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Balbas's General Groups
Inventions of Mankind
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Position: Inventor
Level 6
For the discussion of inventions and the technologies behind them Who were the men behind the inventions,why did they build such things and what techniques did they use?

Recent Posts
02:47 Sep 16, 2008 Surviving Steam Locomotives ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
20:45 Jun 25, 2008 Soon to be Famous in Dubai ( *Balbas Scriptor )
07:12 Jun 14, 2008 The Crossbow ( *Savio Liudolfing )
Roman Africa
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Position: Members
Level 2
The History of Roman Africa

Recent Posts
17:14 Aug 18, 2008 Pre-dating Rome in Africa ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
21:52 Apr 15, 2007 thanks! ( *Nubia Ptolemy )
01:56 Apr 14, 2007 RE: North Africa and Grain ( *ServiusGabinius Duilius )
The Tenth Muse
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Position: Member
Level 2
Devoted to the sharing of poetry of all periods; encouraging citizen-poets to post their own verses.

Recent Posts
00:07 Sep 18, 2008 Looking forward to it, Balbas ( *Fenian Niafer )
07:48 Aug 8, 2008 hello, Balbas! ( *Caileadair Etana )
22:47 Aug 6, 2008 Primarily interested in Shakespeare's works, ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
Quantum Physics
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Position: Anti-matter
Level 3
The wonderful world of physics...for dummies.

Recent Posts
20:40 Sep 9, 2008 Higgs Boson ( *Balbas Scriptor )
04:01 Aug 18, 2008 Cross-Post from Celtia Comedy Club ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
02:10 May 26, 2008 Newton may have had an apple fall on his head ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
AncientWorlds Underworld
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Position: Run of the mill Minion
Level 2
For those who are Members or Minions of The Unholy Alliance.

Recent Posts
02:42 Oct 10, 2008 CPLF ( *Katlyne MacRoth )
16:49 Jul 29, 2008 Only on a tuesday....... ( *Sextus Crassus )
11:41 Jul 29, 2008 Oh good grief! ( *Anarane Burgundian )
Ars Amatoria
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Position: Reader
Level 3
Love and Lust in the Ancient Cultures

Recent Posts
11:26 Sep 8, 2008 Wanderer? ( *Theodora Caesar )
00:47 Sep 8, 2008 Ovid's Ars Amatoria ( *Herger Hvitaskald )
08:29 Aug 16, 2008 Poking my head around different corners ( *Herger Hvitaskald )
Renaissance and Raptures
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Position: Servants
Level 2
An historical academic group including role play. With emphasis on the Tudors who were a Welsh-English family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Special attention will be paid to King Henry VIII.

Recent Posts
18:32 Oct 10, 2008 WHO WAS EDWARD V? ( *Sextus Manlius )
19:19 Oct 8, 2008 Ah ha! ( *Anarane Burgundian )
19:05 Oct 8, 2008 Fall of the House of York ( *Sextus Manlius )
The Wanderings of the Tribes
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Position: Member
Level 2
Known as the "Migration Age", the period from the Third to Seventh Centuries saw great movements of many Germanic peoples. This group is for the discussion of these tribes, clans and warbands, their great treks and their part in the fall of the Roman Empire.

Recent Posts
19:57 Sep 29, 2008 I'll second that! ( *Anarane Burgundian )
19:55 Sep 29, 2008 Welcome Rune Visigoth ( *Rune Visigoth )
16:41 Feb 7, 2008 The Early Germans ( *Anarane Burgundian )
The Cheese Shrine
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Position: Cheesemonger
Level 5
For Discussion and Study of all things CHEESY!

Recent Posts
23:04 Oct 11, 2008 A Cheesy Motif ( *Elgiva Godwinson )
21:44 Oct 8, 2008 *Laughing* Thanks Ana ( *Elgiva Godwinson )
21:26 Oct 8, 2008 Hail, Elgiva! ( *Anarane Burgundian )
Aedes Divi Iulii: Julius Caesar and His Times
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Position: Member
Level 2
For discussion of the life of Gaius Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, and Rome in his time.

Recent Posts
14:05 Sep 25, 2008 Chat with Ciaran Hinds? ( *Silvia Caesar )
09:55 Sep 25, 2008 Silvia, just an idea ( *Safiria Caesar )
16:29 Sep 23, 2008 An article about HBO's Rome ( *Silvia Caesar )
Arachne's Web
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Position: Arachnid Alumnus
Level 3
A group focused on serving the AW community by providing help and discussion on topics such as HTML, CSS, web design, homesite decorating, netiquette and issues important to web artists.

Recent Posts
23:45 Oct 9, 2008 Problem solved ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
00:14 Oct 8, 2008 This is obviously a code question ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
23:13 Oct 7, 2008 How do I? ( *Hilarity Hatshepsut )
BRITANNIA
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Position: Member
Level 2
For discussion of the half-millennium during which Britain was a province of Rome's Empire.

Domus Depot
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Position: Member
Level 2
A totally Roman resource for virtual home-decorating in the Empire.

Recent Posts
08:29 Jun 20, 2008 Fayum Paintovers IX ( *Manius Lucretius )
16:52 Jan 20, 2008 Best Roman Homes Contest ( *Germaniae Flavius )
00:48 Dec 17, 2007 On the Sixth Day of Christmas it was the First day of Saturnalia! ( *Germaniae Flavius )
Ex Libris
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Position: Library Card-Holder in Good Stead
Level 2
Reading is knowledge, it is escape, it is enjoyment. Here we will be discussing books, fiction and non.

Recent Posts
10:45 Oct 12, 2008 Jacqueline Carey ( *Khorsia Amytas )
13:59 Oct 11, 2008 I know this is cheating in a way... ( *Helena Curius )
12:17 Oct 10, 2008 The Making of Modern Woman ~ Lynn Abrams ( *drokka Caledonii )
FUNDAMINA ROMAE
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Position: Member
Level 2
 

Recent Posts
23:43 Oct 4, 2008 Oh, and BTW, in case anyone has been wondering what Papa G has been up to of late... ( *Aulus Sergius )
21:57 Oct 4, 2008 It's sadly true, Trim... ( *maia Nestor )
19:53 Jul 16, 2008 Beloved Maia! ( *Trimalchio Augustus )
I, Claudius: Adventures in Julio-Claudian Rome
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Position: Augustus
Level 5
Dedicated to the study of History and the writing of Historical Fiction in the Julio-Claudian time period. Research is encouraged and murder, mayhem and familial dysfunction is revered!

Recent Posts
19:59 Jan 18, 2008 Welcome back, IClaudius! ( *Xtreemli Curius )
20:19 Jan 16, 2008 Salvete ( *IClaudius Antonius )
16:58 May 22, 2007 Thanks Sextus ( *Clodia Cicero )
Mathematics from the Beginning
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Position: Math Star
Level 3
Math is everything from history to logic. From patterns to inventions. So how, when, where, what is math?

Recent Posts
23:54 Sep 9, 2008 Whilst looking up something at MathWorld ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
13:14 May 9, 2008 Mathematical Societies ( *Balbas Scriptor )
23:35 Apr 27, 2008 Need a handy reference ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
Mediaphiles
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Position: Media Dabbler
Level 5
A group dedicated to audio, video, the audio post, music and podcasting.

Recent Posts
01:00 Jul 13, 2008 Audacity help? ( *Aevalle Baoisgne )
00:51 Mar 14, 2008 More from You Tube ( *Aulus Sergius )
12:21 Jan 23, 2008 hey IC! ( *Caileadair Etana )
Opus Sectile
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Position: Member
Level 2
Center for the study of Roman Architecture.

Recent Posts
01:08 Oct 30, 2007 Rome meets Fark.com ( *Aulus Sergius )
18:49 Feb 10, 2007 Scanned Books on Google ( *QuintusCinna Cocceius )
21:51 Jun 22, 2006 To continue... ( *Aulus Sergius )
PAX ROMANA
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Position: General Editor
Level 5
For two centuries, 27 BC to 180 AD, the Roman Empire flowered. For historical discussions of the Caesars from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius.

Recent Posts
16:01 Aug 4, 2008 Salutations... ( *Judith Aemilius )
13:07 Jan 14, 2008 A very big welcome to Kallistos Alexandros ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
23:00 Jan 12, 2008 Quintus Servilus Pudens ( *Kallistos Alexandros )
ROME
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Position: Newly Arrived in ROME
Level 2
Every City Has Its Secrets

Recent Posts
00:45 Dec 17, 2007 Happy Saturnalia! ( *Germaniae Flavius )
16:23 Dec 10, 2007 Back Again ( *Germaniae Flavius )
22:00 Nov 12, 2007 Waving from Afar ( *Apulia Livius )
SCHOLA LINGVAE LATINAE
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Position: Discipulus
Level 3
The Group where the Latin Language can be taught, learned and discussed

Recent Posts
15:50 May 10, 2008 Inquiring minds want to know... ( *Aulus Sergius )
22:48 May 7, 2008 Some Better than Others ( *Fannia Cassius )
01:21 Mar 12, 2008 Behold the power of Latin ( *Aulus Sergius )
The Academy
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Position: Lieutenant
Level 3
History with a martial flair.

Recent Posts
18:04 Jun 20, 2008 My latest acquisition via eBay... ( *Aulus Sergius )
19:36 May 19, 2008 Memorial Day! ( *Fabricius Flavius )
22:10 Mar 14, 2008 Generals, who and what and why? ( *Inaras Junius )
The Society of Extraordinary Men
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Position: Author
Level 4
The Gathering Place for AncientWorlds' Finest Men!

Recent Posts
00:00 Oct 3, 2008 Salvete! ( *M. Fabius Furius )
23:42 Jun 4, 2008 More Beef Info ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
21:42 May 24, 2008 Balbas my friend, I had no idea! ( *Signor Grande Romulus )
The Temple of Cornellia
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Position: Member
Level 2
The Temple for the worship of the goddess Cornellia and her chainsaw. A place to make offerings to the great goddess and to hear her words and posts of wisdom. WARNING: Don't play poker with her. She cheats.

Recent Posts
20:16 Mar 12, 2008 Now that's a bar ( *Cornellia Cornelius )
13:23 Jan 25, 2008 A new type of piano bar ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
07:23 Apr 9, 2007 Thanks gang! ( *Cornellia Cornelius )
Ancient Expressions
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Position: Sb3ty
Level 2
An academic group for the study of written communication in Ancient Egypt.

Recent Posts
11:35 Oct 31, 2007 Excellent! ( *Mirjam Nebet )
00:40 Oct 31, 2007 Ancient Texts ( *Wadjet Sekhmet )
09:21 Oct 28, 2007 Okay, 1st step fixed ( *Mirjam Nebet )
The Assembly
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Position: Seers
Level 4
Serious discussion for group development, management and successful growth in a peaceful and cooperative environment.

Recent Posts
17:51 Apr 28, 2008 promo/demo topic... ( *Mogh Roith Baoisgne )
17:01 Apr 28, 2008 Contact... ( *Mogh Roith Baoisgne )
14:06 Sep 17, 2007 RE: Read Access for this thread ( *Tobius Tullius )
A Confederacy of Dunces
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Position: The Babblers
Level 3
It can be said that each one of us here at AncientWorlds insist on being known as a bunch of self-proclaimed, smart alecks when it comes to Ancient History; however when it comes to Popular Culture, sometimes it pays to be a Dunce!

Recent Posts
02:29 Oct 6, 2008 Hollyhock ( *Apiladey ApilSin )
22:59 Oct 4, 2008 Sentence 7 (3.1) ( *Jacques Elliott Cruithni )
08:58 Oct 2, 2008 hoyden/hoiden/heathen ( *Catharina Grafeldr )
Aliyah: Journeys to the Promised Land
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Position: Sage
Level 3
Discussion of the Hebrew peoples & their culture, history & religion past & present.

Recent Posts
05:24 Sep 29, 2008 At Sunset tonight ( *Segulah Ben Judah )
05:12 Sep 29, 2008 Interests ( *Segulah Ben Judah )
21:20 Jul 21, 2008 Shalom ( *Euamchia Pompilius )
Harp and Cymbal
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Position: Musician
Level 2
Listen to ancient and modern melodies from Ancient World's varied cultures while we discuss music, hymns, chants, incantations. Learn about instruments, cuneiform "sheetmusic", oriental harmonies, scales, madrigals, and more.

Recent Posts
12:21 Aug 26, 2008 hello, Sada! ( *Caileadair Etana )
03:00 Jul 20, 2008 Count Your Blessings ( *Caileadair Etana )
21:46 Jul 16, 2008 Our Truth ( *Caileadair Etana )
Airmid's Well
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Position: Acolyte
Level 2
Herbalism and Healing in the Ancient Worlds and Today

Recent Posts
15:56 Oct 12, 2008 I love that publication! ( *WinterMist Manach )
15:29 Oct 6, 2008 A free herbal e-newsletter ( *Moss Dubhdara Niall )
15:13 Oct 6, 2008 I must be weird too ( *Moss Dubhdara Niall )
AW's Anonymous
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Position: Seeking Sponsors
Level 2
This is a place for those of you who are addicted to Ancient Worlds. Addicts can find a sympathetic ear with others who are also afflicted. Share your woes, we'll listen!

Recent Posts
17:54 Feb 22, 2008 See? I'm just fine! ( *Anarane Burgundian )
22:01 Dec 6, 2007 stokes CrazyHorse ( *Victoria Aedui )
19:20 Nov 19, 2007 Golden Nipple ( *Anarane Burgundian )
Compleat Britain
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Position: Member
Level 3
A general reference work for study and discussion.

Recent Posts
20:24 Oct 18, 2006 Eccles Cakes ( *Faryn Harfagri )
09:55 Oct 14, 2006 Hello! ( *Faryn Harfagri )
10:36 Jul 6, 2005 Leaving the Dead Group ( *Ainsley Manach )
The Faery Ring
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Position: Changeling
Level 2
The second star to the right and straight on till morning, somewhere over the rainbow, through the looking glass...

Recent Posts
16:06 Oct 12, 2008 The Golden Army ( *WinterMist Manach )
15:58 Oct 12, 2008 What I think is lovely... ( *WinterMist Manach )
16:25 Sep 30, 2008 Ah, poor Jacques!! ( * Siabhra Cumhaill )
Angelcynn: The History of Anglo-Saxon England
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Position: Cniht
Level 2
The history of the Germanic kingdoms of England, from the Saxon Advent to the Norman Conquest.

Recent Posts
03:59 Sep 30, 2008 Nope! ( *Aethelfled Wuffing )
08:16 Sep 20, 2008 Could it be ( *Aila Liudolfing )
03:17 Sep 4, 2008 A new riddle ( *Aethelfled Wuffing )
Camera Obscura
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Position: Amateur Photographer
Level 2
Exploring the Magick Box

Recent Posts
23:25 Sep 26, 2008 Caily, ( *Zoe Xanthippos )
09:54 Sep 8, 2008 Wave and Shadow ( *Caileadair Etana )
09:47 Aug 27, 2008 still here... ( *Caileadair Etana )
Of Cabbages & Kings
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Position:
The Anti-Cabbage Sovereign Defense League

Level 3
Royal courts and customs throughout the world & all time periods.

Recent Posts
14:25 Jan 24, 2008 I second that! ( *Desdemona Eurimedon )
06:20 Jan 24, 2008 Welcome Alanya ( *drokka Caledonii )
12:51 Dec 7, 2007 Belated Hello's ( *Alanya Visigoth )
Valinor
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Position: Hobbit
Level 2
A place to rant and rave about one of the most beloved English speaking writers since Shakespeare: J.R.R. Tolkien. A place to talk and discuss the bringing to life of this man's vision by Peter Jackson and his New Zealand myth generating crew.

Recent Posts
15:08 Sep 25, 2008 Oh my! ( *Gandalf Siduri )
04:27 Sep 25, 2008 After a bit of debate with myself ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
16:58 Sep 24, 2008 I simply can't believe it; the answer is "Plastics"? ( *Brat Baket )
Arms And Armour
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Position: Lancepesades
Level 2
A group for the discussion of weapons in ancient as well as modern times. Covering everything from the evolution of said subjects, as well as materials used to make them and techniques, amongst other topics.

Recent Posts
18:45 Apr 28, 2008 hi cat ( *Cleowolf Sigurdsson )
08:38 Apr 26, 2008 Hello Cat, ( *Desdemona Eurimedon )
06:17 Apr 26, 2008 Hi Catharina ... ( *Dhanishta Kanishka )
Art of AncientWorlds
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Position: Art Contributors
Level 4
Both a gallery of art from all over the ancient world and a forum for member artists.

Recent Posts
15:59 Sep 23, 2008 Ghost of a Chance ( *Reylari Socrates )
10:23 Sep 8, 2008 acrylic painting ( *Caileadair Etana )
14:38 Aug 20, 2008 Huh, what, when, how did this happen? ( *Tobius Tullius )
The Crossroads
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Position: Members of The Crossroads
Level 4
A place for supporters of AW to discuss the site and plan events and projects...

Recent Posts
21:26 Nov 7, 2007 Welcome To, Wadjet Sekhmet ( *Kallistos Alexandros )
08:45 Sep 12, 2007 Welcome Balbas Scriptor ( *Kallistos Alexandros )
10:25 Aug 30, 2007 Festivals Problem ( *Kallistos Alexandros )
Coinage Through the Ages
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Position: Engraver Designer
Level 6
The metals exchanged for goods and services that have been used from ancient times to the modern day

Recent Posts
01:38 May 11, 2008 Juno Moneta ( *Anticus Cornelius )
00:34 Apr 19, 2008 Actually... ( *Aulus Sergius )
17:14 Apr 18, 2008 NEW $5 bills ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
Macintoshium
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Position: Mighty Mouse
Level 6
For Mac Fanatics

Recent Posts
22:12 Sep 24, 2008 Just got my iPTouch 2G earlier today (Part 1) ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
23:39 Sep 8, 2008 Learn the features of an iPod Touch ... ( *Balbas Scriptor )
01:45 Aug 15, 2008 NEW Mac Tutorials URL ( *Balbas Scriptor )










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