01-07-2009, 11:47 AM
Hi
Yes a mixture of Ermine Street Guard soldiers and Legio II Augusta civilians and off duty soldiers!
Interesting road surface, was there evidence for that?
Many Roman dwellings at Pompeii seem to have small windows, probably for security reasons. So presumably they were dark inside and needed lots of oil lamps or candles.
Graham.
Quote:It was a test only so don't worry if you see yourself or some friends in there it was never used or published!
Yes a mixture of Ermine Street Guard soldiers and Legio II Augusta civilians and off duty soldiers!
Interesting road surface, was there evidence for that?
Quote:The buildings found show they were approximately 20 feet wide and 60 feet long and set in blocks of three. What we realised when seeing the models is that if all these three building were of the same height, which was the accepted theory, then the central building would get virtually no light. It was great to be able to demonstrate this.
We did some experiments and Dr Mason and ourselves came to the conclusion that either they didn't mind the darkness and just got through a hell of a lot of candles, or the central building was taller than the rest.
Many Roman dwellings at Pompeii seem to have small windows, probably for security reasons. So presumably they were dark inside and needed lots of oil lamps or candles.
Graham.
"Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan Poe.
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"..I sweated in that damn dirty armor....TWENTY YEARS!', Charlton Heston, The Warlord.
"Every brush-stroke is torn from my body" The Rebel, Tony Hancock.
"..I sweated in that damn dirty armor....TWENTY YEARS!', Charlton Heston, The Warlord.
