable, hostile. It became a topos, a metaphor for a country that would never become a Roman province. Sure, Germany w...Are t...

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The Lost Fort: Antonine Wall World Heritage

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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Antonine Wall World Heritage. Since several readers alerted me of the great news, I thought I'd post myself as well. The Antonine Wall, Rome's nothernmost frontier in Scotland, has received World Heritage status. Falkirk councillor, Adrian Mahoney said: "Gaining world heritage status is a major achievement and there are so many new opportunities to maximise the benefit to our local area in the future.". Para; 7:16 pm.

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The Lost Fort: Contested Imperial Fief, and A Lucky Escape - The History of Scharzfels Castle

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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Contested Imperial Fief, and A Lucky Escape - The History of Scharzfels Castle. I've briefly touched Scharzfels castle in the southern Harz back in 2009. I've now tried to find out a bit more about its history (1) to go with another set of photos. Scharzfels Castle, view into the middle bailey. Entrance to one of the caves. Remains of a sentinel gate in the upper (third) bailey. As one of the Saxon nobles who joined...

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The Lost Fort: The legend of Alaric's burial

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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. The legend of Alaric's burial. It all started with Jordanes who provides most of the literary evidence concerning the early history of the Goths. His. De origine actibusque Getarum. 551) is a Readers Digest version of the lost History by Cassiodorus (490-585). It would not be the only time this happened. Geoffrey de Monmouth's. Does the same by connecting the House Plantagenet to King Arthur, to name just one example.

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The Lost Fort: Isis Worship in the Ancient World - A Guest Post by Stephanie Dray

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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Isis Worship in the Ancient World - A Guest Post by Stephanie Dray. Stephanie Dray is the author of a forthcoming trilogy of historical fiction novels set in the Augustan Age, starting with Lily of the Nile: A Novel of Cleopatra's Daughter. Stephanie Dray is currently sponsoring the Cleopatra Literary Contest for Young Women. The deadline for which is March 1, 2011, but join her newsletter. Lily of the Nile. Certain...

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The Lost Fort: Ships on the Rhine, Roman Style

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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Ships on the Rhine, Roman Style. A Roman legionary got 960 gram wheat every day, for bread or porridge. A full strength legion had about 5000-5500 men, and Varus fielded three legions in 9 AD (plus two left behind in Moguntiacum). Do the maths - that's a. Rivers played an important role in the supply lines. The area in question. Remains of a Roman transport barge, APX Museum Xanten. Often they were dismantled when t...

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The Lost Fort: The Saalburg, A Reconstructed Limes Fort

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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. The Saalburg, A Reconstructed Limes Fort. The German Limes was a frontier cutting through the right angle formed by Rhine and Danube, the first borders of Germania. It starts north-east of Wiesbaden and meets the Danube near Regensburg, thus adding not only the Taunus and Odenwald forests but also the fertile lands of the Wetterau and Neckar plains to the Roman Empire. Those areas were called. After several massive ...

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The Lost Fort: Lost Branches on the Family Tree - The Counts Hohnstein (Part 1)

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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Lost Branches on the Family Tree - The Counts Hohnstein (Part 1). After I mentioned the Hohnstein family a few times in my post about Scharzfels. Hence the lovely red colour. Hohnstein Castle, the palace building on a rock. A veritable maze - remains of Hohnstein Castle. Covering the years 527-1338). The chronicle - named after the favourite monastery of the Thuringian landgraves since 1058 (3) - was only assemb...