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Shouldn't {{ cquotes}} be placed around the many quotes occuring in the text? Anonymous Dissident Utter 09:17, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia,
I love you very much.
Yours always, jengod 00:36, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Really, this will not do. Martial was a poet, writing panegyric. As a Latin poet of the Silver age, he would have been praised for borrowing his details from Greek sources, whether or not they were true of the games he was supposedly describing.
But this article treats him as though he were a sports reporter. I don't have time or energy to fix this now; but this is another example of a mediocre article made FA. Characteristically, the FAC did not discuss this; they did find room for endashes, although less than the usual indefinite imbecility on the subject. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 05:30, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
This article is bad ass. Nice work to the people who created it and edited it to its complete Featured Article status!-- Pericles of Athens Talk 18:05, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Why was my picture change reverted? Clearly the bust in Image:Head Titus Glyptothek Munich 338.jpg gives a much better impression of what Titus looked like than the damaged statue of Image:Titus Bust.jpg. -- Steerpike 18:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
What is it about this article which makes it a magnate for vandalism? I must have reverted something on here four or five times in the last fortnight and a quick glance at the history suggests I am not alone! Does anybody know why? B1atv 22:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
There's a statement about these following the standard program of the "Roman games". It links to the Ludi Romani, a specific festival. Or are the ludi in general meant? (Which is what the lowercase "g" implies.) Cynwolfe ( talk) 21:33, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Unfortunately this article has many of the issues with other ancient subjects: over citation of ancient sources instead of modern scholarship. ( t · c) buidhe 20:46, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
Would "Inaugural Games of the Colosseum" not be the WP:COMMONNAME? I think this article should be moved, but am surprised that it has not been already. Godtres ( talk) 19:21, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
Inaugural games of the Colosseum is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed. | |||||||||||||
This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on September 25, 2007. | |||||||||||||
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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's
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Did you know?" column on
June 16, 2007. The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that over 9,000 animals were killed during the
inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre? | |||||||||||||
Current status: Former featured article |
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Shouldn't {{ cquotes}} be placed around the many quotes occuring in the text? Anonymous Dissident Utter 09:17, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia,
I love you very much.
Yours always, jengod 00:36, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Really, this will not do. Martial was a poet, writing panegyric. As a Latin poet of the Silver age, he would have been praised for borrowing his details from Greek sources, whether or not they were true of the games he was supposedly describing.
But this article treats him as though he were a sports reporter. I don't have time or energy to fix this now; but this is another example of a mediocre article made FA. Characteristically, the FAC did not discuss this; they did find room for endashes, although less than the usual indefinite imbecility on the subject. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 05:30, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
This article is bad ass. Nice work to the people who created it and edited it to its complete Featured Article status!-- Pericles of Athens Talk 18:05, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Why was my picture change reverted? Clearly the bust in Image:Head Titus Glyptothek Munich 338.jpg gives a much better impression of what Titus looked like than the damaged statue of Image:Titus Bust.jpg. -- Steerpike 18:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
What is it about this article which makes it a magnate for vandalism? I must have reverted something on here four or five times in the last fortnight and a quick glance at the history suggests I am not alone! Does anybody know why? B1atv 22:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
There's a statement about these following the standard program of the "Roman games". It links to the Ludi Romani, a specific festival. Or are the ludi in general meant? (Which is what the lowercase "g" implies.) Cynwolfe ( talk) 21:33, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Unfortunately this article has many of the issues with other ancient subjects: over citation of ancient sources instead of modern scholarship. ( t · c) buidhe 20:46, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
Would "Inaugural Games of the Colosseum" not be the WP:COMMONNAME? I think this article should be moved, but am surprised that it has not been already. Godtres ( talk) 19:21, 1 April 2024 (UTC)