Primus Pilus 10 Report post Posted April 19, 2005 Welcome to the forum for discussion of the daily life and culture of the ancient Romans. Feel free to discuss issues of culture, morality, sex, etc. and even how it may affect us today (while avoiding the gratuitious and obvious attempts to defile our community) Please refer to the Forum Guidelines before posting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevefrank 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2012 Roman empires ancient history are related to our medieval time. See this about medieval swords.. http://www.tudordressing.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=178_10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miloslavius 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) Perhaps something will emerge from the depths of time about the ancient city of Nola near Mount Vesuvius, which hid the first secrets as early as 1800 BC. Edited November 16, 2023 by Miloslavius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy 156 Report post Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) On 11/15/2023 at 10:57 AM, Miloslavius said: Perhaps something will emerge from the depths of time about the ancient city of Nola near Mount Vesuvius, which hid the first secrets as early as 1800 BC. I had to do some research on Nola. Seems it only suffered relatively minor earthquake damage during the eruption of Vesuvius AD 77: Quote The two major cities on Vesuvius’ north side, Nola and Neapolis (modern Naples), suffered mostly from the effects of earthquakes and not the devastating pyroclastic surges that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as many other locales. With these two important economic and administrative centers still standing, life could return to relative normalcy in the surrounding countryside. And people were anxious to rebuild and return to the slopes of Vesuvius and its fertile soil, which has kept people living beneath the volcano for thousands of years despite its long history of eruptions. https://www.archaeology.org/issues/526-2309/letter-from/11661-vesuvius-dark-side#art_page3 Quote Evidence suggests that the occupation of this site [Nola] may have ended the way it began, with a volcanic eruption. On November 6th, AD 472, Vesuvius erupted to produce lahars (a type of mud-flow consisting of pyroclastic material) which eventually destroyed the site. http://www.archeolog-home.com/pages/content/nola-neapolis-italie-digging-on-the-dark-side-of-vesuvius.html Here’s a good video on some of the Roman archaeology at Nola: Edited November 16, 2023 by guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
