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What’s on TV and radio tonight: Thursday, January 14

The Times/The Sunday Times 14 Jan 2021

It was built by 15,000 Roman soldiers from 18 million blocks of stone in six years ... that were all part of a market economy created by the Roman soldiers....

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Letter to the Editor: Rodney Allen

Natchitoches Times 13 Jan 2021

Dear Editor.. Once again Royal Alexander has offered readers of the Natchitoches Times an op-ed outrage to those of us who care about the rule of law and democracy itself ... But it isn’t going to happen ... In the film “Gladiator,” one of the Roman soldiers facing the remnants of the opposing army of Goths says to his leader Maximus Decimus Meridius....

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Ringing in the new year: What does 2021 hold for you, me, and everyone else?

Your Story 13 Jan 2021

2020 is perhaps the most important year in history in our lifetimes ... Unemployment and underemployment aren’t abstractions ... " align="center">. ALSO READ ... Entire sectors — retail, hospitality, transport, tourism — were beyond decimated (decimated comes from a Roman custom of destroying 1 out of 10 soldiers in a rebellion, this seems to be a bigger hit)....

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McCullough: Two men in uniform, working for the Army

Cape Cod Times 10 Jan 2021

“When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.”. — Dwight D ... He seldom spoke of his experiences, but he was a uniformed soldier ... cousins, nephews and uncles ... But ... "Of Roman soldiers ... They fitted us, and we left, each with a full Roman soldier’s uniform in a large wardrobe draped over our shoulder ... ....

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What can ancient milestones tell us?

Indian Express 10 Jan 2021

In almost fading Roman ... The Milestone Society, UK, which commended Chemburkar on the project, records the history of milestones as markers way back during Roman times, when they had to move soldiers across metalled roads. After the Romans, local churches were boundary keepers....

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The glorious history of annuities

Emporia Gazette 09 Jan 2021

Annuities have a long history dating back to the Roman Era when they were used as a form of gratification for loyal soldiers. These early annuities were given to soldiers as a thank you for military service. The first mention of annuities was recorded before the birth of Christ ... Early trade between the colonies and England also involved annuities ... ....

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Movies on TV this week:'Citizen Kane’ on TCM; ‘Glory’ on Encore

The Los Angeles Times 08 Jan 2021

Roman Holiday (1953) ★★★ Sundance Fri ... The Winter Soldier (2014) ★★★ ABC Tues ... soldiers take heavy fire while trying to capture a warlord’s associates in Mogadishu, Somalia ... Accompanied by his slave, a Roman soldier heads to Scotland’s Highlands to retrieve the long-lost Ninth Legion’s emblem, and in doing so, to restore his father’s honor ... soldiers....

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3 Fort Bragg soldiers die overseas in 2020; officials release info about another nine who ...

Fayetteville Observer 05 Jan 2021

Three Fort Bragg soldiers died while deployed overseas in 2020, according to the Department of Defense. Four Fort Bragg soldiers died while deployed in 2019 ... Enrique Roman-Martinez, 21, of Chino, California, was last seen May 22 while camping with fellow soldiers near Mile Marker 46 on South Core Banks....

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MORRIS: The Messiah's liberation starts in the heart

Henry Herald 04 Jan 2021

The Hebrew people were under the rule of the Romans at the time of Jesus’ birth. There were soldiers everywhere “keeping order” so that Roman rule was preserved. If a soldier chose to assert his authority he could command any Hebrew to carry his equipment a mile. After doing his duty the Hebrew could return to his task ... God had different plans ... ....

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Lessons learned through age

News Graphic 04 Jan 2021

As I have gotten older, I am surprised at how much I have learned. I have learned that we never stop learning, and that certain truths are true no matter how much we deny them. I have learned that the extra mile is seldom crowded. In Biblical times, the Roman soldier could demand certain people carry his armor for exactly one mile; no more or no less....

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Mississippi father, daughter turn bones into works of art

San Francisco Chronicle 03 Jan 2021

JACKSON, Miss ... “We’ve always been treasure hunters,” said Sonny Schindler of Diamondhead. “She likes to fish, but we both like to explore.” ... There are beaches to walk and islands to explore ... Another states it’s the sound of dice being rolled as Roman soldiers gambled for Jesus’ clothing. On the tops of the skulls what appears to be a Roman soldier’s... ....

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Darlington Presbyterian Church stages drive-thru Nativity

The Darlington News & Press 02 Jan 2021

20 ... Re-enactors donned costumes and took on the roles of Roman soldiers, Bethlehem merchants, King Herod, shepherds, the Magi, and the holy family gathered at the manger ... PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES ... Roman soldiers on patrol ... .......

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Render unto Rome – contrite tourists return pilfered relics

The Observer 29 Dec 2020

In his eight-year-old mind, Martin imagined the figurine, which was of prime quality and had probably been a feature of a rich person’s home in the city founded by the Greeks, were the bones of a Roman soldier ... The letter to the National Roman Museum....