“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
At exactly 0:28 in the video below you will see a name across the map. De Hen Bartia. I might know more Medieval Welsh than I thought. Ravens of Dinefwr centres around a family from Dinefwr in Deheubarth. Breaking down the words WITHOUT le goo goo…I translated DEHENBARTIA as THE OLD PART. Strange that this […]
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It’s not a case of what you know, but who you know! I know several Highways and Byways workmen. I live with one of them! Yesterday he came home and BLEW my mind with Hidden History. In 2007, the local Market Town (where we lived at the time) had severe floods. As the water abated, […]
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I did a guided tour of the Vatican but there wasn’t enough time to go to the Castel, just down the road. Which was quite annoying because Giordano Bruno – my fave Italian – was imprisoned there. Anyhoo – look at the image above. Vatican vs Batu Khan. Batu Khan was the brother of Genghis […]
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I was given a reminder of this place yesterday. Something to do with sunburn! But we have lovely cooling rain today. Palatine Hill is about a 5 minute walk from The Coliseum in Rome, past the Arch of Constantine and across the road. So me and girly decided to take a look. It’s a wonderfully […]
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This road is not far from here. I’ve driven it many times. Why is it so famous hereabouts? Well. Because – hereabouts – most of our roads are dangerously wiggly windy. That’s why we get the Mad/Crazy MotorbikeCyclists everywhere whenever the sun comes out! This is MY local Roman Road. All 7 miles of it […]
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I first came across this proverb about Sejanus whilst researching the 17th century. The name was applied to both the Duke of Buckingham and Cardinal Mazarin to denote Extremely Powerful Men who obtained their fame and fortune through dubious means. There seems to be some confusion over the name though. Does it refer to the […]
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Emperor Zero? Fiddle verb (CHEAT) UK informal : to ACT Dishonestly in order to get something for yourself, or to change something dishonestly, especially to your advantage. P.S. Been there. Done that. Seen them. Palatine Hill is amazing!
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Look it up here : Arabic to Roman Numerals My eldest buys and sells on t’internet. Occasionally he comes across antique books. He bought a bunch over a year ago and put them up for sale. They didn’t sell. Guess who yoinked them away shouting Mine. Mine. All Mine (?) The one above is AMAZEBALLS. […]
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MY family Ancestors NEVER EVER let ME down! HEIDRA Denmark. Vikings. Tattoos. Guitars. Music. GLORY! 36% Scottish 29% Scandinavian WHO knows Who SHE is & EXACTLY Where SHE Came from ? FAF Highlanders. Scots. Vikings. Tartarians. Russians. Way to go y’all. HE HAS BEEN SACRIFICED. AGAIN. Shame on YOU!
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Dunno ’bout y’all but I’m loving this social distancing vibe. Feck off and let ME do MY work. Oh, yes :o) The next monograph – being researched and written right now – is about how many goddesses are actually the same person. I’m starting in Egypt with Neith/Minerva/Athena. WikistickitupyourWiki : Neith Their attributes give […]
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I just came across this saying this morning. Aha, thought I. Sounds like a line from a poem. So I’ll investigate. Oh. Wow. It’s connected to Claudian, the Poet. Wiki : Claudian I’ve decided to steal it and make my motto for the day/month/year. Because it’s so beautiful :o)
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Wow, we Brits just lurve our Roman Conquerors. Or do we? Zip.
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