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This is a clear misconception however, experience and teamwork counted for far more in battle. As I discovered, soldiers who fought into their sixties were not unheard of (e.g. the Silver Shields). 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The exhibit will display over 400 objects from classical antiquity relating to the reign of Alexander the Great. 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Today, while catching up on another favourite past time (comics), I stumbled upon a reference to classical Greece in a major story arc of Batman. The reference was to the symbol of an Athenian Owl. Subsequent research revealed it to be a symbol ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ancientl.com/greek/athenian-owl/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Walking Dead of Ancient Rome</title><link>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/walking-dead/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=walking-dead</link> <comments>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/walking-dead/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:01:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Scott McCulloch</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Roman History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Death]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ancientl.com/?p=1239</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of my all time favourite comics (and now television show by AMC) is The Walking Dead. The show depicts a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies (dead people) and the living fight for their own survival. Fortuitously in the &#8216;real world&#8217; we have no such interaction with the dead and they are placed firmly within the realms ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/walking-dead/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SEO and Digital Archaeology</title><link>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/seo-digital-archaeology/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=seo-digital-archaeology</link> <comments>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/seo-digital-archaeology/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:01:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Scott McCulloch</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Greek History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roman History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ancientl.com/?p=1215</guid> <description><![CDATA[The AIRC Unlisted Conference recently featured a video on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) in Digital Archaeology. This naturally sparked my interest as someone who is interested in both archaeology and search engine optimisation. 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Importance of Flute Players in Ancient Rome In Livy&#8217;s account of the secession, the ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/secession-flute-players/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lucius Cornelius Sulla – Career and Reforms</title><link>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/lucius-cornelius-sulla-career/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=lucius-cornelius-sulla-career</link> <comments>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/lucius-cornelius-sulla-career/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:31:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Scott McCulloch</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Roman History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaius Marius]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sulla]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ancientl.com/?p=1111</guid> <description><![CDATA[The career of Lucius Cornelius Sulla remains an enigma on the political landscape of the Roman Republic. An aristocrat that achieved the ultimate power of the dictatorship and yet abdicated at the height of power (Julius Caesar later labelled him a fool for doing so). On one hand, Sulla’s exemplary career has been overshadowed by ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/lucius-cornelius-sulla-career/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Religion and Superstition for the Romans</title><link>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/religion-superstition/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=religion-superstition</link> <comments>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/religion-superstition/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:49:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Scott McCulloch</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Roman History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[judaism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[superstition]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ancientl.com/?p=1053</guid> <description><![CDATA[For the ancient Romans, there was a clear distinction between practices that could be defined as religious and those that were a superstition. This article will define both concepts and then provide two examples of practices the Romans regarded as a superstition in the ancient world. Religion &#8211; Traditional, Formulaic and the Foundation of the ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/religion-superstition/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Awards and Commendations in the Roman Army</title><link>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/army-awards/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=army-awards</link> <comments>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/army-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:52:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Scott McCulloch</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Roman History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discipline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Military]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soldier]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ancientl.com/?p=984</guid> <description><![CDATA[As a follow on from our previous post on the Punishments in the Roman Army is an examination of the rewards and commendations on offer. The carrots as opposed to the proverbial stick. Military Decorations In Polybius (6.39), we find a great passage on how Rome rewarded her soldiers. Methods that Polybius believed to inspire ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ancientl.com/roman/army-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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