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I was wondering how many of us would still be alive if we have lived 2000 years ago... Myself? Probably long dead, first "Breech birth", so what are the chances my mohter and I would have survived that? How did the Ancients deal with that? In my teens i had Appendicitis, again, chances are i wouldnt have survived that. How did the Ancients deal with that? Finally in my early twenties i had a Pneumothorax, i most defenitely would not have survived that one... So, looking back at your medical history, would you still be alive if you were born back then? cheers viggen

Sorry I am confused, i only now of one new Augustus book coming out soon and that is from Anthony Everit, the only August book from a Holland is that from "Richard" Holland, or am i am missing here something?

High priests at an ancient religious compound in southern Peru may have designed the mysterious Nazca lines, a set of huge geometric patterns, animal figures and long lines etched in the desert, the area's top archaeologist said. Researchers say the Cahua-chi compound, built in 400 B.C., is just across the Nazca Valley from the lines, one of Peru's most popular tourist attractions and a U.N. World Heritage site. full article at AZStarNet

Primuspilus just finished his review http://www.unrv.com/book-review/imperium.php cheers viggen

Well, my five year old daughter wanted recently desperately ABBAs Greatest Hits, so i listend to it too... My favourite 5 5. Mamma Mia 4. Voulez Vous 3. SOS 2. Fernando 1. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ...but to be honest, (just like my daughter), I like all of them (for example Take a Chance on Me is just such a great song), and back in the 80s when it was released for the first time the Rolling Stone Magazine summed it up for me...: "...there are more infectious melodies, grabby hooks, and danceable drum beats on one side of this two-disc set than in most artists' entire catalogs... Amen... (and yes, i am old)

http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/imperial-history.html pretty neat! cheers viggen

Amazing how easy it is to trick the human eye... Do you believe me that square A has the same color then square B?

A collection of sacred artefacts looted by the Romans from the Temple of Jerusalem and long suspected of being hidden in the vaults of the Vatican are actually in the Holy Land, according to a British archaeologist. The trumpets, gold candelabra and the bejewelled Table of the Divine Presence were among pieces shipped to Rome after the looting in AD70 of the Temple, the most sacred building in the ancient Jewish faith. After a decade of research into previously untapped ancient texts and archaeological sources, Dr Kingsley has reconstructed the treasure's route for the first time in 2,000 years to provide evidence that it left Rome in the 5th century. full article at Times Online

and if all fails, a clean new install will do the trick...

http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html There havent been any issues with the server,the site was always available, must be on your site... cheers viggen

Sending it to me via pm, cheers viggen

actually after doing some research, it seems the cheapest flight for me would be to Manchester, better place to touch down? (leeds would be closer but (heaven knows why 200 euro more)... cheers viggen

Are you talking about Robert Harris`Imperium? cheers viggen

In only a few generations, the male cricket on Kauai, one of the Hawaiian Islands, underwent a mutation

Thanks Cato, it is now online at our review section http://www.unrv.com/book-review/chronicle-...an-republic.php cheers viggen

A fortress construction from the 1670s has been found in Kongsvinger, giving experts a rare look at something only seen in sketches in Norway. The find is a casemate - in the word's original sense of a vaulted chamber in a fortress. The space is created by the supports for the outside wall, which at the same time is holding up a 40 centimeter (15.7 inch) thick layer of timber that served as the floor for a cannon site.This find is the first chance that experts have seen such a fortress construction apart from in old drawings. full article at Aftenposten

if someone could pick me up at london airport, i might consider going too... cheers viggen

We are working on it, in the meantime you can go to http://www.unrv.com/book-review/review.php and on the right hand site you can see all the reviews that have been done so far... cheers viggen

Thanks Washington Post, you summed it up pretty well... cheers viggen

Given that it takes at least two sides to fight a civil war, quite obviously there were many who DID defend the republic--not only against Caesar but also against Octavian and Antony. Do you not recall the forces assembled at Pharsalus? Or Utica? Did you forget that the combatants at Phillipi involved more Roman forces than had ever met on a field of battle? To claim that no one defended the republic--I don't even know what to say. Thanks, slowly we getting there... We have now established that Caesar played a major role and that there were two factions, now on to the third issue, what about the people of Rome? Did they care? Did the majority of ordinary people maybe consider the senatorial class corrupt and favoring their own interest rather then that of the "so called" simple man? Was Caesar simply "cooler" in the eyes of the soldiers/ordinary man and the "Optimates" considered by many a thing from the past, because those so called defender of the republic long ago moved away from the original ideals and were anyway just a simple oligarchy ? cheers viggen

I somehow find it difficult to believe that a single person could have toppled the long lasting institution called republic, if the circumstances weren`t right. If you take Julius out of the equation (agreeing that he played a major role) who else played a prominent role, why was the so called republicans so weak to not defend the republic, why was the people of rome not hesitant to defend the long tradition, and why after all, did after Caesar die the republic not return? cheers viggen

I basically agree with Gruen's theory, and I point to Caesar as the necessary cause and ALMOST sufficient cause. One man caused it alone? That surely means, either Julius was the most influential persona of all time, or the republic was taking the last breaths already, right? cheers viggen

2.15 LOL Benzin (91 octan) is here (southern austria) currently going for 5 dollar a gallon... cheers viggen

..."Because nothing lasts forever"... ...probably not the answer you were looking for... cheers viggen

Another review has been completed for our Roman Books section, thanks to community member Ursus. The bent of academic studies in recent times seems to focus on relationships of power between various agents. It is given that there are certain identity groups within a culture. How these groups create their identity, and how they relate to other identity groups within their culture, is fodder for ongoing societal analysis. At its most extreme, this manner of inquiry sometimes construes culture as an artifice that imprisons certain identity groups for the exploitation of others. More moderate tones instead simply offer commentary on the dynamic among various groups, be it antagonistic or otherwise. What "Experiencing Rome" attempts to do is offer an objective dialogue on how various groups in the Roman Empire came to cultural terms with the power of the imperium... ...read the full review of Experiencing Rome by J. Huskinson