The Classics Society Mk II
With the impending death of the previous one having lived out its full 500 page tenure. I hereby declare that the republic is dissolved and I am the new emperor of the classics society in this thread...
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Reply 1
The way that societies work now means that the ones with the power are: jismith1989, Peanut42, RedDragon, The Lyceum
Sorry
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Reply 2
Kai su, teknon?
A revolt! Be gone with you, you slimy pseudo-Nero! I shall wrestle you in blood and sand for these lands of mine.
Also, out of more technical curiosity, how did you manage to associate this thread with the society page? Do you have henchmen in high places? Fifth columnists after my guts?
A revolt! Be gone with you, you slimy pseudo-Nero! I shall wrestle you in blood and sand for these lands of mine.
Also, out of more technical curiosity, how did you manage to associate this thread with the society page? Do you have henchmen in high places? Fifth columnists after my guts?
Reply 3
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by jismith1989Original post
by jismith1989Kai su, teknon?
A revolution, a pseudo-Nero, a usurper, be gone with you! I shall wrestle you in blood and sand for these lands of mine.
Also, out of more technical curiosity, how did you manage to associate this thread with the society page? Do you have henchmen in high places? Fifth columnists after my guts?
A revolution, a pseudo-Nero, a usurper, be gone with you! I shall wrestle you in blood and sand for these lands of mine.
Also, out of more technical curiosity, how did you manage to associate this thread with the society page? Do you have henchmen in high places? Fifth columnists after my guts?
It was me
It's under thread tools, easy as pie for a soc member Reply 4
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by steffi.alexaIt was me It's under thread tools, easy as pie for a soc member
It's under thread tools, easy as pie for a soc member Reply 5
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by jismith1989Original post
by jismith1989Oh, I see. It has swiftly been removed, order restored, crisis averted. Let's have this bugger thrown into the Tiber!
I hate to break it to you but the original thread will eventually be closed. You wanna hang onto to power you've got to have initiative, maybe it's time for new blood
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by steffi.alexaI hate to break it to you but the original thread will eventually be closed. You wanna hang onto to power you've got to have initiative, maybe it's time for new blood
Reply 7
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by jismith1989Original post
by jismith1989As I say, we'll brawl over it. May the best man win!
You're still the soc leader, I'm pretty sure you have to give that up/be forced to by a mod.
Reply 8
Positives and negatives of Tiberius please, with exact sources if possible :P
Reply 9
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by lizfairyPositives and negatives of Tiberius please, with exact sources if possible :P
Have you tried typing his name/key words of the essay into your library's search engine or JSTOR? We can't write the essay for you, we could feed you false info and get you a bad grade or worse.
Reply 10
I have trouble, despite my authoritas, in allowing new members to join etc, how do I do it?
Also, only one essay left! It's psychotically hard though...bah. Time for pizza and girlfriend.
Also, only one essay left! It's psychotically hard though...bah. Time for pizza and girlfriend.
Reply 11
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by The LyceumI have trouble, despite my authoritas, in allowing new members to join etc, how do I do it?
Also, only one essay left! It's psychotically hard though...bah. Time for pizza and girlfriend.
Also, only one essay left! It's psychotically hard though...bah. Time for pizza and girlfriend.
I think you just tick the box or something? I should know, I technically run a society or two
I am bored of the First Triumvirate. Boo.
Reply 12
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by steffi.alexaHave you tried typing his name/key words of the essay into your library's search engine or JSTOR? We can't write the essay for you, we could feed you false info and get you a bad grade or worse.
Yep I have but I'm struggling now with ancient resources...
Reply 13
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by lizfairyOriginal post
by lizfairyYep I have but I'm struggling now with ancient resources...
Try source books on the era he's from, they're a life saver. Also, when a modern historian references an ancient source, go to the ancient source and use that instead.
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by The LyceumI have trouble, despite my authoritas, in allowing new members to join etc, how do I do it?
Also, only one essay left! It's psychotically hard though...bah. Time for pizza and girlfriend.
Also, only one essay left! It's psychotically hard though...bah. Time for pizza and girlfriend.
Well, we don't have any members to accept at the moment, but when we do, I'll try to explain and let you accept them.
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by lizfairyPositives and negatives of Tiberius please, with exact sources if possible :P
Anyway, after careful consideration, I now accept the jurisdiction of this thread. That's a shame, I was looking forward to a good brawl.
But can you please edit the first post, BB Theory, so that it includes a link for new members to join up.
Reply 16
Ah I see also Tiberius lady, didn't I already help you before?
Right it's pretty straight forward:
Primary Sources
Suetonius (negative)
Tacitus Histories (negative, elements of Domitians character retrojected onto Tiberius)
whatever you can get of Valerius Paterculus (overwhelmingly positive)
and the usual suspects, elements in Cassius Dio, etc.
Then just get a good secondary source, like Scullard or Alston and a biography or something.
Right it's pretty straight forward:
Primary Sources
Suetonius (negative)
Tacitus Histories (negative, elements of Domitians character retrojected onto Tiberius)
whatever you can get of Valerius Paterculus (overwhelmingly positive)
and the usual suspects, elements in Cassius Dio, etc.
Then just get a good secondary source, like Scullard or Alston and a biography or something.
Reply 17
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by The LyceumAh I see also Tiberius lady, didn't I already help you before?
Right it's pretty straight forward:
Primary Sources
Suetonius (negative)
Tacitus Histories (negative, elements of Domitians character retrojected onto Tiberius)
whatever you can get of Valerius Paterculus (overwhelmingly positive)
and the usual suspects, elements in Cassius Dio, etc.
Then just get a good secondary source, like Scullard or Alston and a biography or something.
Right it's pretty straight forward:
Primary Sources
Suetonius (negative)
Tacitus Histories (negative, elements of Domitians character retrojected onto Tiberius)
whatever you can get of Valerius Paterculus (overwhelmingly positive)
and the usual suspects, elements in Cassius Dio, etc.
Then just get a good secondary source, like Scullard or Alston and a biography or something.
Bloody Scullard, some of the things he says in his Pompey chapter (Gracchi to Nero) make no sense on a basic English level. Or at least to my coffee-deprived mind.
Reply 18
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by jismith1989Original post
by jismith1989But can you please edit the first post, BB Theory, so that it includes a link for new members to join up.
Speak nicely to a mod and they might make you the OP
:I should probably stop playing devil's advocate
Reply 19
Is this the new thread? *creeps in from behind the curtain* ALL HAIL NEW THREAD!
Aaaanyway, I'm going to take a module outside of Classics next year -before you all burn me at the stake, or perhaps more aptly BURY ME ALIVE... well not technically apt, since I am not a guardian of any flame as far as I'm aware... I digress...
French, Italian or something else?
My French is A-Level + standard; my Italian is beginners' but I have many languages under the proverbial belt!
Also on a helpful-ish note, I'm doing two separate modules on Suetonius. WOO!
Aaaanyway, I'm going to take a module outside of Classics next year -before you all burn me at the stake, or perhaps more aptly BURY ME ALIVE... well not technically apt, since I am not a guardian of any flame as far as I'm aware... I digress...
French, Italian or something else?
My French is A-Level + standard; my Italian is beginners' but I have many languages under the proverbial belt!
Also on a helpful-ish note, I'm doing two separate modules on Suetonius. WOO!
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