Posted on 01/23/2007 5:07:37 PM PST by Dysart
Thanks for posting.
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I was in Rome last March and I loved it. Now I have an excuce to go back with the new discoveries. Anyone even remotely interested in history should visit Rome.
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Great find.
And the root-word "Pfalz" in German. A "Pfalzgraf" would be called in English a "Count Palatine," which originally meant a nobleman who had special duties at the palace of the emperor.
The name of the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz recalls the days when a Count Palatine ruled over part of that territory.
Interesting connections. Danke.
Also a landmark negligence case. My law school in northern Illinois would have a Pfalzgraf party every year around Halloween, to mark that point in the torts class. I'd figured "Pfalzgraf" was some Wisconsin brewery that was sponsoring the party, and was quite disappointed to find out otherwise.
Thanks for posting this! It's been many years since my trip to Italy, but I went all OVER the Palatine hill and loved it. Sorry to read that most tourists skip those amazing places.
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We were there in July and it was fantastic. The Palatine especially was impressive.
My 21 year old son was also very impressed by the female archeology students he saw working on the digs, his comment " do you have to be a model to study archeology here?"
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I was there in May 2005. The Palatine was I think my favorite spot in Italy. I want to go back and spend some significant time there.
Yeah, I was there for one week.....5 days since you really lose a couple days travelling. It went too fast. I saw a lot, but the new discoveries sound great. I also missed Pompei. I'll definitely go back.
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