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The Romans invented loads of stuff: the alphabet, concrete, even satire and pizza. But what if the web had been around? What would they have used it for? Show us the Roman Internet...
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 19:28)
Bindun?
Maybe. 2,000 years ago. Quick, dirty and as rough as as a badger's arse.
Edit: You wanted snakes, and rightly so. Here's a more complete version. Sorry about the file size. Just glad I could get it in under 200K. Still a newbie, I'm afraid...
Edit edit: And imageshack ditched the image. Loganberries.
(, Mon 13 Mar 2006, 11:42, More)
AND YOU THINK YOUR HAVING A BAD DAY AT THE COLISEUM !!

Although this looks like a picture taken from a temple tapestry, it is in fact a real carving, taken near the Egyptian coast during a military exercise by the Roman Navy.
It has been nominated by Nero as "THE photo of the year".
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 22:03, More)
It occured to me
after creating this, that maybe the joke is on me. Still...
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 21:07, More)
Click FV !!!

...and why bother with anything as insignificant as zero?
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 20:18, More)
If Roman Central inteligence agency had a website
it may look a bit like this:

Click for extra legibility.
(, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 5:06, More)
Font: Times Roman, naturally

With thanks to the mighty Mykeyboy for the idea...!
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 21:41, More)

The Romans invented loads of stuff: the alphabet, concrete, even satire and pizza. But what if the web had been around? What would they have used it for? Show us the Roman Internet...
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 19:28)
Maybe. 2,000 years ago. Quick, dirty and as rough as as a badger's arse.
Edit: You wanted snakes, and rightly so. Here's a more complete version. Sorry about the file size. Just glad I could get it in under 200K. Still a newbie, I'm afraid...
Edit edit: And imageshack ditched the image. Loganberries.
(, Mon 13 Mar 2006, 11:42, More)

Although this looks like a picture taken from a temple tapestry, it is in fact a real carving, taken near the Egyptian coast during a military exercise by the Roman Navy.
It has been nominated by Nero as "THE photo of the year".
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 22:03, More)
after creating this, that maybe the joke is on me. Still...
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 21:07, More)
...and why bother with anything as insignificant as zero?
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 20:18, More)
it may look a bit like this:

Click for extra legibility.
(, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 5:06, More)

With thanks to the mighty Mykeyboy for the idea...!
(, Wed 8 Mar 2006, 21:41, More)






