2026-06-22T21:00:28Z https://nostr.now THEDAILYEAGLE https://nostr.now/npub1yyrhzeamzfzgpcvaf0q2thyup5fdve47tk4vsgmf3g63vdl7nthq62wj4y https://blossom.primal.net/6bac30257faeee758ee2b378619c0f0e6733cd347b210130a2beb00ee7a33bc1.png https://blossom.primal.net/6bac30257faeee758ee2b378619c0f0e6733cd347b210130a2beb00ee7a33bc1.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgdfy74y5rzh98zjv5q3h2n3jp00ypadtaewwjv5sq9umfwtjj5aczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwumg4amh 🔴 THE DEATH OF A GLADIATOR<br/><br/>“Spartacus saw the necessity that was upon him, and drew up his whole army in order of battle. In the first place, when his horse was brought to him, he drew his sword, and saying that if he won the day he would have many fine horses of the enemy&#39;s, but if he lost it he did not want any, he slew his horse. Then pushing his way towards Crassus himself through many flying weapons and wounded men, he did not indeed reach him, but slew two centurions who fell upon him together. Finally, after his companions had taken to flight, he stood alone, surrounded by a multitude of foes, and was still defending himself when he was cut down.”<br/><br/>(Spartacus 103-71 BC was a Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic known as the Third Servile War 73-71 BC).<br/><br/>Plutarch<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/416b200d351950dc9bd32d6d7914366b6213a2dc9f12a5a7c633ffcf40f397d3.jpg"> 2026-10-27T13:50:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv2qv265n7ccrn02nhprz54f0v8mewq4x7jkx8xajh0qgvdmwl8fqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuyg8twd 🔘 THE FIRST AND NOT THE LAST<br/><br/>“Constantine was also the first Christian emperor, with the exception of Philippus who seemed to me to have become a Christian merely in order that the one-thousandth year of Rome might be dedicated to Christ rather than to pagan idols. But from Constantine down to the present day all the emperors that have been chosen were Christians, with the exception of Julian, whose disastrous life forsook him in the midst of the impious plans which it was said that he was devising.<br/>Moreover, Constantine made the change in a just and humane fashion; for he issued an edict that the temples should be closed without any shedding of pagan blood. Afterwards he destroyed the bravest and most populous of the Gothic tribes in the very heart of the barbarian territory; that is, in the lands of the Sarmatians.”<br/><br/>The Anonymus Valesianus<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/44d878cb963c8d187b212713147b1de981eb879d2ab49e047866673b9452dc42.png"> 2026-10-27T13:48:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx90dvetyvfp5v7jp965ed3nay0nl3mn0efk0aaw4psy2x2zgrz5szyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwutetc9m <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/a4eae4dc39140a0e8c2f96c089ac32e2891a38532ebedd6a65be46d05275cafe.jpg"> 2026-10-27T12:17:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ytvqx0v3xz5u2p7ffzk66aqghr3p5yygn3r0fguf5meft9lcmmqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu0ehunw 🔵 PTOLEMAEUS II PHILADELPHUS <br/><br/>“Both Romans and Carthaginians were destitute of money; and the Romans could no longer build ships, being exhausted by taxes, yet they levied foot soldiers and sent them to Africa and Sicily from year to year, while the Carthaginians sent an embassy to Ptolemy, the son of Ptolemy the son of Lagus, king of Egypt, seeking to borrow 2000 talents. He was on terms of friendship with both Romans and Carthaginians, and he sought to bring about peace between them. As he was not able to accomplish this, he said: &#34;It behooves one to assist friends against enemies, but not against friends.&#34;<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/3ee2bff00331ad9de0efa9403fce30f7ab9f8e00a2844f6268562542277abee4.jpg"> 2026-10-26T20:36:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdd2j5k08nwzpx3tvwngdrkjep9u62luc3ldycfva0dpkpdue08uszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuutqq8a Hello frens. <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/f460923a490dee064482203be96d37c0190cd00b802641ddcb55028e8bfbcc56.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/e0423f0acee5c2d1544f24470f61a6bcdb68c4525b1fbf4bfa2ab85812c705a5.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/93ab958e55d7d5c7fc46cf42cec0b2e6622bb65a2ed64ea62a6be0e926a840d7.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/d9e5c5e47356a2cd96ee95257535b1aef225e19db9b8e1acd26476fe78afd448.jpg"> 2026-10-25T18:54:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs948gu6yp7pjnvtuvdwx02r6c0akjgplwzn4ufgxqvt7cjqc66reqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuxnngaa 🟣 PLINY ON THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS<br/><br/>“My uncle was stationed at Misenum, in active command of the fleet. On 24 August, in the early afternoon, my mother drew his attention to a cloud of unusual size and appearance. He had been out in the sun, had taken a cold bath, and lunched while lying down, and was then working at his books. He called for his shoes and climbed up to a place which would give him the best view of the phenomenon. It was not clear at that distance from which mountain the cloud was rising (it was afterwards known to be Vesuvius); its general appearance can best be expressed as being like an umbrella pine, for it rose to a great height on a sort of trunk and then split off into branches, I imagine because it was thrust upwards by the first blast and then left unsupported as the pressure subsided, or else it was borne down by its own weight so that it spread out and gradually dispersed. In places it looked white, elsewhere blotched and dirty, according to the amount of soil and ashes it carried with it.”<br/><br/>“Then the flames and smell of sulphur which gave warning of the approaching fire drove the others to take flight and roused him to stand up. He stood leaning on two slaves and then suddenly collapsed, I imagine because the dense, fumes choked his breathing by blocking his windpipe which was constitutionally weak and narrow and often inflamed. When daylight returned on the 26th - two days after the last day he had been seen - his body was found intact and uninjured, still fully clothed and looking more like sleep than death.”<br/><br/>Pliny the younger<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/a1f4443c732ed1b6384eb16a68b09e7bb74f964684aee8c56efb4ba4414d3d32.png"> 2026-10-25T11:33:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2gmp9kpq3mddf577fpkv3hww40hxppcduqfwy4qrah789969wegszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuekwvy3 ⚪️ ORIGINS OF THE CELTIBERIANS<br/><br/>“In ancient times these two peoples, namely, the Iberians and the Celts, kept warring among themselves over the land, but when later they arranged their differences and settled upon the land altogether, and when they went further and agreed to intermarriage with each other, because of such intermixture the two peoples received the appellation given above. And since it was two powerful nations that united and the land of theirs was fertile, it came to pass that the Celtiberians advanced far in fame and were subdued by the Romans with difficulty and only after they had faced them in battle over a long period.”<br/><br/>“And a peculiar and strange custom obtains among them: Careful and cleanly as they are in their ways of living, they nevertheless observe one practice which is low and partakes of great uncleanness; for they consistently use urine to bathe the body and wash their teeth with it, thinking that in this practice is constituted the care and healing of the body.”<br/><br/>Diodorus Siculus<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/08ed82d5535dc8bd6a007e45f825d1eddeaa1bf89be7054c9f22f9fe47499eb4.jpg"> 2026-10-25T11:31:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvgjscwt4s7vrhleacsdrdelxglts2fhepdkemduqerv0vjwhktfczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwufl0f4x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswrd04sfasxxaf5lwlh5e9therpk0vxc9hlxr028dal0ramu6853sflx4dp'>nevent1q…x4dp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the city of the greek Goddes of victory 2026-10-24T23:04:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvj7u6yy4a9ggxuxqw7k8hrm33jw5n7ldzsqzz9muja62s33qm4tczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu8cs347 🟢 AGRIPPA, AUGUSTUS, WATER MANAGEMENT<br/><br/>“Marcus Agrippa, after his aedile­ship (a post he held exceptionally, having already been consul), assumed responsibility for the works and benefactions he had himself provided and became thereby, so to speak, the first permanent water commissioner. Now that there was an adequate supply, Agrippa apportioned this water to public works, to streetside basins, and as grants to private persons. He had also a personal work crew for maintaining the conduits as well as delivery-tanksand basins. <br/><br/>When Augustus inherited this crew from Agrippa, he transferred its owner­ship to the state. <br/><br/>After Agrippa&#39;s death [12 B.C.E.], in the consul­ship of Quintus Aelius Tubero and Paulus Fabius Maximus [11 B.C.E.], resolutions were passed in the Senate and a statute was promulgated to deal with the matter of routine administration, for hitherto this had been handled in only a semi-official way and there had been no specific legal basis. Augustus also, by an edict, established what right those persons should enjoy who had water according to Agrippa&#39;s records, for the entire scheme of distribution had been left to the emperor&#39;s own pleasure. He also established the pipe-sizes of which I have spoken; and to be responsible for a comprehensive and rigorous administration he appointed Messala Corvinus as a chief commissioner, to be assisted by Postumius Sulpicius, an ex-praetor, and Lucius Cominius, a junior senator.”<br/><br/>Sextus Julius Frontinus, De Aquis<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/7271583266455d2dd0d3ede0e94c8e09fa4ed7e0dff66984c4fa11cce0628354.png"> 2026-10-22T01:42:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfjxhf400nx4rltvje08j5jrp5ayxfeu4uag9arprjz8nrarv2lfqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu0d94q6 Goodbye frens! Hello frens! <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/201a412b9ab835ba438f2302d606c1efaae64659eed47a76f55f82a273958d09.jpg"> 2026-10-22T01:37:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrdv9zvu7597gle8at23m0caejmwtt32p7npwj62xczh3xz2qzqhczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwup7ejx2 Commando’s Beyond The Call Of Duty 👇🏻<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/b73371c1b4d70a65a9ac7ad8bc89995ff579f67ffc0ec8cc3143f34c28d5fc41.mov"></video> 2026-10-21T20:32:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdyam02l3wnwta4h2ywajly9aa88ljauz2jl6tyj3df5723djhh9qzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuf0kpzd ⚫️ THE LAST HOURS OF OTHO<br/><br/>“His face was calm, his words showed no fear; but he checked the unseasonable tears of his friends. He gave orders that boats and carriages should be furnished those who were leaving. Every document or letter which was marked by loyalty towards him or by abuse of Vitellius he destroyed. He distributed money, but sparingly and not as if he were about to die. Then he took pains to console his nephew, Salvius Cocceianus, who was very young, frightened, and sad, praising his duti­ful affection, but reproving his fear. He asked him if he thought Vitellius would prove so cruel as not to grant him even such a return as this for saving the whole house. &#34;By my quick end,&#34; said he, &#34;I can earn the clemency of the victor. For it is not in the extremity of despair, but while my army is still demanding battle that I have saved the state this last misfortune. I have won enough fame for myself, enough high rank for my descendants. After the Julii, the Claudii, and the Servii, I have been the first to confer the imperial rank on a new family. Therefore face life with a brave heart; never forget or too constantly remember that Otho was your uncle.&#34;<br/><br/>Tacitus, Histories <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/0560aaf2d2d5c0e99bdb1dd97b51092f461690584dca98e0fb875100b8ba9591.png"> 2026-10-21T07:57:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd58l2zphcyv5yc0f0vchmef069pq2jlfv3ux38xapztl24zr9atczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu4fllxe 🟡 THE RISE OF A SLAVE <br/><br/>“Lucius Voltacilius Plotius is said to have been a slave and even to have served as a doorkeeper in chains, according to the ancient custom, until he was set free because of his talent and interest in letters, and helped his patron prepare his accusations. Then becoming a teacher of rhetoric, he had Gnaeus Pompeius the Great for a pupil, and wrote a history of the exploits of Pompey&#39;s father, as well as those of the son, in several volumes. In the opinion of Cornelius Nepos, he was the first of all freedmen to take up the writing of history, which up to that time had been confined to men of the highest position.”<br/><br/>Suetonius <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/9fe2a630590091f18a5d300e45d9c547c2cee652bd4ff0029fb83eb6b93993bd.png"> 2026-10-18T23:21:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszcdu5cqysj5vwyxnjvl898xq2nf9085g5y49qldqswa4aggt7mnczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu8rfnht 🔶 PARTHIAN CULTURE<br/><br/>“Each man has several wives, for the sake of gratifying desire with different objects. They punish no crime more severely than adultery, and accordingly they not only exclude their women from entertainments, but forbid them the very sight of men. They eat no flesh but that which they take in hunting. They ride on horseback on all occasions; on horses they go to war, and to feasts; on horses they discharge public and private duties; on horses they go abroad, meet together, traffic, and converse. Indeed the difference between slaves and freemen is, that slaves go on foot, but freemen only on horseback. They dispose of bodies by leaving them to be torn apart by birds or dogs; the bare bones they at last bury in the ground.”<br/><br/>“In their superstitions and worship of the gods, the principal veneration is paid to rivers. The disposition of the people is proud, quarrelsome, faithless, and insolent; for a certain roughness of behaviour they think becoming to men, and gentleness only to women. They are always restless, and ready for any commotion, at home or abroad; taciturn by nature; more ready to act than speak, and consequently shrouding both their successes and failures in silence. They obey their princes, not from humility, but from fear. They are libidinous, but frugal in diet. To their word or promise they have no regard, except as far as suits their interest.”<br/><br/>Justinus <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/aa3b77c7a738c1461d815f979996c35d8942b1cdd4dab53b1856fa6f019826cc.jpg"> 2026-10-16T15:21:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmm725v98ds9czezw0nqe3e2l2asw7jydsjp6kj47047mxrk62hszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuncucwv 🔴 HISTORICAL EXAMPLE OF DECIMATION<br/><br/>“On learning of this, the Senate angrily ordered the consuls to keep quiet, and chose Crassus to conduct the war, and many of the nobles were induced by his reputation and their friendship for him to serve under him. Crassus himself, accordingly, took position on the borders of Picenum, expecting to receive the attack of Spartacus, who was hastening thither; and he sent Mummius, his legate, with two legions, by a circuitous route, with orders to follow the enemy, but not to join battle nor even to skirmish with them. Mummius, however, at the first promising opportunity, gave battle and was defeated; many of his men were slain, and many of them threw away their arms and fled for their lives. Crassus gave Mummius himself a rough reception, and when he armed his soldiers anew, made them give pledges that they would keep their arms. Five hundred of them, moreover, who had shown the greatest cowardice and been first to fly, he divided into fifty decades, and put to death one from each decade, on whom the lot fell, thus reviving, after the lapse of many years, an ancient mode of punishing the soldiers. For disgrace also attaches to this manner of death, and many horrible and repulsive features attend the punishment, which the whole army witnesses.”<br/><br/>(Crassus 115-53 BC was a wealthy Roman politician and general. Defeated Spartacus, part of the First Triumvirate, died in a disastrous Parthian campaign).<br/><br/>Plutarch <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/5c37bf17dedb14460ea0bb72bd64436d6184f388b6edfd85a5113a55c9184d9e.jpg"> 2026-10-15T07:49:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9xcgq0vjrfj7htke630zr5xwrgwlj32axf4drzvnf59fh0dg7jzszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu5jtm5t 🔘 THE CONSTANTINOPLE PROJECT<br/><br/>“In commemoration of his splendid victory Constantine called Byzantium Constantinople after his own name; and as if it were his native city, he adorned it with great magnificence and wished to make it equal to Rome. Then he sought out new citizens for it from every quarter, and lavished such wealth on the city, that thereon he all but exhausted the imperial fortunes. There he also established a senate of the second rank, the members of which had the title of clari. Then he began war against the Goths, rendering aid also to the Sarmatians, who had appealed to him for help.”<br/><br/>The Anonymus Valesianus<br/><br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/6594610ca76084c8cb2694c0efc820193a48d328bc977f7e99d99cde651debd0.png"> 2026-10-12T12:16:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ghnesrf5ay6clkwpax88k257dcef6wctpmjqazzled9yxcwn8vszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuw9rqy5 🔵 KINGDOM TO REPUBLIC <br/><br/>“My first book contains the deeds of Rome&#39;s seven kings, viz.: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius (a descendant of Numa), Tarquinius, Servius Tullius, and Lucius Tarquinius, a son of the other Tarquinius. The first of these was the founder and builder of Rome, and although he governed it rather as a father than as an absolute monarch, he was nevertheless slain, or, as some think, translated. The second, not less kingly, but even more so than the first, died at the age of . . . The third was struck by lightning. The fourth died of a disease. The fifth was murdered by some shepherds. The sixth lost his life in a similar manner. The seventh was expelled from the city and kingdom for violating the laws. From that time kingly rule came to an end, and the administration of government was transferred to consuls.”<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/ef50c0d7ed0cfcc8dd651257e1364e5967e3eef9af830b5f585ba940e2888b4b.jpg"> 2026-10-12T04:54:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz3ta2f3avh7ldemdvy7hcw2vvlefuamr883ka2x5fujvkl8j0ucqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu8z0jwy He attacked me 😂<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/1f35045385869c7b439f6796324464ab97bf3010fd5ea4f502bd25afb8920e2a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/e651d0b95d6154def084f8d7af420ea978f01da0dd8b269bc9ae04da758dbdb0.jpg"> 2026-10-12T04:52:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrcvcrx59uvayjxdqnjy52kw8nvxh2papzpj5ata4hudk4psz84zczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuw03l2q 🟣 TRAJAN’S REPLY<br/><br/>The Emperor&#39;s Reply<br/><br/>&#34;You have acted quite properly, Pliny, in examining the cases of those Christians brought before you. Nothing definite can be laid down as a general rule. They should not be hunted out. If accusations are made and they are found guilty, they must be punished. But remember that a man may expect pardon from repentance if he denies that he is a Christian, and proves this to your satisfaction, that is by worshiping our gods, however much you may have suspected him in the past. Anonymous lists should have no part in any charge made. That is thoroughly bad practice and not in accordance with the spirit of the age.&#34;<br/><br/>Pliny the younger <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/6869300bda6f9ddf289a4c489fc78474c775b46d10bccbe4e25981f66b41cf6e.png"> 2026-10-09T19:28:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrjqln82k3z332ma8mttf0jjqt4p0l6lcf3j7ahcg3qlfwnzkyfmczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu5m9ul7 ⚪️ THE POWER OF THE DRUIDS<br/><br/>“Nor is it only in the exigencies of peace, but in their wars as well, that they (the Gauls) obey, before all others, these men and their chanting poets, and such obedience is observed not only by their friends but also by their enemies; many times, for instance, when two armies approach each other in battle with swords drawn and spears thrust forward, these men step forth between them and cause them to cease, as though having cast a spell over certain kinds of wild beasts.”<br/><br/>Diodorus Siculus<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/ba2ced61a253db9fa92107f515fe517cd93fac41d046abe92a7c95fafb84bcf0.png"> 2026-10-09T00:41:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspx9329yqr8ddad29wlpw62mywh8d4qtsv93ta4ur0ydlhg8wfd6gzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwukjllpu 🟢 THE AQUA APPIA AND HUMAN NATURE<br/><br/>“For 441 years from the founding of the City, the Romans were satisfied with the use of whatever water they drew from the Tiber, from wells, or from springs. To this day springs are revered for their sanctity, and their water is thought to bring health to sick bodies. One thinks of the ancient springs of the Camenae, of the . . ., and of Juturna. There are now, however, nine aqueducts from which water converges into Rome. These are named Appia, Anio Vetus, Marcia, Tepula, Julia, Virgo, Alsietina (which is also called Augusta), Claudia, and Anio Novus.<br/><br/>In the consul­ship of Marcus Valerius Maximus and Publius Decius Mus [312 B.C.E.], thirty years after the beginning of the Samnite War, the Aqua Appia was brought into the City by the censor Appius Claudius (later called &#34;the Blind&#34;). In that year the same man also had charge of constructing the Appian Road from Porta Capena as far as the city of Capua. Appius&#39; colleague in the censor­ship was Gaius Plautius, called Venox for having discovered the veins of this water. <br/><br/>But Plautius resigned from the censor­ship before the eighteen months&#39; term had elapsed, deceived by Appius who pretended he would do likewise, and so the name of the aqueduct fell to the credit of Appius alone. Indeed, Appius is reported to have extended his censor­ship by many subterfuges, until he could complete both the road and the aqueduct.”<br/><br/>Sextus Julius Frontinus, De Aquis<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/7d001a08a09dc4d31bc758dde25548b14b8642a8fd785890099285279b836c60.png"> 2026-10-09T00:39:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstm0edd6tcmf679hwqfgt0nrztrzvrlsrvl7wz532n4c4njupf86gzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuztuld9 ⚫️ MARCUS CATO. EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR OLIVEYARD<br/><br/>This is the proper equipment for an oliveyard of 240 iugera or 150 acres. <br/><br/>“An overseer, a housekeeper, 5 labourers, 3 teamsters, 1 muleteer, 1 swineherd, 1 shepherd — a total of 13 persons; 3 yoke of oxen, 3 pack-asses to carry manure, 1 ass for the mill, and 100 sheep; 5 complete oil-pressing equipments, 1 copper vessel holding 30 quadrantals, with copper cover, 3 iron hooks, 3 water-pots, 2 funnels, 1 copper vessel holding 5 quadrantals, with copper cover, 3 hooks, 1 small bowl, 2 oil jars, 1 jar holding 50 heminae (?), 1 water bucket, 1 basin, 1 small pot, 1 ewer, 1 platter, 1 chamber-vessel, 1 watering-pot, 1 ladle, 1 candlestick, 1 sextarius measure; 3 large carts, 6 ploughs and ploughshares, 3 yokes fitted with straps, 6 sets of ox harness; 3 1 harrow, 4 manure hampers, 3 manure baskets, 3 pack-saddles, 3 pads for the asses; tools: 8 forks, 8 hoes, 4 spades, 5 shovels, 2 four-toothed rakes, 8 scythes, 5 straw-hooks, 5 pruning-hooks, 3 axes, 3 wedges, 1 hand-mill, 2 tongs, 1 poker, 2 braziers; 4 100 oil-jars, 12 pots, 10 jars for holding grape pulp, 10 for holding amurca, 10 wine jars, 20 grain jars, 1 lupine vat, 10 large jars, 1 wash-tub, 1 bath-tub, 2 water-basins, several covers for jars and pots; 1 donkey-mill, 1 hand-mill, 1 Spanish mill, 3 collars and traces, 1 small table, 2 copper disks, 2 tables, 3 large benches, 1 bedroom stool, 5 3 stools, 4 chairs, 2 arm-chairs, 1 bed in the bedroom, 4 beds on cords, and 3 common beds; 1 wooden mortar, 1 fuller&#39;s mortar, 1 loom, 2 mortars, 4 pestles — one for beans, one for grain, one for seed, one for cracking kernels; 1 modius measure, 1 half-modius measure; 8 mattresses, 8 coverlets, 16 cushions, 10 table covers, 3 napkins, 6 servants&#39; hoods.”<br/><br/>Marcus Cato, Agriculture <br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/e9607cd1a05fa023314f204f23fdf7cde6b8dcd80d8b11f4532b4d2bf53b9931.jpg"> 2026-10-04T16:37:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst2nz9zpjr3qq0784px0nmt7aepr8dqe5pwh2xnf7au6ljk0yz8rczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu8gpkdr <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/87777c64e44afdceaf0e478c223d0914933aa5fc81f93e051a6a0033d08e662c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/80ffabeb566f46221fa7a09a697dfe77689d55907b7b240effd5e93842a763f0.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/533b52e58950602a34be04d6ffb86f0b1ea3b6860246baba222b84b49d69a455.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/f2e0f4a5979b5591081d9f1cd13559ea29ecc415ed584c45ce3f9087b77a6f81.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/070c522087f110409da03da263bf1d7c012810b55e037fec62a9db3c0e6b60ec.jpg"> 2026-10-04T16:35:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznjze7j3vv4k9tpvlkxshzpj6hq6af7cdenvf7du6nhfznuq0zlszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuqgw5w0 🟡 ROMAN HASMONEAN ALLIANCE<br/><br/>“Good success be to the Romans, and to the people of the Jews, by sea and by land for ever: the sword also and enemy be far from them.<br/><br/>If there come first any war upon the Romans or any of their confederates throughout all their dominion,<br/>the people of the Jews shall help them, as the time shall be appointed, with all their heart:<br/><br/>neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any thing therefore.<br/><br/>Likewise also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them earnestly, as the time shall be appointed:<br/><br/>neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Jews; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any thing therefore.<br/><br/>And according to these articles have the Romans made a covenant with the people of the Jews.<br/><br/>If hereafter the one party or the other shall think meet to add or diminish any thing, they may do it at their pleasures, and whatsoever they shall add or take away shall be ratified.”<br/><br/>First Maccabees 8:23-30<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/2456f2bc0d82e08a62587dc99c7238978f04a6b001ddcdc56c17873b9d2b9ebf.jpg"> 2026-10-02T13:59:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfc52zayr7g9ytfkfve92pd2mjazsszp6sgszg2yq3gps9lf8mzszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuxrjlvv 🔶 ORIGINS OF THE PARTHIANS<br/><br/>“The Parthians, in whose hands the empire of the east now is, having divided the world, as it were, with the Romans, were originally exiles from Scythia. This is apparent from their very name; for in the Scythian language exiles are called Parthi. During the time of the Assyrians and Medes, they were the most obscure of all the people of the east. Subsequently, too, when the empire of the east was transferred from the Medes to the Persians, they were but as a herd without a name, and fell under the power of the stronger. At last they became subject to the Macedonians, when they conquered the east; so that it must seem wonderful to every one, that they should have reached such a height of good fortune as to rule over those nations under whose sway they had been merely slaves. Being assailed by the Romans, also, in three wars, under the conduct of the greatest generals, and at the most flourishing period of the republic, they alone, of all nations, were not only a match for them, but came off victorious; though it may have been a greater glory to them, indeed, to have been able to rise amidst the Assyrian, Median, and Persian empires, so celebrated of old, and the most powerful dominion of Bactria, peopled with a thousand cities, than to have been victorious in war against a people that came from a distance;”<br/><br/>Justinus <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/027f1549e77ef5801bb87d408dd7d5061361047abc17822171b9f1d7a753f274.jpg"> 2026-09-29T10:56:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8vsyaux5l0k7asu8wt23e5kr866sc2453gchl9wzm3psgrthvknczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuu7tlsd 🔴 SPARTACUS ESCAPES<br/><br/>“The insurrection of the gladiators and their devastation of Italy, which is generally called the war of Spartacus, had its origin as follows. A certain Lentulus Batiatus had a school of gladiators at Capua, most of whom were Gauls and Thracians. Through no misconduct of theirs, but owing to the injustice of their owner, they were kept in close confinement and reserved for gladiatorial combats. Two hundred of these planned to make their escape, and when information was laid against them, those who got wind of it and succeeded in getting away, seventy-eight in number, seized cleavers and spits from some kitchen and sallied out. On the road they fell in with waggons conveying gladiators&#39; weapons to another city; these they plundered and armed themselves. Then they took up a strong position and elected three leaders. The first of these was Spartacus, a Thracian of Nomadic stock, possessed not only of great courage and strength, but also in sagacity and culture superior to his fortune, and more Hellenic than Thracian. It is said that when he was first brought to Rome to be sold, a serpent was seen coiled about his face as he slept, and his wife, who was of the same tribe as Spartacus, a prophetess, and subject to visitations of the Dionysiac frenzy, declared it the sign of a great and formidable power which would attend him to a fortunate issue. This woman shared in his escape and was then living with him.”<br/><br/>(Spartacus 103-71 BC was a Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic known as the Third Servile War 73-71 BC).<br/><br/>Plutarch<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/81edfbd937d66d4b81dc3ae3a2426c98ecfbe7e77ff6c3ee0b041a56fb18f53e.jpg"> 2026-09-28T10:53:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstay6je0h3lcmsx2rr76hu64kygyd0hus3j35kdf4vx40ddl02fkqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuxrm9n7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgkwfm73ymnhpg65srdtlj8e0x9g3dz5w3yrz6ry2h5mwjd27qtqklem3t'>nevent1q…em3t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/5ac3bc535c336599aba3b61c22a8749b037313975aa3007b9697c3d5b738606b.jpg"> 2026-09-27T20:37:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvtxu3jtpv63tyn7w9ele8jkvw4279yuw07v0fa8ch20emccueeczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuc2f3qc 🔘 THE YOUNG CONSTANTINE <br/><br/>“This Constantine, then, born of Helena, a mother of very common origin, and brought up in the town of Naissus, which he afterwards splendidly adorned, had but slight training in letters. He was held as a hostage by Diocletian and Galerius, and did valiant service under those emperors in Asia. After the abdication of Diocletian and Herculius, Constantius asked Galerius to return his son; but Galerius first exposed him to many dangers.<br/>For when Constantine, then a young man, was serving in the cavalry against the Sarmatians, he seized by the hair and carried off a fierce savage, and threw him at the feet of the emperor Galerius. Then sent by Galerius through a swamp, he entered it on his horse and made a way for the rest to the Sarmatians, of whom he slew many and won the victory for Galerius.<br/>Then at last Galerius sent him back to his father. But in order to avoid meeting Severus as he passed through Italy, Constantine crossed the Alps with the greatest haste, ordering the post-horses to be killed as he went on; and he came up with his father Constantius at Bononia, which the Gauls formerly called Gesoriacum. But his father Constantius, after winning a victory over the Picts, died at York, and Constantine was unanimously hailed as Caesar by all the troops.”<br/><br/>The Anonymus Valesianus<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/b90fa8cf32800f8bad379352252805778b4a5dc16b3949adb19499b18a92b47e.jpg"> 2026-09-26T07:11:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06cfwa4ap029gvmy6gzevc8tuc3hrzztuvj3835fec533cek99fczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu53qm9p 🔵 PATRIOTISM<br/><br/>“The story goes that Horatius Cocles, while fighting with two enemies at the head of the bridge over the Tiber, which is the entrance to the city on the north, seeing a large body of men advancing to support his enemies, and fearing that they would force their way into the city, turned round, and shouted to those behind him to hasten back to the other side and break down the bridge. They obeyed him: and whilst they were breaking the bridge, he remained at his post receiving numerous wounds, and checked the progress of the enemy: his opponents being panic stricken, not so much by his strength as by the audacity with which he held his ground. When the bridge had been broken down, the attack of the enemy was stopped; and Cocles then threw himself into the river with his armour on and deliberately sacrificed his life, because he valued the safety of his country and his own future reputation more highly than his present life, and the years of existence that remained to him. Such is the enthusiasm and emulation for noble deeds that are engendered among the Romans by their customs.”<br/><br/>Polybius, histories <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/5820b44029daa45d0c9e2d025be967dc32313c50228cfa66a74a76cccb83594f.png"> 2026-09-23T23:29:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg28vsme9z6fl4ctt6gh677djfxa4rpenrg4kxmle99mlr033q3rgzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuvqf6tf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0h4lgjh0nazxncqcvat6gyk2txjv365g7g307dlfp0als5hpkuas8lllwt'>nevent1q…llwt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Idiocracy 2026-09-22T21:29:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsztm0lpmmfemd569qy8qjy0u8pwdreevypqr20565mtmx7rn7vuegzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu7zhery 🟣 SANDALS EVEN IN THE COLD? <br/><br/>Roman legionaries typically wore sandals called caligae as their standard footwear. These sandals were well-suited for the Mediterranean climate, which is generally mild. However, the Roman Empire and its legions operated across a vast area, including much colder regions. <br/><br/>While caligae were the norm, it&#39;s highly probable that legionaries took measures to keep their feet warm when stationed in colder climates. They likely used some form of socks, perhaps made of wool, and possibly foot wrappings of wool or other materials for added insulation. <br/><br/>There&#39;s also some evidence suggesting they may have thickened the soles of their sandals with cork to provide a bit more protection from the cold ground. <br/><br/>Eventually, as the Roman Empire evolved, especially in its colder regions, legionaries transitioned to wearing closed boots, which offered significantly better protection from the elements.<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/a25076944945c15075f969ed7fc7db1850b3af6d92503f6638ba19e821bdbf07.jpg"> 2026-09-22T16:55:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszldreehhg3gnhe9p2qmxzexkhskap676sw9l3e9yaylsnynrauqczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuplk2mh A few years ago i told my psychologist “I’m not into that” when she mentioned the best way forward was CBT. <br/><br/>I was shocked even. 🤯 2026-09-22T16:51:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8c0wce4s6qx50dfzalhvm4l2qnuv8k67x35evqfvasawxldgclwszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwugauzvf <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/9c0b13f93bc4a3bc9c9e531a967df9bd83fc2e89bee905c2d709c6b2f2c4b217.jpg"> 2026-09-22T16:42:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8twafxdngpqrep9mc04a0qgzvmw5eqnn6nqag368am859q3pgcdgzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwusf7k87 ⚪️ GALLIC BATTLE EQUIPMENT<br/><br/>“Their trumpets are of peculiar nature and such as barbarians use, for when they are blown upon they give forth a harsh sound, appropriate to the tumult of war. Some of them have iron cuirasses, chain-wrought, but others are satisfied with the armour which Nature has given them and go into battle naked. In place of the short sword they carry long broad-swords which are hung on chains of iron or bronze and are worn along the right flank. And some of them gather up their shirts with belts plated with gold or silver. The spears they brandish, which they call lanciae, have iron heads a cubit in length and even more, and a little under two palms in breadth; for their swords are not shorter than the javelins of other peoples, and the heads of their javelins are larger than the swords of others. Some of these javelins come from the forge straight, others twist in and out in spiral shapes for their entire length, the purpose being that the thrust may not only cut the flesh, but mangle it as well, and that the withdrawal of the spear may lacerate the wound.”<br/><br/>Diodorus Siculus<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/b63f44e3bd4b26745eba63883732b0ab4dbb45b473c0c93c7ea9d61c2303f72f.png"> 2026-09-22T09:37:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6wa0u6m7fmvwf56t9xxvccyckmrk5lh70mndt6zxx0m5u4x384szyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu8q0efp Maybe the so called climate lockdowns is something we do to ourselves if diesel is 25$ a gallon at some piont in the future 2026-09-22T09:36:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04lcgm3y0getpmmplemkakm5qfz34xsn8yr7292vfq87x93w8tmszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu8kaypv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfn28e96c4wzqgfv09zhye6ly4dlxdrnawvk8vsex4wju6k6p69wgvscfh5'>nevent1q…cfh5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1E_mxgqngI">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1E_mxgqngI</a> 2026-09-21T20:53:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0fhqqs2g3cz6p5648d9wqjtqkk04cqn5prl65urxmthh2yafurpqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuxelf57 Arbeid! 2026-09-21T08:08:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspctwpyrc6eur9vfgujx4zpv6dw6awqgtdgwyw8s0prn2xry70wrczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu40s3s8 🟢 EVOLUTION OF THE BATTERING RAM<br/><br/>“I have said as much as I could on these matters; it now remains for me to treat of those things relating to attacks, namely, of those machines with which generals take and defend cities. The first engine for attack was the ram, whose origin is said to have been as follows. The Carthaginians encamped in order to besiege Cadiz, and having first got possession of one of the towers, they endeavoured to demolish it, but having no machines fit for the purpose, they took a beam, and suspending it in their hands, repeatedly battered the top of the wall with the end of it, and having first thrown down the upper courses, by degrees they destroyed the whole fortress.<br/><br/>After that, a certain workman of Tyre, of the name of Pephasmenos, turning his attention to the subject, fixed up a pole and suspended a cross piece therefrom after the method of a steelyard, and thus swinging it backwards and forwards, levelled with heavy blows the walls of Cadiz. Cetras the Chalcedonian, was the first who added a base to it of timber moveable on wheels, and covered it with a roof on upright and cross pieces: on this he suspended the ram, covering it with bulls&#39; hides, so that those who were employed therein battering the walls might be secure from danger. And inasmuch as the machine moved but slowly, they called it the tortoise of the ram. Such was the origin of this species of machines.”<br/><br/>Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, de Architectura<br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/b61469e710b5e57c735c59ad9ea541a8a8c4186e456c157ba9bf939d333ea9fb.jpg"> 2026-09-20T17:11:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9g0ny4fkrvxda3pme30d8yymmz60c0tfy4md490yqa05ctnn6axszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuahls40 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszy8r2dxqt79hwdd4l02vhsva67lnu3rqmrp0swxncwh22h4m7tes6jkuk5'>nevent1q…kuk5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🫢 2026-09-20T16:06:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgdpdumvn9p47lkf2al7m2hc67erdk5q6jyd0v2wj7z0u2mvpnc5czyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuuvrygn I like how in the Middel Ages they did not do chemtrails. 2026-09-20T15:05:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6m56m8wtcq8yx4ky4j8fy4kdvdlnn8mcdu97qzh6yva9acdjxnszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwurqkn2d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdns8x6t5lr7cj3e8c6zkmehcnpnglpm786qzuu0l5qdkjuj4k59gvfl7y9'>nevent1q…l7y9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He watched the movie fury for sure. 2026-09-20T09:07:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdsk8kgnkuelrdxad75masprq6z3p80rh70h6r65jjpgfzrddzudgzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuzjxgcl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqp3knyn74r6v9ly6g09j9km8epc9ckz8tjw323av6h48cs7d7cggqg88my'>nevent1q…88my</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>She can now claim $1,50 2026-09-19T21:26:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs27wfz5ztr46nt2ym2ftlkuscwjx7py4l629yr6qsutzmuw2uqdjqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwujfysua ⚫️ A VIRTUOUS PROFESSION <br/><br/>“It is true that to obtain money by trade is sometimes more profitable, were it not so hazardous; and likewise money-lending, if it were as honourable. Our ancestors held this view and embodied it in their laws, which required that the thief be mulcted double and the usurer fourfold; how much less desirable a citizen they considered the usurer than the thief, one may judge from this. And when they would praise a worthy man their praise took this form: &#34;good husbandman, good farmer&#34;; one so praised was thought to have received the greatest commendation. The trader I consider to be an energetic man, and one bent on making money; but, as I said above, it is a dangerous career and one subject to disaster. On the other hand, it is from the farming class that the bravest men and the sturdiest soldiers come, their calling is most highly respected, their livelihood is most assured and is looked on with the least hostility, and those who are engaged in that pursuit are least inclined to be disaffected.”<br/><br/>Marcus Cato, Agriculture <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/8a14e12d5dcf3a0d3f0567a3c2560e6b28015df286c45c6a9d1d47ce23e9ee16.png"> 2026-09-18T23:20:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxgg5zw43pjcrwf7funhmruu336lchjazkaqwmrqmjl62jkjfa8czyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuqu9755 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0964tz75hujlse2nttdcetd8mjxrmlpn2tcpx4xdwuaar9c0gk0s98peuf'>nevent1q…peuf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My raft instructor looks like this 2026-09-18T22:45:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8cf2qyeqyclwv480vs62lq99qzxsmtappck7w7ap6qsukrlqfzxczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuvmh8g5 🟡 KILLER WHALE<br/><br/>“A killer whale was actually seen in the harbour of Ostia in battle with the Emperor Claudius; it had come at the time when he was engaged in completing the structure of the harbour, being tempted by the wreck of a cargo of hides imported from Gaul, and in glutting itself for a number of days had furrowed a hollow in the shallow bottom and had been banked up with sand by the waves so high that it was quite unable to turn round, and while it was pursuing its food which was driven forward to the shore by the waves its back projected far above the water like a capsized boat. Caesar gave orders for a barrier of nets to be stretched between the mouths of the<br/>harbour and setting out in person with the praetorian cohorts afforded a show to the Roman public, the soldiery hurling lances from the vessels against the creatures when they leapt up alongside, and we saw one of the boats sunk from being filled with water owing to a beast&#39;s snorting.”<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/bfc64a900897aa7c4db9ab71b72a325b81d0ca10f3a7ca995c8afef256f4e393.png"> 2026-09-16T21:19:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rzu2lqhd9rga6248fr46ttdzqmzgz7jefqnv49qjk2e3a2zky5gzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu8nwjvf <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/03f54f7cfd7d04a3c78f37e3c0bf2395ce28b5c4404d2b4d521cb4d78016d8e0.jpg"> 2026-09-16T21:17:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96v5fx2twtnzg4kd8qap8ym4f3604gufxnfen6y285e3vjtnvaagzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuq0d5ly <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/4d5401e2b5337d0c1a94c96d95dd6ad87b7bbaef6820a00a57097833cfc53c9d.jpg"> 2026-09-15T21:05:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9s3n3mwwekkv33edcuar60zpzdg96exduda2wtysl5udt2r5vxqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu9zfxcj 🔶 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ARABIANS <br/><br/>(1st century BC)<br/><br/>“During the course of these proceedings, his natural brother, to whom his father had left the kingdom of Cyrene by will, died, appointing the Roman people his heir; for the fortune of Rome, not content with the limits of Italy, had now begun to extend itself to the kingdoms of the east. Thus that part of Africa became a province of the Roman empire; and soon afterwards Crete and Cilicia, being subdued in the war against the pirates, were likewise made provinces. In consequence, the kingdoms of Syria and Egypt, which had been accustomed to aggrandize themselves by wars with their neighbours, being now confined by the vicinity of the Romans, and deprived of all opportunity of extending their frontiers, employed their strength to the injury of one another, so that, being exhausted by continual battles, they fell into contempt with their neighbours, and became a prey to the people of Arabia, a nation previously regarded as unwarlike. Their king Erotimus, relying on his seven hundred sons, whom he had had by his concubines, and dividing his forces, infested at one time Egypt, and another Syria, and procured a great name for the Arabians, by exhausting the strength of their neighbours.”<br/><br/>Justinus <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/247549930b56b7c2b861e712875a4165ad00a0883e0d3992170370e48fc78e2e.jpg"> 2026-09-15T18:07:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqvhu7jddvnn0qu5lynk4jmu3llxjfjpqxpuf697kde905ggc07dczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwumu83p3 🔴 CRASSUS<br/><br/>“And when all Rome was divided into three power­ful parties, that of Pompey, that of Caesar, and that of Crassus (for Cato&#39;s reputation was greater than his power, and men admired him more than they followed him), it was the thoughtful and conservative part of the city which attached itself to Pompey, the violent and volatile part which supported the hopes of Caesar, while Crassus took a middle ground and drew from both. He made very many changes in his political views, and was neither a steadfast friend nor an implacable enemy, but readily abandoned both his favours and his resentments at the dictates of his interests, so that, frequently, within a short space of time, the same men and the same measures found in him both an advocate and an opponent. And he had great influence, both from the favours which he bestowed and the fear which he inspired, but more from the fear. At any rate, Sicinnius, who gave the greatest annoyance to the magistrates and popular leaders of his day, when asked why Crassus was the only one whom he let alone and did not worry, said that the man had hay on his horn. Now the Romans used to coil hay about the horn of an ox that gored, so that those who encountered it might be on their guard.”<br/><br/>Plutarch <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/237d020ec7343b39178157dc105c33b59556b5e5d616c7985fc1977786685400.png"> 2026-09-15T18:05:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28y5tuadxc3l3l009zcehhv5ph7hpm3htv3jrz5hkcf6mmpry73qzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwumhe7q4 🔘 LEPIDUS <br/><br/>“The Scipios and the other Roman generals of the olden time never dared or carried out a braver act than did Caesar (Octavian) at this juncture. For although he was unarmed and dressed in his travelling cloak, carrying nothing except his name, he entered the camp of Lepidus, and, avoiding the weapons which were hurled at him by the orders of that scoundrel, though his cloak was pierced by a lance, he had the courage to carry off the eagle of a legion. Then could one know the difference between the two commanders. Though armed, the soldiers followed Caesar who was unarmed, while Lepidus, in the tenth year after arriving at a position of power which his life had done nothing to deserve, now deserted both by his soldiers and by fortune, wrapping himself in a dark cloak and lurking in the rear of the crowd that thronged to Caesar, thus threw himself at Caesar&#39;s feet. He was granted his life and the control of his own property, but was shorn of the high position which he had shown himself unable to maintain.”<br/><br/>Velleius Paterculus, Roman History<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/f80f9a6d5e583ba82dbf3311592d1fa5de8bcd47ad5c900b1cfb87cde098ee18.png"> 2026-09-13T22:17:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8dcfv55j2grg4n5hv7sxrhzwm626sjwg5u7w5kja45jr5rgrx68szyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu2run6m <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/f86a672cae92e3da9d41d4d9b3e4243b8e3b001b97d7216b6b3a3c8f069ba49f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/21441c4a20beaf49400922e6048def236df3e57685be012a3df3bfc90ac0a527.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/6cbccab4f1109249133456ced90b46eaffb69ddc3ce883ebf1c4590f4fe05186.jpg"> 2026-09-13T14:57:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxgvtma5r4fz2kw8dy56amkgztcx68wr2r6jgt6u889vm5des94szyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwufedxhg <a href="https://youtu.be/Zc86ZhaKGiI?is=pG0XCemTaRs6ZdQQ">https://youtu.be/Zc86ZhaKGiI?is=pG0XCemTaRs6ZdQQ</a> 2026-09-13T10:31:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszhuxd5km773hatzjen8v68dpwej5j42ezga94jsucdjpyklnggdqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu2vp2f4 🔵 MOVING CAMP<br/><br/>“The following is their manner of moving camp. At the first bugle the men all strike their tents and collect their baggage; but no soldier may strike his tent, or set it up either, till the same is done to that of the Tribuni and the Consul. At the second bugle they load the beasts of burden with their baggage: at the third the first maniples must advance and set the whole camp in motion. Generally speaking, the men appointed to make this start are the extraordinarii: next comes the right wing of the socii; and behind them their beasts of burden. These are followed by the first legion with its own baggage immediately on its rear; then comes the second legion, followed by its own beasts of burden, and the baggage of those socii who have to bring up the rear of the march, that is to say, the left wing of the socii. The cavalry sometimes ride on the rear of their respective divisions, sometimes on either side of the beasts of burden, to keep them together and secure them. If an attack is expected on the rear, the extraordinarii themselves occupy the rear instead of the van. Of the two legions and wings each takes the lead in the march on alternate days, that by this interchange of position all may have an equal share in the advantage of being first at the water and forage. The order of march, however, is different at times of unusual danger, if they have open ground enough. For in that case they advance in three parallel columns, consisting of the Hastati, Principes, and Triarii: the beasts of burden belonging to the maniples in the van are placed in front of all, those belonging to the second behind the leading maniples, and those belonging to the third behind the second maniples, thus having the baggage and the maniples in alternate lines. With this order of march, on an alarm being given, the columns face to the right or left according to the quarter on which the enemy appears, and get clear of the baggage. So that in a short space of time, and by one movement, the whole of the hoplites are in line of battle—except that sometimes it is necessary to half-wheel the Hastati also—and the baggage and the rest of the army are in their proper place for safety, namely, in the rear of the line of combatants.”<br/><br/>Polybius, histories<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/84d06094703f3e66d57951e7203af1fc87874d4288d899e98a1a3d74da2534ec.png"> 2026-09-13T09:27:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqe7tnzwc2s08gtly7fw90vxenhdm4dzfjf84qqw6yn63556h9luczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu5akmc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9t6x7hypcjve9dtwe3regrjtzm6mpz5659jgpkgvf8sd628a5hlc5ez0nz'>nevent1q…z0nz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Congrats joe! 2026-09-12T20:47:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0rrk9gmhp363psacrtvwuwaazpkf6ep0srnywy8e037uy7y0u8qszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuvhnuc0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnhshcrzzruqtjyea7gxjhmsm8hqzxcyvtdyjc9rjv4j7j5thzzsqhhzgj'>nevent1q…hzgj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😮<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/29145bba902db17ae2b27972d02f1892defa3c80b6f4d44c781528e3488d7da6.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/00cf8f89dcbababf1cecef68957924fb4950b86e2cf1c37852d218070c32468f.png"> 2026-09-12T12:18:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsymm36euzyr8hh8fyqj20suyzjg83yy8jmz60xve683z9cjl8vcwszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwukq86ec Greatest thing about the last Apple Event is this woman who knows how to dress for work. Good taste and not revealing. Well done Apple. <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/371534140ba80d360fbcdd57236871bd43bd29eb0c1d420d6d8523f96ea5c7ac.jpg"> 2026-09-11T21:24:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsplv67nrq0qrm8udvszrtgc67e6zadgycft2sfevw7qmqdh52d3vszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuv9t6as 🟣 EUPHORBIA<br/><br/>“It is a well-known fact, that adjoining to these localities is a nation of Aethiopions which bears the name of Perorsi. Juba the father of Ptolemy, who was the first king who reigned over both the Mauritanias, and who has been rendered even more famous by the brilliancy of his learning than by his kingly rank, has given us similar information relative to Mount Atlas, and states that a certain herb grows there, which has received the name of &#39;euphorbia&#39; from that of his physician, who was the first to discover it. Juba extols with wondrous praises the milky juice of this plant as tending to improve the sight, and acting as a specific against the bites of serpents and all kinds of poison; and to this subject alone he has devoted an entire book. Thus much, if indeed not more than enough, about Mount Atlas.”<br/><br/>Pliny the Elder<br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/d040131c6cb8d7f8fd50aa4654387df5ef37757c452cd43948779f638ac1a578.jpg"> 2026-09-11T18:12:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy2zvf9vxmvrlhz4yghuwu4jwqk0nzpz200l75s97qut9lnv0glyczyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu9jtfhy <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/d2d4ff1947cb98109aef2e3ea2a602177e3e8740958372831c7011dd6737e386.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/c8596880c9e69acdc7154ed56a0abd2f2f823f6ff46a34cbdbd46ad3cc4a29a9.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/2e68e8f6d85bfe4b2d003c801049a8a50d50b4342f5ea20dbefb9723418e6f35.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/6610b03cff1fa6dd1439f27f79e5956c5f273c3b2572013ff301d3d9f9103228.jpg"> 2026-09-11T18:09:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzf2hyh05nf76pg05500jsmqcagpx465s9r8uen5e039wes7e70szyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu3ykv40 <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/f8c9a0120ab616730a1f52f39b47ec61918789f6f4f02022e6cae808ecb88f35.jpg"> 2026-09-11T18:08:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxucjzhzf2mv247ss93w2z3vzk9dpmjk4teyatnt0v4dr42cmznmgzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuv83vt9 <br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/e5bf86aa0d1963ddc0a69a0b66967393935d46ddd10132356017e1b1938cb910.mov"></video> 2026-09-11T18:08:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxant8d8c099j270fcw64ru634gjg8n0u37238jaxgfglld0ne2szyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwuzzsarl <br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/6e5d42ca55ce7fca3658b38bf0d086479361511e594af31918bdd3014277d20a.mov"></video> 2026-09-11T18:07:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw344nd4ywyluyjhkxx7wcew80ldu92l6jkn6d6pkltgewy0ehgzqzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwukm3mql Voedertijd. <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/3cd410d243da23fc4090c66a7f2d43c6ad920cd590380cef22f0558ed1470d7a.jpg"> 2026-09-11T17:06:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyww9l2mv9nf2f8uzdnc7syh83td3hmd4zya4lnx3mqzhpnw596uszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu2fl7yj <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/35ff00df0b4740037d3fc8fd9d4e092de108a6ca5ab93772fc25d7652dcb548c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/c175dd569bffdac52f98650190fece8820de186dddbca10544b646272532abb5.jpg"> 2026-09-09T15:22:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvasag9hzc87gl58246ak4kqw9s80w4mggrnpjft32s8a8hcjrc6czyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwujpeyr4 ⚫️ SELEUCID DECLINE AND ROMAN PRESENCE IN SYRIA<br/><br/>“Since all his hopes rested on his alliance with Sampsiceramus, he summoned him to come with his forces. Sampsiceramus, who had secretly agreed with Azizus to kill the kings, came with his forces and sent for Antiochus (the 8th Asiaticus). Antiochus went unsuspectingly in response, but after pretending to welcome him like a friend, Sampsiceramus seized the king; for the time being he held him captive, but later he killed him. In a similar way Azizus, in accordance with their agreement to divide up the kingdom of Syria between them, attempted to assassinate Philippus; but Philippus became aware of the plot, and fled to Antioch.”<br/><br/>“While Pompeius was staying near Damascus in Syria, he was approached by Aristobulus the king of the Jews and his brother Hyrcanus, who were in dispute over who should be king.”<br/><br/>Diodorus Siculus <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/1ce2ebefe28fa693a36f6613ac09eeb47b85f42c09e53b53aa43d3f28bf042e3.jpg"> 2026-07-31T23:40:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswvsv53ev2vjxfg29mtskn8z37krtq68lxdfp8xr8u0d44nanh87gzyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu98f5uk 🟡 ROMANS FIGHTING GIANT SNAKE <br/><br/>Valerius Maximus, in his work &#34;Memorable Deeds and Sayings,&#34; recounts a tale from Livy&#39;s &#34;History of Rome&#34; about a remarkable encounter between Roman soldiers and a giant serpent during the First Punic War.<br/><br/>The story revolves around Marcus Atilius Regulus, a Roman general who found himself facing a colossal serpent. This creature, of immense size, was causing significant casualties among the Roman troops.<br/><br/>Regulus ordered his soldiers to construct a massive ballista capable of launching large projectiles. With this weapon, the Romans were able to strike at the serpent from a safe distance.<br/><br/>The serpent lashed out with its tail, striking at the Roman soldiers. the shots from the ballista weakened the creature, and it was finally brought down.<br/><br/>The skin of the serpent was brought back to Rome. <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/f8c9de435eb7803babdf7e7a416e0ae651d80a14769ea9490c0facc990d86afc.png"> 2026-07-29T16:12:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsylkw46gpkm6qfe6e0cydu7cfxsr3s0f7fqlqcrcc5tg44hze88qszyqsswut8hvfyfq8pn49upfwunsx394nxhew64jprdx9r293hl6dwu7avx5k Tyger Tyger, burning bright, <br/>In the forests of the night; <br/>What immortal hand or eye, <br/>Could frame thy fearful symmetry?<br/><br/>In what distant deeps or skies. <br/>Burnt the fire of thine eyes?<br/>On what wings dare he aspire?<br/>What the hand, dare seize the fire?<br/><br/>And what shoulder, &amp; what art,<br/>Could twist the sinews of thy heart?<br/>And when thy heart began to beat.<br/>What dread hand? &amp; what dread feet?<br/><br/>What the hammer? what the chain,<br/>In what furnace was thy brain?<br/>What the anvil? what dread grasp.<br/>Dare its deadly terrors clasp?<br/><br/>When the stars threw down their spears <br/>And water&#39;d heaven with their tears:<br/>Did he smile his work to see?<br/>Did he who made the Lamb make thee?<br/><br/>Tyger Tyger burning bright,<br/>In the forests of the night:<br/>What immortal hand or eye,<br/>Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/43882592b702b5e57875c98c6f595396d523f6687a8183e3117d956207864b85.jpg"> 2025-07-20T21:01:19Z