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Offline Jimbo

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Romans in Arizona
« on: July 31, 2007, 01:06:46 »
Hi all,

I called my favorite hobby shop in Phoenix,

and the Romans are in!  Yahoo!!!

Or, Mama  Mia!! ;D

Jimbo

 

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Offline Richard

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Re: Romans in Arizona
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2007, 02:37:16 »




Great news, Jimbo!

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And, your new Roman scorpion can really shoot too ... Click HERE!

Have fun (and don't put your eye out) ... ;)

All the best,
Richard





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Re: Romans in Arizona
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2007, 04:22:37 »
I picked up some Romans today. ;D  The ship is really neat.

I do wish it had a lower deck for some klicky oarsmen though.

Knightmo and I had fun digging around in the add on bin.

Can anyone translate the script on the Romans document? (30 63 2022).

Thanks.

Best regards,

Jimbo
 
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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: Romans in Arizona
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 15:50:01 »
The first line "alea iacta est" means "the die is cast".

The following lives I can't recall at present so I'll have another look tonight. I think there was one about drinking and friends.

They're all well know Latin sayings or proverbs, which you can reference on Wikipedia for more background information.
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Offline socrates

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Re: Romans in Arizona
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2007, 15:16:55 »

alea iacta est          - "the die is cast"
cum grano salis         - "with a grain of salt"
in dubio pro reo        - "in doubt, on behalf of the alleged"
nunc est bibendum       - "now is the time to drink"
in hoc signo vinces     - "by this sign you will conquer"
nolens volens           - "unwilling, willing"
pecunia non olet        - "money does not stink"
plenus venter
 non studet libenter    - "A full belly doesn't like studying"
primus inter pares      - "first among equals"
fiat lux                - "let there be light"
quod erat demonstrandum - "which was to be demonstrated"
carpe diem              - "seize the day"
de gustibus
 non est disputandum    - "In matters of taste there is no dispute"
spiro spero             - "while I breathe, I hope"
plus ultra repetitio
 est mater studiorum    - "frequent repetition is the mother of study"

...and for further notes/explainations I refer to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
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Offline Martin Milner

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Re: Romans in Arizona
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2007, 05:55:38 »
Excellent Socrates!

You came, you saw, you posted!   ;D
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Re: Romans in Arizona
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2007, 22:13:38 »
Thanks, Martin and Socrates!

I appreciate your efforts :yup:

Best regards,

Jimbo
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