1 posted on
07/04/2004 5:44:51 PM PDT by
blam
To: FairOpinion
2 posted on
07/04/2004 5:45:24 PM PDT by
blam
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"The discovery in Pompeii of a pre-Roman temple is being hailed as evidence that the city was sophisticated and thriving 300 years before Vesuvius erupted. "
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3 posted on
07/04/2004 5:49:47 PM PDT by
FairOpinion
(If you are not voting for Bush, you are voting for the terrorists.)
To: blam
Ah yes...the Samnites....a mysterious ancient people where it is thought girls from good families worked briefly in "sacred prostitution" and made fine luggage.
4 posted on
07/04/2004 5:54:10 PM PDT by
Khurkris
(Proud Scottish/HillBilly - We perfected "The Art of the Grudge")
To: blam
When you think 'cosmopolitan' you might think Naples.
5 posted on
07/04/2004 5:56:09 PM PDT by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: blam
The temple complex includes a sanctuary where it is thought girls from good families worked briefly in "sacred prostitution" as a rite of passage to full womanhood. Like Monica Lewinski?
6 posted on
07/04/2004 5:56:11 PM PDT by
The Duke
To: blam
The temple complex includes a sanctuary where it is thought girls from good families worked briefly in "sacred prostitution" as a rite of passage to full womanhood. And they know this how? Of all the things they could say and comment on they refer to child sex. Why?
10 posted on
07/04/2004 6:05:44 PM PDT by
Lester Moore
(Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of All)
To: A.J.Armitage; AdmSmith; Alas Babylon!; abner; adam_az; blam; DannyTN; FairOpinion; Khurkris; ...
The girl died before her time, but was basically a wife of her owner from age 8 or so.
Cambridge Latin Course Stage 6
the bracelet
the hoard
Gold bracelet found on arm of (slave?) girl killed near Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. On the inside of the bracelet is carved "from the Master to his slave girl" (DOM[I]NUS ANCILLAE SUAE).
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07/04/2004 6:44:34 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: blam
The temple is said to be of Mephitis, a female deity worshipped by the Samnites
The Striped Skunk Goddess?!? Heh!
31 posted on
11/03/2008 8:59:51 AM PST by
SunkenCiv
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