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A priceless gold bust of emperor-philosopher Marcus Aurelius, one of Europe's greatest Roman relics, has returned to this quiet Swiss town where it was found in an ancient sewer 67 years ago. One of only three golden imperial busts to have survived across the vast territories of Rome's empire, the excitement surrounding its discovery in 1939 was so great that residents who witnessed it still talk about it today. full article at Reuters

A Madrid museum is set to return a centuries-old mummy to the Canary Islands, adding impetus to an international trend for human remains to be handed back to their countries of origin. A Spanish Senate committee wants Madrid's Anthropology Museum to return remains of a member of the Canaries' aboriginal Guanche people which arrived in mainland Spain in the 1700s, said Rafael Gonzalez, of Tenerife's Museum of Nature and Man. The transfer now has to be approved by Spain's parliament. full article at the Scotsman

According to our stats about 75% use Internet Explorer and 15% use Firfefox (the rest is various other ones). That doesn`t neccesarily mean that the majority of the active forum users have the same ratio, therefor this little poll, what Browser do you use?

Another review has been completed for our Roman Books section, thanks to community member Antiochus of Seleucia. You have to feel something when you pick up this book, looking at the old Roman veteran staring off into the distance. He looks off into the distance, taking in a sunset over an endless view of land- his achievement. Adrain Goldsworthy's book sucks you right in... ...read the full review of In the Name of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy

@Ursus article added!

I put back the Google Search on the main page + i integrated it into our site. I think it looks pretty neat and should be very useful when searching for thing having the Unrv.com enviroment and no longer an external site to look at... How do you like it? cheers viggen p.s. (just search for something on the main page www.unrv.com and let us know)

Caer Caradoc at Mynydd y Gaer, Glamorgan, is one of the most important locations in all of ancient British history. It is the fabled fortress city of King Caradoc 1, son of Arch, who fought the Romans from 42-51AD. And now, a small team of dedicated researchers working with historians Alan Wilson and Baram Blackett, have been able to pinpoint the location of this site. "It is great news for the local, regional and national economy," said Alan Wilson today. "We have been making these discoveries for many years and with the Electrum Cross discovered at nearby St. Peter's in 1990, it looks like a boost for jobs is likely." full article at NewsWales

all the links you ever need http://dmoz.org/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Ancient/Rome/ cheers viggen

A crime that has remained undetected for 1,500 years has been uncovered by an archaeological team working at the village of Sedgeford, in Norfolk. A human skeleton was found hidden in what would have been a Roman corn drier, and experts believe the person was deliberately put inside. full article at the BBC

he ruins of the town of Volubilis, one of the world heritage sites, is today in danger of extinction because of the uncontrolled growth of the town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun... full article at Morocco Times

Every year, thousands of tourists from around the world take a long flight across the South Pacific to see the famous stone statues of Easter Island. Since 1722, when the first Europeans arrived, these megalithic figures, or moai, have intrigued visitors. Interest in how these artifacts were built and moved led to another puzzling question: What happened to the people who created them? full article at the American Scientist

Archaeologists working in Leicester say they will be able to find out more about the city's history after the discovery of part of a Roman wall. The find was made by experts excavating the new Shires Shopping Centre site on Freeschool Lane. full article at the BBC

Excavations conducted in the ancient city indicate that Metropolis is the second settlement in Anatolia believed to have housed a temple of Ares -- the Olympian god of war and son of Zeus in Greek mythology... full article at Turkish Daily News

Another review has been completed for our Roman Books section, thanks to community member Leguleius. Julian 'the Apostate' (or 'the Philosopher', depending on your point of view) effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire from 355 and, following the death of his cousin Constantius II in 361, the East as well until 363. These were momentous times for Rome, with the Gothic tribes of Germania frequently crossing into Gaul, the Persian Empire a constant threat in the East, and Christianity fast becoming established as the new state religion, following Constantine's conversion in 337. The Roman world was changing... ...read the full review of Julian: A Novel by Gore Vidal

the only one right now that can renew it is the owner, obviously he hasnt (either he forgot, or he doesnt care anymore), if he doesnt continue within 30 days someone else can buy the domain, but the domain only, the content will be lost... cheers viggen

What was Plato refering to when he wrote about Atlantis in Timaeus and Critias? A real place? A fictional place? A synonym for a different place? Where did he actually get this idea from? just wondering... cheers viggen

Here is the direct link two the two reviews of Roman Britain http://www.unrv.com/book-review/roman-britain.php http://www.unrv.com/book-review/roman-brit...new-history.php cheers viggen

The long-lost 'Theseus Ring,' a gold ring found in the Plaka district of Athens in the 1950s and generally dismissed as a fake, has been identified by Greek archaeologists as a genuine 15th century BC artifact, reports said Wednesday. The Greek press had reported the discovery of a gold signet ring, with dimensions 2.7 x 1.8 cm dating from the Minoan period, and the National Archaeological Museum wanted to purchase it for 75,000 euros from the woman who owned it. full article at M&C

The list was updated today! If you think we missed a contribution and it should be on this list, reply in this thread... cheers viggen

Another review has been completed for our Roman Books section, thanks to community member P.Clodius. It is with some reserve I approach this review, for how can one do justice to a 780+ page book that inhabits every library in every military academy, and what surely must be as mandatory a read as the Commentaries themselves for future commanders. T. A. Dodge was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union army during the American Civil War. He fought at Gettysburg where he lost a leg, following which, he moved to Europe and proceeded to write. He wrote detailed accounts of campaigns as varied as Alexander

Thats an automated system shows you the naked truth, and cant be altered... Solution? ...just post mostly in important threads... cheers viggen

well. peace price was not was i was talking about, and apart from that (nobel price) is just one of many criterias... The fat cats realize there is less overhead to do it that way... Sorry dont understand why buying more goods from other countries then selling own goods to other countries is less overhead... To get back to the initial question, "if" you want to really compare USA to Roman Empire (which is nonsense anyway), where would you think then it is in 2006 compared to the Roman Empire of the past? 100 BC? 100 AD? 400AD? cheers viggen

I tend to disagree on the following criterias, social life? huh? social justice? huh? I dont even know what that should be, how is the USA`s social life or social justice superior? and to whom and to what standard? Military i am not going to argue, no doubt about it... Science? well it is a fact that the USA is since the 80s on a steady decline (although from a very high standard) regarding publishing scientific literature, physics journals, nobel prize awardees, etc etc.. While the USA might still lead on many areas, they are way behind the perception the average american has... (This does not come out of my brain but from articles in the NY Times and the Science (both US papers)... Now dont get me wrong, europe is in not a much better (even worse shape, but at least we aknowledge this or so it seems) All matters of medicine? I dont buy that for one second, same with engineering, industry and business, because if the rest of the world would suck so bad, why would the USA buy so much more from other countries then the other countries from the USA? Politics? (well probably if you have the strongest army in the world then that would go hand in hand of course and cant be argued as a single achievement, but just happend because of military powers)... So to sum this up, yes the USA is leading in most things, but no way having (expetion military) a total superiority in anything other then baseball and american football cheers viggen

A spectacular discovery of Stone Age menhirs in Brittany could unlock the code to one of the most puzzling chapters of human development, and transform our knowledge of mankind's early history... full article at the Independent

Take a cab into Rome from Fiumicino airport and the odds are that the driver will hurtle you up the Via Ostiense, across the Aventine hill, and bring you out in front of the most breathtaking welcome to any European capital. Across the Circus Maximus, the remains of the palace of the ruthless Roman emperor Septimius Severus rear up like a Grand Canyon. At the eastern end, there is a gate in a fence and beyond lies a path winding through an eery, secret corner of the city. "It was closed off in the 1960s," said Giovanna Tedone, shutting the gate behind her. Halfway along the path, which runs beneath the palace ruins, stands a warden's hut smothered with graffiti. Nearby, a broken floodlight lies by a rusting gate. The reason no one below the age of about 60 has seen at close hand Rome's most massively imposing classical remains is that it is too risky to let them in. full article at the Guardian