There is a lot of controversy over Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion". Can someone please clarify if the Romans in the time Jesus in that part of the world (as...
they probably spoke greek, but i defer to blake. "If one names an enemy and attacks...they must expect their own life to be in peril." [Non-text portions of...
The time of Christ, is the Time of Augustus and Tiberius. Most Romans spoke LATIN, but the upper classes would read and be able to speak Greek, like well...
Einhorn
Einhorn@...
Aug 9, 2003 3:17 pm
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The lingua franca of the Empire was Latin, so if you wanted to get something done by letter or in the capitol, you used Latin, as did the official ...
I agree with most of what you say, except that educated Romans found Greek easy. My understanding is that they found it quite difficult even with Greek...
the people in the eastern part of the empire spoke greek. they had been hellenized long ago. "If one names an enemy and attacks...they must expect their own...
Margaret, Thank you very much for your learned response. Jay Margaret Sankey <margaret_sankey@...> wrote: The lingua franca of the Empire was Latin, so...
Caius Fabius, Thank you for your learned response. Jay Einhorn <Einhorn@...> wrote: The time of Christ, is the Time of Augustus and Tiberius. Most Romans...
Perhaps the example of Flavius Josephus is instructive. Like all intellectuals of the aristocratic class in the province of Judaea, he was "conversant" in...
Jimmy, Thanks for your feedback. So how high in the Roman military ranks do you think you would have to go before you found someone fluent in Greek stationed...
Beginning in the early 1st century AD, the Roman garrison of Judaea was largely comprised of an auxiliary unit known as the Sebastiani, largely comprised of...
In a message dated 8/9/2003 8:48:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Aren't they going to speak English? ;-) [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Actually, the phrase "It is all Greek to Me," wasn't said by any Roman, it was put into the mouth of Casca by William Shakespeare in _Julius Caesar_ when...
Not only will the actors in that film not speak English, the plan is to NOT use sub-titles. They wil be speaking Aramaic, Greek, and Latin. All moviegoers...
In a message dated 8/10/2003 12:32:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... With an American accent? <grin> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Please forgive me if I am covering territory already crossed. One need look no further than the New Testament for evidence of the use of Greek; this was done,...
Thanks to all who have contributed answers to this question about who would have spoken Greek at the time of Jesus in Judaea. There is no one answer. I guess...
Jay, all educated Romans could read and speak Greek as well as Latin by the second or first century BCE. The "official" language of the Roman empire was...
Randall Howarth
rhowarth@...
Aug 11, 2003 8:13 pm
1107
I like historical novels that develop the individual characters rather than focus on just a series of events. I am presently close to finishing "Gods and...
We will start our chat on Colleen McCullough's "October Horse" on Wednesday, August 20, at 10:00 pm EDT. Let's try through Chapter Three, Page 219. For details...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Reminder Book Dicussion: The October Horse Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Time: 10:00PM - 11:30PM EDT...
Roman_History_Books@y...
Aug 19, 2003 2:02 am
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We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Reminder Book Dicussion: The October Horse Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Time: 10:00PM - 11:30PM EDT...
Roman_History_Books@y...
Aug 20, 2003 2:02 am
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Hi! My name's Alissa and I'm from Indonesia. I'm glad I can join this group because I like historical fiction, especially Roman. My favourites are Colleen...
i loved colleen's books. i read several of them three times! who is your favorite character besides Julius Caesar? mine would have to be sulla. in progress ...
Hi Mike! My favorite is Sulla too! I like Julius Caesar but I think he's too perfect. :D Alissa in Indonesia ... __________________________________ Do you...
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