German Battlefield Yields Roman Surprises

[Jimbeaux]

This will cause rewrites of some history timelines:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/05/germany...

[Kaelic]

sure they havent just stumbled on the remains of the Gladiator set


would be very cool to spend a few weeks there relic hunting though

[Jimbeaux]

Kaelic said:

sure they havent just stumbled on the remains of the Gladiator set


would be very cool to spend a few weeks there relic hunting though

That would be a fun trip.

[FourWheelDrift]

Kaelic said:

sure they havent just stumbled on the remains of the Gladiator set

Think you might be right

news story said:

Other relics include coins depicting the late second-century Roman emperor Commodus, depicted in the Oscar-winning Hollywood epic "Gladiator"

[Jimbeaux]

This just goes to show us how being off 250-300 years is an easy thing to do, even for professional historians, etc.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Tuesday 6th January 00:08

[RedLeicester]

Methinks you would enjoy this my colonial friend:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fatal-Avenue-Travellers-Ba...

Fabulous book, scary that so much of the world's battle history can be compressed into a stretch of northern europe...

"De Gaulle called it a 'fatal avenue' - that broad sweep of low-lying country stretching north east of Paris. Over the centuries, invading armies have swept back and forth over this bloody terrain, and the names of battles fought here read like a dictionary of military history - from Agincourt, Calais and Crecy to Verdun, Vimy and Ypres. "Fatal Avenue" is both a history and a guide - a unique study of a region that has witnessed more bitter military conflict than any other area of its size on earth. "

Edited by RedLeicester on Monday 5th January 21:38

[Jimbeaux]

RedLeicester said:

Methinks you would enjoy this my colonial friend:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fatal-Avenue-Travellers-Ba...

Fabulous book, scary that so much of the world's battle history can be compressed into a stretch of northern europe...

"De Gaulle called it a 'fatal avenue' - that broad sweep of low-lying country stretching north east of Paris. Over the centuries, invading armies have swept back and forth over this bloody terrain, and the names of battles fought here read like a dictionary of military history - from Agincourt, Calais and Crecy to Verdun, Vimy and Ypres. "Fatal Avenue" is both a history and a guide - a unique study of a region that has witnessed more bitter military conflict than any other area of its size on earth. "

Edited by RedLeicester on Monday 5th January 21:38

That does look like a good read; thanks!

[TEKNOPUG]

RedLeicester said:

Methinks you would enjoy this my colonial friend:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fatal-Avenue-Travellers-Ba...

Fabulous book, scary that so much of the world's battle history can be compressed into a stretch of northern europe...

"De Gaulle called it a 'fatal avenue' - that broad sweep of low-lying country stretching north east of Paris. Over the centuries, invading armies have swept back and forth over this bloody terrain, and the names of battles fought here read like a dictionary of military history - from Agincourt, Calais and Crecy to Verdun, Vimy and Ypres. "Fatal Avenue" is both a history and a guide - a unique study of a region that has witnessed more bitter military conflict than any other area of its size on earth. "

Edited by RedLeicester on Monday 5th January 21:38

It's simple - every 100years someone has to go and give the French a slap.....

[TheCaseAce]

FourWheelDrift said:

Think you might be right

news story said:

Other relics include coins depicting the late second-century Roman emperor Commodus, depicted in the Oscar-winning Hollywood epic "Gladiator"

"We believe the Germans ambushed the Romans here, but the legions quickly fired back with catapults and archers -- and then it came to a massive man-on-man onslaught," Loenne said.

Sounds EXACTLY like the opening scene of Gladiator!