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must have been a temporary glitch, because if there is a planned maintanance or upgrade we would announce that in advance... cheers viggen

nope, all works fine for me, anyone else having troubles? cheers viggen

Yup that too...

Another excellent review has been completed for our Roman Books section, thanks to community member Pantagathus. Hermes the Thief by Norman O. Brown

The diplomat is from Yemen, and the embassador has been called into the departement of internal affairs, i believe the diplomat will be expelled from austria, but thats it. Diplomats are untouchable, at least he missed the poor dude but imagine if an ordinairy citizen would have shot right through a busy hotel lounge, i guess a couple of years in jail would be the possible outcome...p.s. The embassador from Yemen said on our news the diplomat will leave austria immediately and he apologized for this incident..

An ancient rock carving has been uncovered near Chesters Roman Fort. The carving of a 40cm high figure, holding a shield in one hand and spear or sword in the other, was found at Carr Edge near the fort by a team of rock carving experts. It was uncovered by a team of enthusiastic local volunteers looking for prehistoric rock art as part of the Northumberland and Durham rock art project

Well this is not going to make headline news around the world, but it makes me angry. In a few words; A diplomat wants his shoes polished in a noble hotel in Vienna. The bootblack tells him that he is now on a break and he has to wait a bit. The diplomat gets upset starts arguing and eventuelly fires a shot at the bootblack... Now nothing is going to happen to the diplomat, "Diplomatic immunity ", All we can do is tell him to leave the country... Do you feel this is right?

Well if you are interested in language then you better check this site out, it is probably an english linguists dream come true (right, Mr. Dalby?) http://accent.gmu.edu/index.php fascinating that one text can sound so different so many times... (and it is all explained nicely and detailed) cheers viggen

I would like to add that every Equestrian is eligible for a special rate. If you are an Equestrian and interested send me a pm and i will tell you how you can get hold of this beautiful wallmap for a special "Equestrian" price... cheers viggen

hehe congrats Cato, although it is soo tempting to think you made this date up all the best viggen

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hehe, thanks again everyone I edited the thread title to include PP now.... Happy Birthday ol` michigander Gheez, unrv is ruled by pisces hehe

Aphrodite that would be wonderful if you could provide us with a little report and some photos cheers viggen

uhmm, i have been to many places but only recently i made little field notes with pictures for Unrv.com I made one from (probably) Noreia and Aguntum, both fascinating little places from the past... This year, I am defenitely going to make a day trip to the former capital of Noricum "Virunum" and maybe i get a chance to make a trip to Aquilea, if so i will of course make some photos for the site... cheers viggen

i am probably outing myself as a complete novice to this Lapis Niger szenario, but here it goes anyway... How do we know this is so old (the stone) and if the stone is for some reason be dated correctly, how do we know the inscription hasnt been carved in later... (because then we knew why there was such a long gap, right?) cheers viggen

Another excellent review has been completed for our Roman Books section, thanks to community member Divi Filius. Not only are relevant items available for further research throughout the site, but our books section includes an ever growing list of Roman related Fiction and Non-Fiction books, Movies and Games. The Later Roman Empire by A.H.M Jones

lol, thanks everyone hope it will be a good one cheers viggen

Stone tools found at one of the South's most important early prehistoric sites could date back 250,000 years, archaeologists claim. The historic finds were uncovered at a former gravel quarry on the Isle of Wight during digs last summer. full article at the BBC

The preserved footprints and abandoned homes of villagers who fled a giant eruption of Mount Vesuvius 3,800 years ago show the volcano could destroy modern-day Naples with little warning, Italian and U.S. researchers reported on Monday. The eruption buried entire villages as far as 15 miles (25 kilometres) from the volcano, cooking people as they tried to escape and dumping several feet (metres) of ash and mud. full article at Yahoo News

The oldest known remains of seafaring ships have been identified in a series of cave stores on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. Built of cedar and acacia wood, the ships had been attacked by marine worms, and the site seems to have been a shipbreaker

omg, Down Under is really far away lol glad, you got it eventually... cheers viggen

Wow, lately i am getting flooded with spam mails, from pills to *or*, from poker to mortage, from diploma to software..... People I dont want your crap, stop it!

Well i guess rather late then never "Happy Birthday"Hey, another pisces, just like PP and I cheers viggen

Our forum members Honorius, Tobias and Neos Dionysos compiled, in addition to our Roman Emperor List a complete list of Byzantine Emperors (or Romanion). The list ranges from Theodosius I (the Great) to the final fall of 'Rome' with Constantine XI Palaeologus Dragatses in 1453. Thanks guys!

A lost Roman palace lies beneath a forgotten wartime bunker in York and could contain priceless treasures, according to a leading archaeologist. Paul Bidwell, who is an expert in reconstructing Roman remains, has spent a year studying sites in York in preparation for a major exhibition on Emperor Constantine which opens in the city's Yorkshire Museum at the end of this month. full article at YorkshirePost