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What does the horse mean to you? A beast of burden? A cultural symbol? A faithful pet or companion? Or perhaps something to wager upon every weekend? The relationship between man and horse is a long one and for many, it's the romantic ideal of that relationship that is more important than the actual result. It does seem however that our concepts of that relationship date from much more recent times. But Duncan Noble isn't talking about our modern experience. He goes right back to the very beginning of our relationship with the horse and in particular its place and function in military pursuits... ...continue to the review of Dawn of the Horse Warriors by Duncan Noble
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Dawn of the Horse Warriors by Duncan Noble Book Review by caldrail What does the horse mean to you? A beast of burden? A cultural symbol? A faithful pet or companion? Or perhaps something to wager upon every weekend? The relationship between man and horse is a long one and for many, it's the romantic ideal of that relationship that is more important than the actual result. It does seem however that our concepts of that relationship date from much more recent times. But Duncan Noble isn't talking about our modern experience. He goes right back to the very beginning of our relationship with the horse and in particular its place and function in military pursuits... ...continue to the review of Dawn of the Horse Warriors by Duncan Noble
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The Hallaton Helmet is a decorated iron Roman cavalry parade helmet originally covered in a sheet of silver and decorated in places with gold leaf.The helmet was discovered by 71-year-old Ken Wallace, a retired teacher and amateur archaeologist. He and other members of the Hallaton Fieldwork Group had found fragments of Roman pottery on a hill near Hallaton in 2000. He visited the site with a second-hand metal detector late one afternoon and found about 200 coins, which had been buried in a series of small pits dug into the clay. via The VintageNews
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Newly translated textbooks from the second and sixth centuries aimed at language learners also provide pointers on shopping, bathing, dining and how to deal with drunk relatives. Professor Eleanor Dickey travelled around Europe to view the scraps of material that remain from ancient Latin school textbooks, or colloquia, which would have been used by young Greek speakers in the Roman empire learning Latin between the second and sixth centuries AD. The manuscripts, which Dickey has brought together and translated into English for the first time in her forthcoming book Learning Latin the Ancient Way: Latin Textbooks in the Ancient World, lay out everyday scenarios to help their readers get to grips with life in Latin. Subjects range from visiting the public baths to arriving at school late – and dealing with a sozzled close relative... via The Guardian
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The Anglo-Saxon World by Nicholas J Higham & Martin J Ryan Book Review by caldrail As we look around the British landscape we often see evidence of former times. Crude stone monuments to our distant prehistoric ancestors. Hill forts of the Bronze and Iron Ages. The regular stone foundations and occasional walls of Roman civilization. Huge churches and castles of the Middle Ages. Yet there is a long period of history that hasn't really left much in the way of permanent reminder, a period of history we often call the Dark Ages. Anglo-Saxon Britain... ...continue to the full review of The Anglo-Saxon World by Nicholas J Higham & Martin J Ryan
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The Anglo-Saxon World by Nicholas J Higham & Martin J Ryan Book Review by caldrail As we look around the British landscape we often see evidence of former times. Crude stone monuments to our distant prehistoric ancestors. Hill forts of the Bronze and Iron Ages. The regular stone foundations and occasional walls of Roman civilization. Huge churches and castles of the Middle Ages. Yet there is a long period of history that hasn't really left much in the way of permanent reminder, a period of history we often call the Dark Ages. Anglo-Saxon Britain... ...continue to the full review of The Anglo-Saxon World by Nicholas J Higham & Martin J Ryan
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Back in 2012, Grant Adamson, a doctoral candidate at Rice University, was able to decipher a 1,800-year old letter written by an Egyptian soldier named Aurelius Polion who served in the Roman legion as a volunteer. The heartrending words of Aurelius Polion, the (rarely) literate Roman legionary, addressed to his mother (who was a bread-seller), reads like this – I pray that you are in good health night and day, and I always make obeisance before all the gods on your behalf. I do not cease writing to you, but you do not have me in mind. But I do my part writing to you always and do not cease bearing you (in mind) and having you in my heart. But you never wrote to me concerning your health, how you are doing. I am worried about you because although you received letters from me often, you never wrote back to me so that I may know how you... via RealofHIstory
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By analysing tree-ring data for the past 2,000 years in Europe and Asia, scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL were able to precisely reconstruct the summer temperature for each year. Scientists can analyse tree-ring widths in old trees to accurately predict temperatures. By looking at these, they found that during the 6th century there was a drop in temperature of an average of three degrees celsius. ...via Express
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How did a painted wall come to be preserved underground for two millennia? London's history as part of the ancient Roman Empire has come to light in the form of an ornate Roman wall painting unearthed in by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA). The excavation of a completely collapsed wall painting is exceptionally rare. It was discovered face down, nearly 20 feet below street level, as MOLA conducted fieldwork in advance of a new construction project... via Artnet.com
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The Baiuvarii and Thuringi by Fries-Knoblach, Steuer and Hines Book Review by Ian Hughes Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire there is a scarcity of written sources with which to trace the emergence of the ‘barbarian’ kingdoms which arose on Rome’s ashes. This resulted in historians calling this period the ‘Dark Ages’, due to the lack of light that written sources could have shone on the period. Although the term ‘Dark Ages’ has now been superseded and is seen as being too simplistic, there remains the problem of piecing together a chronology for the period stretching from the mid-fourth to the tenth century from the scraps of information in the written sources and archaeology. Thankfully, recent breakthroughs in the interpretation of both the written and the archaeological evidence has resulted in major headway being made in the analysis of the period.... ...continue to the review of The Baiuvarii and Thuringi by Fries-Knoblach, Steuer and Hines
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The Baiuvarii and Thuringi by Fries-Knoblach, Steuer and Hines Book Review by Ian HughesFollowing the collapse of the Western Roman Empire there is a scarcity of written sources with which to trace the emergence of the ‘barbarian’ kingdoms which arose on Rome’s ashes. This resulted in historians calling this period the ‘Dark Ages’, due to the lack of light that written sources could have shone on the period. Although the term ‘Dark Ages’ has now been superseded and is seen as being too simplistic, there remains the problem of piecing together a chronology for the period stretching from the mid-fourth to the tenth century from the scraps of information in the written sources and archaeology. Thankfully, recent breakthroughs in the interpretation of both the written and the archaeological evidence has resulted in major headway being made in the analysis of the period.... ...continue to the review of The Baiuvarii and Thuringi by Fries-Knoblach, Steuer and Hines
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For five days only, from Tuesday, February 9 through Saturday February 13, Alex Johnston is offering a free Amazon download of his new book Caesar’s Grief: Vale Julia. To download the book for no charge from Amazon, please click on one of the following links: US link: Caesar's Grief_US UK link: Caesar's Grief_UK If for some reason the links don’t work for you, just search Amazon.com for Caesar’s Grief, by Alex Johnston. From The Author: Caesar’s Grief is the sixth book in his Marcus Mettius series. Well-grounded in the history of the late Roman Republic, the books celebrate the largely fictional exploits of the eponymous bit player mentioned in Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War. He envisions Marcus as a smart, funny, and savvy operator, who hobnobs with the elite of his day. I hope you like his portrayal of him! And if you need to catch up on earlier volumes in the series, please visit his author page on Amazon, where all of the books in the series are offered: http://amazon.com/author/alexjohnston If you are on Facebook you can like him there https://www.facebook…AJohnstonAuthor Below you will find the link to the interview we did with him a few months ago: Interview with Alex Johnston Enjoy!
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For five days only, from Tuesday, February 9 through Saturday February 13, Alex Johnston is offering a free Amazon download of his new book Caesar’s Grief: Vale Julia. To download the book for no charge from Amazon, please click on one of the following links: US link: Caesar's Grief_US UK link: Caesar's Grief_UK If for some reason the links don’t work for you, just search Amazon.com for Caesar’s Grief, by Alex Johnston. From The Author: Caesar’s Grief is the sixth book in his Marcus Mettius series. Well-grounded in the history of the late Roman Republic, the books celebrate the largely fictional exploits of the eponymous bit player mentioned in Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic War. He envisions Marcus as a smart, funny, and savvy operator, who hobnobs with the elite of his day. I hope you like his portrayal of him! And if you need to catch up on earlier volumes in the series, please visit his author page on Amazon, where all of the books in the series are offered: http://amazon.com/author/alexjohnston If you are on Facebook you can like him there https://www.facebook…AJohnstonAuthor Below you will find the link to the interview we did with him a few months ago: Interview with Alex Johnston Enjoy!
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"Is China the New Roman Empire?" is one thought-provoking question Dr. Fenggang Yang, director of Purdue University's Center on Religion and Chinese Society, is scheduled to address Tuesday (Jan. 26) during a presentation at Western Michigan University. "In many ways, this looks like a historical replay of Christianity in the Roman Empire in the fourth century, when centuries-long persecutions were ended by the Edict of Milan in 313 AD," said Yang, noting that the Edict of Thessalonica in 380 AD made Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire. - See more at: http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/61678/20160126/chinas-rise-of-christianity-explored-by-purdue-university-sociologist-at-western-michigan-university.htm#sthash.Gjo62HjR.dpuf
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...nice interview with forum member sonic http://www.sanduskyregister.com/frontpage/2016/01/20/Military-historian-Ian-Hughes-on-the-fall-of-Rome.html?ci=stream&lp=8&p=76,description.,site_name.Sandusky
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DNA Confirms Headless Roman-Era 'Gladiator' Not From Britain - And Maybe Not A Gladiator The “headless Romans” from Eboracum (modern York in England) made a splash when forensic analysis of the graveyard was first announced in 2010. Excavated between 2004-2005, the cemetery contained around 100 individuals, almost all of whom were male. This odd graveyard held more intrigue, though: many of the skeletons were decapitated, showed evidence of puncture wounds from animals, and had lopsided musculature. All of this was suggestive of their employment as gladiators. As the Roman Empire's northernmost provincial capital, Eboracum flourished around 200 AD. But researchers have long wondered how cosmopolitan this remote outpost was... ...via Forbes
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Today we have the distinct pleasure to interview noted author and historian Philip M. Matyszak about his latest book A Servant of Aphrodite. UNRV: By all accounts your first novel The Gold of Tolosa, published Sep 2013, and its protagonist, Lucius Panderius, was very well received. Since then you’ve published, at least, four books, but we haven’t heard a peep from Lucius. That is until 2015 when Lucius reappears in The Servant of Aphrodite. Will readers have to wait another two years for another book starring Lucius...? ....continue to the interview with Philip Matyszak on The Servant of Aphrodite
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Part I Part II ...anything surprising for you in that....?
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Today we have the distinct pleasure to interview noted author and historian Philip M. Matyszak about his latest book A Servant of Aphrodite. Many thanks to Thomas A. Timmes and Philip Matyszak! ...continue to the Interview with Philip Matyszak on The Servant of Aphrodite
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It takes an exceptional author to write an intriguing and suspenseful book like The Servant of Aphrodite. Professor Philip Matyszak (Maty) is definitely such an author. He possesses the necessary writing skills, intellectual brilliance, experience, and background to write a novel that is not only gripping, but also educational, and interesting. Since 2003 he has authored over twenty successful books. The Servant of Aphrodite is a reflection of Maty’s extensive travel, interesting background, and in-depth knowledge of ancient Rome. The storyline of A Servant of Aphrodite is built upon the aftermath of the Roman military disaster at Arausio in 105 BC and is a sequel to Maty’s earlier book The Gold of Tolosa. Lucius Panderius is the protagonist in both novels that also feature other notable historical personalities such as Consuls Caepio, Marius, and Sulla.... ...continue to the full review of A Servant of Aphrodite by Philip Matyszak
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A Servant of Aphrodite by Philip Matyszak Book Review by Thomas A. Timmes It takes an exceptional author to write an intriguing and suspenseful book like A Servant of Aphrodite. Professor Philip Matyszak (Maty) is definitely such an author. He possesses the necessary writing skills, intellectual brilliance, experience, and background to write a novel that is not only gripping, but also educational, and interesting. Since 2003 he has authored over twenty successful books. A Servant of Aphrodite is a reflection of Maty’s extensive travel, interesting background, and in-depth knowledge of ancient Rome. The storyline of A Servant of Aphrodite is built upon the aftermath of the Roman military disaster at Arausio in 105 BC and is a sequel to Maty’s earlier book The Gold of Tolosa. Lucius Panderius is the protagonist in both novels that also feature other notable historical personalities such as Consuls Caepio, Marius, and Sulla.... ...continue to the full review of A Servant of Aphrodite by Philip Matyszak
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Awesome, thanks for sharing!
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...i am sure our late roman expert sonic will appreciate that!
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