Egnatia Digs Reveal Roman Road Secrets

Kathimerini/AP ^ | 7-28-2005 | Costas Kantouris

[Bernard Marx]

What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?

As Tony Soprano said, speaking of himself and his business associates:

"WE are the Romans."

[EnchantedSaint]

This post is in reference to the picture you have posted of the sculpture. Not only is this a piece from my personal collection, but it was copied from my web shop. I do not mind that you or someone has copied the pic...the problem is this....You have managed to hot link this picture to this website and in turn is eating the band width on my site. www.enchantedsaint.com I pay for this bandwith.What you need to do is remove the picture from here completely, if you still feel the need to post it, go back to my website and right click the picture and "save as" to a file in your computer, then upload it to here. Otherwise I will remove it from my end. Again, I don't mind that it is being used, but please understand the issue with the bandwith. Thank you.

[Admin Moderator]

I have removed that post.

[hineybona]

I heard also that they found 2 stone arches on the side of the road and the remains of 2 letters Mc and a sign that seems to be translated as "Over XXVII served "

[AnAmericanMother]

Sorry. If you would post a notice on your site or a hot button that comes up when one right clicks, this won't happen.

I absolutely respect requests not to link pics. But my pics from my own site are linked all over (some of them seem to have escaped into the world at large) and it does not cost any bandwidth, and I frequently link to many sites (academic, etc.) w/ no problem either. I try to link to university museums, etc. w/ the archaeological stuff.

Sorry again, I won't link to your site again.

[AnAmericanMother]

Let's try that again.

All the mosaics, sculptures, and wall paintings that I have in my own books or that I could locate on the internet show the Romans used the right hand for the whip hand (just like everybody else does unless they happen to be left handed.) Even the English, who drive on the other side, have always used the right hand for the whip. It makes sense from a driving point of view too -- you need your clever hand for the whip because you need to place the lash precisely.

This lady is talking through her hat (she could have easily checked all the same stuff I have). Maybe she thought it was interesting to tie in "road rage" somehow.

[SunkenCiv]

part of this route is the Via Egnatia:

Albania, Kosovo plan 'breakthrough' route
UPI/COMTEX via northernlight.com | 03/16/2002 15:32 | UPI
Posted on 04/06/2002 10:27:01 AM PST by Spar
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/660926/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks to the Archaeologica page for this link:

Fortified settlements discovered on the route of the Via Egnatia
Kathimerini
February 12, 2006

According to the ephorate's director, Zissis Bonias, the finds back up the supposition that "the Via Egnatia, the great military and commercial artery that connected the western provinces of the Roman Empire with Rome in the second century BC, must have passed by the hill close to the point where the new Egnatia has been built." Evidenced by sharp-ended amphorae from Thassos and copper coins bearing the image of Macedonian King Cassander (301-297 BC), the original wall dates from the second half of the fourth century BC... Archaeologist Maria Nikolaidou was in charge of the dig that uncovered a fortified seaside settlement in another part of Karvali, dating from the late sixth century to the mid-fourth century BC.