The bigger picture

[rogue06]

Were those Gallic and German soldiers referred to as miles?

She has raised that point previously and I asked the same question only for it to be ignored.

The translation provided states that Spartacus progressed from mercenary to soldier. Feel free to provide a citation of a translation that says otherwise.

She appears unable or unwilling to differentiate between the two whereas Florio makes a clear distinction.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Coming from someone who typically loads her posts with irrelevant information in an attempt to show you "know stuff" whenever you cannot address a point that was raised, this is hilariously ironic.

Look him up. He had quite the impressive career. Particular that battle where they were outnumbered something like 12 to 1 and where he became Primus Pilus was awarded a pile of cash and any of the men in his cohort that survived were given double pay for life.

He makes Rambo look like a pussycat.

Ah so you were just trying to appear informed. I was right.

[Sparko]

Ah so you were just trying to appear informed. I was right.

You haven't been right for the entire thread. It's hilarious.

[Cow Poke]

It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which we can argue endlessly over such small and irrelevant details.

[rogue06]

It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which we can argue endlessly over such small and irrelevant details.

Yeah. I could be watching cartoons.

[Cow Poke]

Yeah. I could be watching cartoons.

By the way, Einstein believed in God.

[rogue06]

By the way, Einstein believed in God.

Oooookay. Roadrunner it is.

[Cow Poke]

Oooookay. Roadrunner it is.

[tabibito]

By the way, Einstein believed in God.

a god.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Which means that Spartacus would not have been the tributary - that would be some kind of governing official who provided auxiliaries/maniples, and Spartacus would have been one of their number.



I was pointing out that Spartacus, on the basis of the text, could not have been included in the second definition (as explained above.)



It is an interpretation that fits the provided translation, "a mercenary soldier" does not.



The dictionary definitions that I have seen for stipendiarius do not extend to far enough to accommodate that reading. Feel free to provide a citation from a dictionary that does.



Feel free to provide an academic source which shows that a mercenary could be termed "miles."



Were those Gallic and German soldiers referred to as miles?





The translation provided states that Spartacus progressed from mercenary to soldier. Feel free to provide a citation of a translation that says otherwise.

Where are you actually going with all this?

If you are contending that because he was a soldier and in the army, it therefore follows that Spartacus was a Roman citizen, kindly provide some attested historical source in support of that contention.

[Cow Poke]

a god.

It all depends. Cause in some cases it's capitalized, indicating the Supreme Being, and reference is often made thereto.

HOWEVER, I'm pleased to concede that Einstein believed in a god which made him wonder about how HE created the word, and if HE could have done it differently.

[rogue06]

Oooookay. Roadrunner it is.

He got away again.

[rogue06]

This thread has nothing to do with Natural Science.

Bacon stuffer and silly cartoons?!?!?!?

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of Cartwheel Galaxy with rotating arms

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The Cartwheel Galaxy took on its magnificent shape when a larger spiral galaxy collided with a smaller galaxy about 400million years ago, Nasa reports.

The high-speed, high-impact collision gave the Cartwheel Galaxy its concentric and spoked look.

In previous captures by the Hubble Telescope, the spokes of the Cartwheel Galaxy were visible, but not with the sharpness and clarity the JWST delivers.

[shunyadragon]

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of Cartwheel Galaxy with rotating arms

74ed611e-1fd9-4163-bcf1-2d103493219b.jpg

The Cartwheel Galaxy took on its magnificent shape when a larger spiral galaxy collided with a smaller galaxy about 400million years ago, Nasa reports.

The high-speed, high-impact collision gave the Cartwheel Galaxy its concentric and spoked look.

In previous captures by the Hubble Telescope, the spokes of the Cartwheel Galaxy were visible, but not with the sharpness and clarity the JWST delivers.

So what?!?!?! The pictures in and of themselves have nothing to do with the trashy non-scientific banter and content of the thread.

[Cow Poke]

So what?!?!?! The pictures in and of themselves have nothing to do with the trashy non-scientific banter and content of the thread.

I bet you're a scream at parties.