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A huge battle destroyed one of the world's earliest cities at around 3500 B.C. and left behind, preserved in their places, artifacts from daily life in an urban settlement in upper Mesopotamia, according to a joint announcement from the University of Chicago and the Department of Antiquities in Syria. full article at Eurekalert.org

<offtopic>We do not allow hotlinking from other sites, and as a courtesy to the webmaster of those pictures we do not want them to be hotlinked here either, therefor i removed the images and just displayed the links... regards viggen </offtopic>

Well this is The hit in german/austrian tv, unfortunately the quality is not so good, but you get the idea, and what a brilliant music... (Trans-Siberian Orchestra -> "Wizards in Winter") http://www.break.com/articles/houselights.html enjoy cheers viggen

Divers exploring a river near a former Roman Empire fort and settlement in Britain have found a piece of pottery that depicts the backside of a rather buff gladiator wielding a whip and wearing nothing but a G-string, according to British researchers. full article at Discovery

I thought i make it a regular thing from now on to present some new books for December on Amazon, that might be interesting for our visitors.... The Roman Army: Legions, Wars And Campaigns by Nigel Rodgers Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks And Romans byWilliam Hansen Pilgrimage In Graeco-Roman And Early Christian Antiquity: Seeing The Gods by Jas Elsner and Ian Rutherford A Brief History of the Romans: Politics, Society, And Culture by Mary Boatwright, Daniel Gargola, Richard Talbert Religion in Ancient Etruria by Jean-Rene Jannot, Jane K. Whitehead Towns and Power in Roman Britain by Raphael Isserlin Greek Athletics in the Roman World: Victory And Virtue by Zahra Newby Patterns in the Economy of Roman Asia Minor by by Stephen Mitchell and Constantina Katsari Strabo's Cultural Geography : The Making of a Kolossourgia by Daniela Dueck, Hugh Lindsay and Sarah Pothecary Body Language in the Greek And Roman Worlds by D. L. Cairns regards viggen

try to upload a small photo, if it works then you know it is the size file limit that is causing it... regards viggen

Part of a building excavated at Plotinopolis, the city founded by Trajan to honor his wife Plotina. Mathaios Koutsoumanis of the 19th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities will discuss the excavation on Monday. Ever since the 1960s, the site where the hill of Aghia Petra rises between the Evros and Erythrpotamos rivers has been identified with the city of Plotinopolis. The Roman Emperor Trajan (AD 98-117) founded the city 2 kilometers from the Evros in honor of his wife Plotina. full article at Ekathimerini

Humans left the Mediterranean for northern Europe about 200,000 years earlier than believed, according to a study of flint artifacts found in the U.K. A temporary migration about 700,000 years ago trailed a shift to balmy weather north of the Alps, the data suggested. Scientists found 32 black flints in ancient riverbeds between Pakefield and Kessingland, England, a letter in today's Nature said. full article at Bloomberg

Nice work! The first five are added to the list and are now headline news! btw. I think i speak for the triumvirate here, you truly deserved now to be a patrician, congrats! regards viggen

well in general austria is proud of him, (we name soccer stadiums after him, he is honorable citizen etc..) however on that specific matter the majority is very dissapointed, as capital punishment is not popular at all here, to say the least... If he should become president it would be interesting, i guess it would do lots of good for austrian business and the general relationship between austria and the usa... all in all most austrians are ill informed what anrold does or does not in his political career and as a governour, (well why should they care anyway), and it is just on big occassions like that, that the public talks about him... regards viggen

hehe, remember, the prof. used his real name when he posted, and i do believe in academic circles it is not well received to comment on areas you dont have the full expertise... in my opinion... regards viggen

Countries with the most executions in 2004 China 3,400+ Iran 159+ Vietnam 64+ United States 59 Saudi Arabia 33+ Somehow the USA does not seem to fit into this "club" Personally, I find it an arachaic law and i am extremely glad that i never have to make those kind of decisions like Arnold just had to do..(or any other governour)... regards viggen

Ek denk ek kan die nederlandse taal baie goid verstaan... or something like that, i never learned to write afrikaans, i only spoke it... cheers viggen

No, i am from Austria, but i lived 7 years in South Africa, so i had to learn Afrikaans and a bit of Zulu... cheers viggen

German, English, Afrikaans and bit of Zulu... cheers viggen

A 7-year-old boy who went exploring found the horns and skull of a long extinct bison species. The discovery is the eastern-most find of Bison Occidentalis, a forerunner of the modern American bison, in Wisconsin, state archaeologist John Broihahn said. He doesn't know yet precisely how old the skull is, but he said the species has been extinct for about 5,000 years. The remains of only about three others have turned up in Wisconsin, mostly in the state's northwest, he said. "This is a very significant find for several reasons," he said. "It helps us complete the story of what Wisconsin was like." full article at MSNBC

The Italian government announced the immediate closure of the Domus Aurea, a large palace built by the Roman Emperor Nero in the first century, because recent flooding raised fears the underground villa could collapse. "We can't guarantee public safety," Culture Minister Rocco Buttilgione told reporters in Rome after experts warned that water infiltration had weakened the walls and roof of the historic villa. full article at Yahoo News

well those titles are just post counts, meaning a sign of activity, the usergroup is a more revealing title, a combination of both, gives you a good picture... ...at the end of the day those are just titles in a discussion forum, so dont get too exited if you have this one or that one, life is too short and believe me, the earth is spinning with the same speed, regardless what title we give you! regards viggen

So, we had so little pleibeians, because of that upgrade bug, i made now every slave that had 10 post or more manually a pleibeian, so this figure is now the true account... Triumvirate (Admin) 3 Members Praefectus (Mod) 2 Member Patricians 5 Members Equestrians 28 Members Plebeians 101 Members Slaves 924 Members Damnatio 9 Members regards viggen

You want chinese with blue eyes? Here they are http://sln.fi.edu/inquirer/mummy.html http://geography.berkeley.edu:16080/Progra...ns/mummies.html well they have nothing to do with the Romans, but interesting story nevertheless, however they seemed to be recorded by Pliny Pliny reports a curious description of the Seres (in the territories of northwestern China) made by an embassy from Taprobane to Emperor Claudius, saying that they "exceeded the ordinary human height, had flaxen hair, and blue eyes, and made an uncouth sort of noise by way of talking", suggesting they may be referring to the ancient Caucasian populations of the Tarim Basin: "They also informed us that the side of their island (Taprobane) which lies opposite to India is ten thousand stadia in length, and runs in a south-easterly direction--that beyond the Emodian Mountains (Himalayas) they look towards the Serve (Seres), whose acquaintance they had also made in the pursuits of commerce; that the father of Rachias (the ambassador) had frequently visited their country, and that the Ser

Hello Kalrith and welcome to Unrv.com! Some books you might consider... The Oxford History of the Roman World A History of the Roman People The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World History of the Roman World: 753 to 146 BC Chronicle of the Roman Republic ...just to name a few... also dont forget to check out our book review section, where forum members have reviewed some books, maybe one of them are interesting for you... cheers viggen

the Triumvirate... regards viggen

The ruins of Ostia Antica, on the outskirts of Rome, remain as captivating as I remembered from decades ago. As a teenager growing up in the Italian capital, I would join classmates to perform school plays in Ostia Antica

lol, this is one of about 4.500 sources i have cheers viggen

Well you just have to wait to find out! btw current status is; Triumvirate (Admin) 3 Members Praefectus (Mod) 2 Member Patricians 5 Members Equestrians 28 Members Plebeians 34 Members Slaves 990 Members Damnatio 9 Members