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Illuminating Hadrian\'s Wall
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#1
01-12-2010, 12:57 PM
Don't think this has been mentioned already...

[url:1aalmn34]http://www.hadrians-wall.org/page.aspx/Illuminating-Hadrian's-Wall[/url]
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01-12-2010, 03:26 PM
Wonder if they need any Romans?
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01-12-2010, 04:00 PM
Quote:The plan is to create a point of light where all the milefortlets and turrets were located, with an additional point of light between each of them.

Which makes me ask 'why?!' If a third of a mile was good enough for the Romans, why are intervening lights necessary? Doubtless 'art' will rear its ugly head in any official response to such a naive question. I can't help wondering if a similar thing will happen to the Limes Arabicus stunt where they put beacons on a series of Roman signal tower locations in Jordan and some of the locals thought they were being invaded! Let's not forget there was a plan (by one of those strange Anonymous characters who emerge in times of trouble) to (re)commission the frontier in the Elizabethan period to keep the Scots out.

Still, a good idea, albeit refracted through a corporate lens darkly.

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01-12-2010, 04:10 PM
Quote:Still, a good idea, ...
Which one? Lighting up the frontier, or keeping the Scots out? (Be careful how you answer! :wink: )
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01-12-2010, 04:21 PM
Quote:Which makes me ask 'why?!' If a third of a mile was good enough for the Romans, why are intervening lights necessary?

Because it'll be pretty.
You grumpy man.
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01-12-2010, 11:14 PM
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mcbishop:2xmreoq0 Wrote:Still, a good idea, ...
Which one? Lighting up the frontier, or keeping the Scots out? (Be careful how you answer! :wink: )

Depends upon which side of the border I'm living at the time.

Quote:Because it'll be pretty.
You grumpy man

I think by now I've earned the right to be VERY grumpy. Besides, Nero probably thought it would be 'pretty' when he (allegedly) did that torches thing with the Christians. :twisted: Being pretty doesn't make it right. Now 'fun' I could accept.

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#7
01-13-2010, 08:14 AM
I was more interested that "Emperor Hadrian" has a twitter account. Confusedhock:

Quote:You can also... follow @EmperorHadrian on Twitter.
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#8
01-13-2010, 09:06 AM
What ? are they going to torch Christians along the entire length of Hadrian's wall ?? WOW!!

Oh sorry, read wrong.....

Smile )

Nice initiative and must be a beautiful sight to see the wall illuminated...

Hope there will be someone flying and filming above it when it happens..

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02-16-2010, 10:18 PM
Comitatus seem to be doing it. I have no idea what we'll be doing!
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02-16-2010, 10:23 PM
When is it again? I can't open the link anymore for some reason, and have forgotten when it is....April? May? March? :oops:
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#11
02-17-2010, 05:16 AM
It looks like they changed the URL. Here is the new one for this specific event: http://www.illuminatinghadrianswall.com

It's Saturday, 13 March. I've never seen Hadrian's Wall, unfortunately. I would love to see this.
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02-17-2010, 07:58 AM
Thanks David! I will be home for this, will no doubt make it an excuse to stop past on my way south with my equipment for Rome.
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03-03-2010, 03:07 AM
Anyone going to this?

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03-03-2010, 06:21 AM
Still hoping to get there!
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#15
03-03-2010, 09:52 AM
No, damn it! :evil: I so want to, but can't. Family visiting.
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