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In late antiquity the triclinium is generally replaced by the stibadium, a semi-circular sigma-couch, again often identifiable by the mosaics. Although the earliest sigma-couches show up only in late 2nd century, literary references are found as early as the 1st. This may suggest a contrast "between the fashions adopted by Martial and his smart set at Rome, and normal middle-class habits in the provinces," but Dunbabin argues it is more likely, judging from the visual evidence, that "the stibadium-form may be primarily intended for outdoor banquets" but then gradually took over perhaps because "it left a wide space open in the room in front, which could be used for entertainment" and seemed less formal than the triclinium with its strict seating order. By the late Empire we begin to see diners seated at a rich and formal dinner instead of reclining though before "sitting at table had long been the normal practice for those of inferior social position and in taverns."
good one, greedo.
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would you walk away from a fool and his money?
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am I my brother's keeper?
- GreedoLives0
I would if it was a yurodivy.
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or without the jesus theory=
durachok
- canuck0
hello.
- neue75_bold0
that's what they all say...
- GreedoLives0
looks like the phillies'll make the playoffs...
sorry, wrong thread.
- OBBTKN0
Today is my father´s anniversary (celebrated yesterday in a not memorable family-act), i called him, and he started telling me what is viewing in TV, like he has nothing to say, anything particular, like "How´s your life?, how´re your daugthers?, how the fuck are we going to talk now if never talked in past?".
I´m tired men!
Another lesson learned, talk to your son or you´re going to lose him.
- blaw0
do more than talk.
in my ongoing quest to leave the world a better place than i found it, last friday i took the PocketThug® to his first rock show.
take a leather-clad seven-year-old to a QOTSA show and he becomes the unofficial mascot of every long-hair present.
pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/143…*for those in the metal know, dax riggs was one of the opening acts, and it was a cool set. i'll try to remember to post his new disc in this week's fmt.
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Good morning, my anomalous standpoints.
- emokid0
boredom is surely no excuse to start a new a thread
- _salisae_0
last day at work today. should i let my friend win at ping pong or serve the usual punishment?
hmmm.
- emokid0
let him/her win but make it very obvious. then say "i had to. it's the only way you'd ever win."
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You are so, beauteous.
- blaw0
good luck/congrats/drink up, _sali_.
- _salisae_0
thanks blaw :)
looking forward to a couple weeks off
- OBBTKN0
Have a drink in our name sali.
Best wishes
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it's been fun,
- BonSeff0
what the hell happened?
i dont remember being acclimated for such bullshit. yet here i go with the shit creek- down river, paddles a' rowin.GAAHH