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Slavkov
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Lanista
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Parmenion
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 02 April 2009 : 3:18:16 PM
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i hope not too much hollywood though
Centurion Parmenion
LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VOI CH'INTRATE
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Lanista
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United Kingdom
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Carus Andiae
Small mammal
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 26 April 2009 : 2:48:07 PM
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Nice the see the author of the article points out that the 'vanishing Ninth' is a myth!
Any chance the armour will be accurate?
Um... no.
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Carus Andiae
Small mammal
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 April 2009 : 3:18:38 PM
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According to an article reproduced at RomanArmy.com, the intention is for all the Romans to have American accents, whilst the Picts will be played by Scots and "other Celts". 
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 April 2009 : 09:36:50 AM
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It separates the good guys from the bad guys. Its a bit like Tom Cruise and his American accent playing Claus von Stauffenberg (Valkyrie), while everybody else in Germany has English accents.
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 April 2009 : 12:32:18 PM
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But what're the odds that everyone who sees the film will believe that the 9th simply vanished? And, no doubt, someone will start a website saying that it was kidnapped by aliens to fight other aliens.
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Originally posted by Carus Andiae
Nice the see the author of the article points out that the 'vanishing Ninth' is a myth!
Any chance the armour will be accurate?
Um... no.
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Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxem immane mittam.
Cheers
John
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Nab
Single Cell Organism
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Posted - 10 August 2009 : 04:53:14 AM
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er, funny you should mention "...kidnapped by aliens to fight other aliens..."
Ranks of Bronze
by David Drake and Eric Flint
They were Roman soldiers—
and they were still alive because there
were no better killers in the galaxy.
The Galactics need fighters who could win battles without the aid of technology. That's why, when Rome's legions suffered disaster at Carrhae, secretive alien traders were waiting to buy them on the Persian slave market.
Now, virtually immortal, the Romans fight strange enemies on stranger worlds; and though they win every battle, the spoils of victory never include freedom. If the legionaries are ever to return to Earth, it must be through the beam weapons and force screens of their ruthless alien owners. But no matter the odds, two thousand years is a long time; the Romans are coming home.
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Lanista
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 August 2009 : 09:41:28 AM
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There was another series like this called "the videssos cycle" by Harry Turtledove.
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 August 2009 : 09:54:51 AM
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except its not so much aliens and no laser weapons its an alternate reality, transported by the crossing of magical blades with celtic runes....good series, worth reading
Centurion Parmenion
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PeterOntario
Single Cell Organism
Canada
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Posted - 02 November 2009 : 3:15:21 PM
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When I read that Rosemary Sutcliff's "Eagle of the Ninth" was being made into a film, I was of two minds: "Elation!!" tempered with "Oh no, I hope Hollywood doesn't botch another great book!"
I'm reminded of "Contact", the book Carl Sagan (RIP) wrote and that, with Robert Zemeckis, was made into a film in 1997. Apparently the two were constantly at odds about what to include: Sagan was all about the science being true to his own work and Zemeckis was all about keeping the film viewable by the great unwashed. Happily, IMHO, the result was a happy marriage of the two. I can only hope "Eagle of the Ninth" ends up with similar treatment, though without Ms. Sutcliff's presence I won't hold my breath. |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 November 2009 : 6:49:46 PM
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To have all the Roman soldiers speaking with American accents would be very irritating indeed, but why are we so happy with them having English ones? On the whole, they weren't from here. Maybe they should actually have actors from Rome itself playing the roles!
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
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