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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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Wonder if they need any Romans?
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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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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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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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Quote: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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I was more interested that "Emperor Hadrian" has a twitter account. hock:
Quote:You can also... follow @EmperorHadrian on Twitter.
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What ? are they going to torch Christians along the entire length of Hadrian's wall ?? WOW!!
Oh sorry, read wrong.....
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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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Comitatus seem to be doing it. I have no idea what we'll be doing!
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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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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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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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Anyone going to this?
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Still hoping to get there!
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No, damn it! :evil: I so want to, but can't. Family visiting.
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