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ancient breverages

Ann Y Whitford — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:49:59 GMT

A question came up so I will put it to all. Did the ancient Greeks have any stimulants, such as coffee, in their cupboards? We know about wine, beer, meade,

Classical Event Ticonderoga, NY 2010

grifonyd — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:27:22 GMT

Khairete, I'm Chris Cameron, of the Plataians. Fort Ticonderoga (http://www.fort-ticonderoga.org/) is one of the northeastern U.S.s finest historical sites.

Re: Visiting Greece

Francis & Arnold — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:28:40 GMT

And of course Rhamnous in Attica...close to the Persian landing site at Marathon... is well worth a visit...George have you booked accommodation in Athens yet?

Re: Visiting Greece

George Makris — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:27:51 GMT

Hey George, in the Peloponnese, visit, Epidavros - Theatre and museum . Mycenae - reputed palace of Agamemnon Ancient Corinth - definetely worth the visit

Re: Visiting Greece

Lemaire Pascal — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:53:53 GMT

For classical remains i'd suggest : *- Athens* -- Acropolis -- Acropolis new museum -- National museum -- Benakis museum -- Cycladic museum -- Byzantine museum

Visiting Greece

George T — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:28:21 GMT

Hi all I'm going to Greece in the next couple of months with my family and wanted to know if anybody had and tips about going to view any of the important

Corinthian

Tom Bert — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:01:47 GMT

Greetings Real quick I just wanted to thank those who responded to my question regarding the corinthian helmet. Giannis thanks for the info that's what I was

Re: Corinthian

??????? ???????? — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:43:18 GMT

It apears in vases frequently till 450bc,perhaps even a bit later. In sculpture it survived even more. Actual helmets are much rarer that late,though. The

Re: Corinthian

George T — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:42:53 GMT

My cousin put one on his head yesterday! I can put one on today if that helps? ;) ... From: Tom Bert Subject: [phalanx] Corinthian To:

Corinthian

Tom Bert — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:41:41 GMT

Hi I'm just starting to reenacting Classical Greece especially Sparta,of course,so quick and question.I would like to know what is the latest period that the

Re: my spartan panoply

Giannis — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:08:22 GMT

I like this helmet much more than the deepeeka "Italocorinthian" one with the ear cutouts. It's more historical and i recomend re-enactors going for it

New Pix

Tom Bert — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:58:36 GMT

Shaun the pictures look good. Thanks for putting them up. Where did you get your falcata?

my spartan panoply

shaun — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:19:24 GMT

hi crew, sum pix of my armour up at last if your bored go take a peek.. shaun.. Perth Western Australia..

Re: Red Spartan Cloak

Nicole Raftos — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:37:11 GMT

George, You are thinking of Tyrian Purple. It is made from various species of marine molluscs, notably Murex,and can produce shades from scarlet to deep

Re: Red Spartan Cloak

Matthew Amt — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:12:20 GMT

As Dan says, madder is usually the most likely inexpensive red dye. It's a plant root. Cochineal is a very good bright red dye and was well known in