Tiberius was actually quite a competent emperor, but his private life didn't bear close examination.
Yeah, Suetonius is a barrel of laughs, but not so much with the information on everyday Roman life.
Gwen: Demon, OK? The whole nine—cloven feet and horns and teeth. He wasn't wearing lamé though. Lorne: Yeah, the evil ones can't pull it off. It gets camp.
'Harm's Way'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Betsy HP - Nov 07, 2005 10:43:30 am PST #9399 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
sumi - Nov 07, 2005 10:43:44 am PST #9400 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Tofuttus. . he converted to vegetarianism and founded many organic cooperatives, right?
lisah - Nov 07, 2005 10:44:00 am PST #9401 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
I never liked the Romans. I find them boring, even the raunchy craxxy ones.
Well most of the ones in HBO's ROME are pretty freaking hot. And tormented. So that helps with the fascination.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 07, 2005 10:44:00 am PST #9402 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Bwing out Bwian!
Atropa - Nov 07, 2005 10:45:20 am PST #9403 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Well most of the ones in HBO's ROME are pretty freaking hot. And tormented. So that helps with the fascination.
Yes, this. Plus, with all the Brit actors in it, everytime we watch an episode, Pete's accent gets stronger.
flea - Nov 07, 2005 10:46:16 am PST #9404 of 10002
information libertarian
Trajan, people, Trajan. Who was Spanish, and thus the first non-Italian emperor.
(Tacitus was an historian, he wrote Germania, which should be subtitled, "How people from other places are weird, and Germany is dark and gloomy and barbarous, and arent' we lucky to have the Italian Riviera?")
Calli - Nov 07, 2005 10:47:03 am PST #9405 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Tiberius was actually quite a competent emperor, but his private life didn't bear close examination.
Yeah, I was mostly flailing for Roman Emperors beginning with "t". Say, do Eastern Empire honchos count? There's probably a Theodore-ish one or two from Byzantium.
erikaj - Nov 07, 2005 10:47:25 am PST #9406 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Huh. The one I saw looked like C-Span BC. Might have to watch another one.
Kathy A - Nov 07, 2005 10:48:32 am PST #9407 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I only got into Roman history because of I, Claudius (the miniseries--haven't read the books yet).
Tiberius, on his mother, Livia: They say a snake bit her once...and died.
Dana - Nov 07, 2005 10:48:35 am PST #9408 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Trajan has an architectural something named after him. A column, perhaps?