Game of Thrones begins....

[Queequeg]

Melisandre is maybe the hottest thing ever.

Is Qarth based on Carthage?  Really looks to be, both stylistically and from what I am reading.  It even sounds like it; Qarth-Hadasht is the origin of Carthage, "New City".

[katmai]

Melisandre is maybe the hottest thing ever.

Only if into pasty white chicks.

[Viking]

Melisandre is maybe the hottest thing ever.

Is Qarth based on Carthage?  Really looks to be, both stylistically and from what I am reading.  It even sounds like it; Qarth-Hadasht is the origin of Carthage, "New City".

This makes Carthago Nova pretty much the most stupidly named city in world history.

[Syt]

Melisandre is maybe the hottest thing ever.

Is Qarth based on Carthage?  Really looks to be, both stylistically and from what I am reading.  It even sounds like it; Qarth-Hadasht is the origin of Carthage, "New City".

This makes Carthago Nova pretty much the most stupidly named city in world history.

Yes. My history teacher used to comment on that.

[Viking]

Melisandre is maybe the hottest thing ever.

Is Qarth based on Carthage?  Really looks to be, both stylistically and from what I am reading.  It even sounds like it; Qarth-Hadasht is the origin of Carthage, "New City".

This makes Carthago Nova pretty much the most stupidly named city in world history.

Yes. My history teacher used to comment on that.

Ah, true history nerd street cred is getting harder and harder to come by.

[Martinus]

I assume every one has seen the series opener by now?

How about the Yuropeans?

It premieres on Monday here, just like the first season. Since Poland is ahead of the US in time zones, I presume it is so that the episodes are not leaked before they premiere in the US.

[Martinus]

Actually, it seems to be available on my HBO GO since yesterday and that's two episodes. So watching both tonight.

[Queequeg]

Melisandre is maybe the hottest thing ever.

Is Qarth based on Carthage?  Really looks to be, both stylistically and from what I am reading.  It even sounds like it; Qarth-Hadasht is the origin of Carthage, "New City".

This makes Carthago Nova pretty much the most stupidly named city in world history.

Happens all the time. I think it is pretty instructive of how massive the cultural divide was between Carthage and Rome, though.  You'd really expect there to be at least someone close to Scipio Africanus who spoke Punic.

[Viking]

Happens all the time. I think it is pretty instructive of how massive the cultural divide was between Carthage and Rome, though.  You'd really expect there to be at least someone close to Scipio Africanus who spoke Punic.

The most roman thing of all is to slavishly copy the ancestors.
The second most roman thing of all is to make sure that everybody knows that the people who used to live here were killed by the romans.

So, if Scipio Africanus had somebody speaking Punic, upon hearing that Carthage means "New City" he would have gone out of his way to name the city "New New City". But, this is all redundant since the Barcids called it "Carthage", the same name as the home city.

[viper37]

Spartacus.  I knew where it was heading, I knew how this season would end. 

[spoiler]But still, it was great to see the end of Claudius Glaber.  The blond cutie might still be there by next year, though I've no idea what she will do.  Wasn't expecting the baby stuff though.  Shocking.[/spoiler]

[Kleves]

No, my thread is Spartacus!

[Viking]

knowing a bit about history meant that that was always going to happen. What pisses me off remains the combat.

[Eddie Teach]

Melisandre is maybe the hottest thing ever.

I thought you were really into Mideastern looks.

[Grallon]

Has it started ?



G.

[Grallon]

Karl Davies

Hmm candy boy