Posted on 06/17/2004 3:38:42 PM PDT by blam
Good! Wake me when you find a Latin-Etruscan dictionary ;)
What happened to the lake?
Kind of reminds me of a road in the Bronx.
Pisa to Trieste maybe. The place must have already been jumping, tradewise, when Rome was founded.
Behold, two hitchhikers.
I'm thinking that perhaps traveling by chariot, while better than walking, wasn't a particularly pleasant way to travel long distances.
I htink of armies in chariots, not regular commercial traffic. Riding horseback would be preferable, IMO.
Now I need to look up chariot pictures....
As an elderly skateboarder [17] shot by me last night on campus and his board went the other way, I reflected on chariot riding. I would bet that a charioteer over 21 was a rarity. Most were probably 13-16 and immune to joint ailments.
http://new.tigtail.org/TIG/TVM/E/Ancient/Greek/Greek-art/0_precursers/frescos/M/mycenae_women_chariot_with_ladies-tiryns.c12cbc.jpg
http://www.dnmartgroup.com/images/Artwork/Roman%20Chariot.jpg
http://www.eleganza.com/detailed/pix/chariot.jpg
I don't see any shocks on this thing.
I believe I'd prefer a chaise with netting and pillows conveyed by some lackeys with a very smooth gait.
Women drivers... bouncing up, it seems. The horses' back legs look so close to the wheels.
Goodness! Lots of fascinating archeological news tonite!
Yup. Messy party dresses, lol.
Yes, Mary Ludwig, it is a good day for archaeological news...two days worth actually.
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