Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-07-08 Thread Jostein Øksne
Spaaa Den 8. juli 2016 22.34.14 CEST, skrev "Daniel J. Matyola" : >On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Bob W-PDML >wrote: > >> This is utter drivel, straight out of the 18th century. > > >See, I told you there are more Berzerkers than Vandals on this

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-07-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > This is utter drivel, straight out of the 18th century. See, I told you there are more Berzerkers than Vandals on this list! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-07-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
This is utter drivel, straight out of the 18th century. B > On 27 Jun 2016, at 20:33, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > Hello Mark, when much of Europe were still in the dark ages, wore > animal skin and were wild, the Romans were a highly evolved, advanced > and a cultured lot - read

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-07-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 29 Jun 2016, at 22:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> A Viking is a Vandal on a shopping spree. > > > That is not only funny, but pretty damn accurate. > > This forum has more Berzerkers

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 7:46 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > Absolutely. They learned to trade with time. They became less savage as > they succumbed to Christianity too. True, but remember that the Christians of Francia, Saxony and England were every bit as savage as the Vikings.

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
Absolutely. They learned to trade with time. They became less savage as they succumbed to Christianity too. Jostein Den 29. juni 2016 21.54.25 CEST, skrev Larry Colen : > > >Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 1:04 AM, P.J. >Alling

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
The more interesting definition is what constituted a city in the relevant period of history. Important nexi of trade would easily achieve city status without thousands of citizens. Jostein Den 29. juni 2016 22.39.41 CEST, skrev "P.J. Alling" : >Those places

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > A Viking is a Vandal on a shopping spree. That is not only funny, but pretty damn accurate. This forum has more Berzerkers than Vandals. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 4:39 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Those places started as villages, then grew into cities. I don't know > what your definition of a city is but it needs at least a couple thousand > people. The places I mentioned are all cities, and all were

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread P.J. Alling
Those places started as villages, then grew into cities. I don't know what your definition of a city is but it needs at least a couple thousand people. On 6/29/2016 1:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 1:04 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Strictly

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Larry Colen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 1:04 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Strictly speaking they weren't civilized, they didn't build cities. I do not accept that definition, and do not find it in any of my dictionaries. The difference between a Viking and

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 3:57 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > They may have learned from the Romans. :-) More likely from the Eastern Roman Empire. They visited Constantinople frequently, and besieged it numerous times. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 1:04 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Strictly speaking they weren't civilized, they didn't build cities. I do not accept that definition, and do not find it in any of my dictionaries. In any event, they did build and occupy cities. Ireland had no

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
They may have learned from the Romans. :-) Jostein Den 29. juni 2016 03.43.27 CEST, skrev "Daniel J. Matyola" : >On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Jostein Øksne >wrote: > >> All good for everyone except us Norwegians, descendants of the >tribe's >> last

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
They built cities. Quite a lot of them actually. Alas not in the fashion of the third little pig. :-) Jostein Den 29. juni 2016 07.04.14 CEST, skrev "P.J. Alling" : >Strictly speaking they weren't civilized, they didn't build cities. >More properly they weren't

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-28 Thread P.J. Alling
Strictly speaking they weren't civilized, they didn't build cities. More properly they weren't uncultured. The had quite a sophisticated culture, it just didn't revolve around cities. On 6/28/2016 9:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Jostein Øksne

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > All good for everyone except us Norwegians, descendants of the tribe's > last retard who actually followed the ice northwards as it retracted, while > the rest of you busied yourself with inventing civilisation. Your

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-28 Thread Bill
On 6/28/2016 5:40 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: All good for everyone except us Norwegians, descendants of the tribe's last retard who actually followed the ice northwards as it retracted, while the rest of you busied yourself with inventing civilisation. Bummer. Jostein Ah, but if they hadn't, we

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-28 Thread Jostein Øksne
All good for everyone except us Norwegians, descendants of the tribe's last retard who actually followed the ice northwards as it retracted, while the rest of you busied yourself with inventing civilisation. Bummer. Jostein Den 28. juni 2016 21.17.55 CEST, skrev Mark Stringer

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-28 Thread Mark Stringer
Those were my Celtic ancestors who were very happy with their animal skins and dancing naked around the fire. Sounds like Woodstock. Stringer On 6/27/2016 2:32 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Hello Mark, when much of Europe were still in the dark ages, wore animal skin and were wild, the Romans were a

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-27 Thread John
On 6/27/2016 7:09 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Stanley Halpin wrote: On Jun 27, 2016, at 4:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: the Romans were a highly evolved, advanced and a cultured lot - read

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > And they borrowed from the Phoenicians who got it from the Egyptians who > got it from the aliens who built their pyramids for them while waiting for > repairs to their spacecraft… Not really. In a couple

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-27 Thread Bill
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Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Stanley Halpin wrote: >> On Jun 27, 2016, at 4:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: >> >>> the Romans were a highly evolved, advanced >>> and a cultured lot - read civilization before Christ >> >> Of

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-27 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On Jun 27, 2016, at 4:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > >> the Romans were a highly evolved, advanced >> and a cultured lot - read civilization before Christ >> > > Of course, almost all of

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > the Romans were a highly evolved, advanced > and a cultured lot - read civilization before Christ > Of course, almost all of their culture was borrowed or stolen from the Greeks, who invented it when the Romans were still

Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-27 Thread Mark Roberts
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Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

2016-06-27 Thread Alan C
You're forgetting Krypton! Alan C -Original Message- From: Bipin Gupta Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 9:32 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us? Hello Mark, when much of Europe were still in the dark ages, wore animal skin and were wild, the