The Off Topic Topic

[Legbiter]

Finally, the slanderous lies of Tacitus and Cassius Dio have gone unchallenged for too long.

[Tonitrus]

That's lightweight stuff...try going around saying there is no archaeological evidence that Jesus ever existed.

[Eddie Teach]

Why would there be?

[grumbler]

Why would there be?

The question is not "why would there be?" but, rather, "why do some people insist that such evidence exists, when not even they can identify such evidence?"

Of course, nearly all religious types insist that something-or-other is proof that their beliefs are truths.

[alfred russel]

That's lightweight stuff...try going around saying there is no archaeological evidence that Jesus ever existed.

Do we even have archeological evidence that ancient rome existed?

[Jacob]

Do we even have archeological evidence that ancient rome existed?

Yes.

[The Brain]

Thots are temporary, the glory of Rome is eternal.

[Josquius]

Come to think of it. There is that nutty Russian guy who insists all of history took place over a millennium or so and is confused. Muddy deluge, Kazararia et al. Wonder if they're related.

[Valmy]

That's lightweight stuff...try going around saying there is no archaeological evidence that Jesus ever existed.

Do we even have archeological evidence that ancient rome existed?

How ancient are we talking about here? Bronze Age Rome? Neolithic Rome?

[Admiral Yi]

Do we even have archeological evidence that ancient rome existed?

In SPQR Mary Beard talks about a fragment of a tablet or plaque inscribed with the early Latin (pre-Latin?) word for king.  She also mentions burial sites dating back to like the 9th century BC.

[Zanza]

The museum at the Kalkriese site is worth a visit if you are in the area.

[Eddie Teach]

Thots are temporary, the glory of Rome is eternal.

Our museums are full of portraits of thots.   

[Maladict]

The museum at the Kalkriese site is worth a visit if you are in the area.

Yes, it is. Good cycling country, too.

[Duque de Bragança]

The museum at the Kalkriese site is worth a visit if you are in the area.

It has been on my list for a while for a Germania trip.

[FunkMonk]

From a professor of Roman history:

Dr. Sarah Bond
@SarahEBond
People out here getting upset about a battle that happened over 2,000 years ago and sending me emails. C'mon guys, there is much more to care about in the world.

So there are Battle of Teutoburg truthers now?

QUINTILIUS VARUS, GIVE ME BACK MY-oh nevermind they're right here j/k.