Roman soldier's life unfurls: Princeton grad helps bring ancient writings to light

The Cincinnati Enquirer ^ | Monday, January 26, 2004 | Sue Kiesewetter

[archy]

That photo reminds me of an old episode of Time Tunnel. The crusty old Sargent got transported back to a Roman battle and was using his Tommy Gun against the Legions.

There was also an old black-and-white Twilight Zone episode with Warren Oates portraying a National Guard tank commander from the Seventh Cav...on maneuvers near the Little Big Horn.

Details on The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms *here*. Pretty good yarn.

[archy]

O.K., if he's a Centurion of IX Hispana, he's got his stick, but his helmet's on sideways!

The first, perhaps, of a long-lived family tradition....

[AnAmericanMother]

Big family.

[archy]

Big family.

Indeed. Seems to have some swabbie branches of the family tree, too.

Arrrrrr, Where's me parrot!

[AnAmericanMother]

Gotcha parrot right here.

At least his hat's on straight. Can't say as much about his head. Or maybe a landlubber parrot . . .

Amazing, isn't it? :-D

[Redleg Duke]

LOL

[Redleg Duke]

No, the centurian wore a transverse crest.

[Redleg Duke]

Testibus prehende corda sequenter et medis!

[SunkenCiv]

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[eleni121]

When I think of ancient battels and the soldiers who fought in them I think of the brilliance of Patton - the heroic but unheeded general of WWII who wrote:

"Through the travail of ages
Midst the pomp and toils of war,
Have I fought and strove and perished
Countless times upon a star.
As if through a glass, and darkly,
The age-old strife I see,
For I fought in many guises, many names,
But always me."

- Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.

[mass55th]

"...wars took years of preparation and everyone knew when they were coming"

Yeah, but did they have an exit strategy?

:-)

[359Henrie]

American Society of Papyrologists? Man, I thought the R.D.B.C.J.'s I hang with were a limited crowed.
(Retards drinkin beer and crawlin' jeeps)

[Vicomte13]

"The Vikings attacked Paris with over 1,000 ships, according to the History Channel! "

Yes, and the French won.
And that's why Normandy ended up a part of France, instead of the Ile de France ending up a fief of some guy named Bluetooth from Norway.

[Ciexyz]

Makes ya wonder what other papyri are laying around in university vaults somewhere in the world. Maybe fragments of Biblical passages concerning the man from Galilee?

[wildbill]

The voice of the young soldier is timeless.

'Ma, send me some socks and those cookies I love...

Tell Dad, I'm okay, keeping my head down, and listening to the NCOs like he said...

I wish I was home, but what I do is important for the country, so I'll stick it out.

Love to all, Me.

P.S. tell little brother not to get into my stuff and little sister to stay away from those guys on the corner."

[mdmathis6]

I wouldn't want to be called..."TIBERIus's anus either!