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File Name: The Aeneid of Virgil File Submitter: Viggen File Submitted: 03 Feb 2015 File Category: Free Classic Works in PDF The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas's wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half tells of the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed. The Aeneid can be divided into two halves based on the disparate subject matter of Books 1–6 (Aeneas's journey to Latium in Italy) and Books 7–12 (the war in Latium). These two halves are commonly regarded as reflecting Virgil's ambition to rival Homer by treating both the Odyssey's wandering theme and the Iliad's warfare themes Click here to download this file

...prepare to be amazed and sad.... Last spring, Senate Minority Leader Joe Benning got a letter from an eighth-grader at The Riverside School in Lyndonville. She was studying Latin, and wanted Senator Joe to introduce a bill to give Vermont a Latin motto. We’ve got “Freedom and Unity,” but no Latin. It was too late in last year’s session to launch the idea, but Benning introduced it this month. Senate Bill 2 would not affect “Freedom and Unity” at all; it would simply establish the Latin motto as a separate thing. A nice harmless moment, no? A reward for a hardworking, creative student, yes? Funny thing. Last week, WCAX did a story about Benning’s bill. And the reaction, as Benning told me in an email? I anticipated suffering the backroom internal joking from my colleagues in the legislature. What I did not anticipate was the vitriolic verbal assault from those who don’t know the difference between the Classics and illegal immigrants from South America. ....continue to be amazed...

Polish archaeologists have released new details about ancient burials found in a huge necropolis dating back over 2,000 years, which include two tombs that likely contained princes. The burial site, located in Karczyn, Kujawy in north central Poland, is the largest to have ever been found in the country and dates from 3rd century BC to 5th century AD. This period is referred to by Polish archaeologists as the "Period of Roman Influence" due to the fact that some of the graves contained grave goods that were imported from the Roman Empire. "It turned out that the necropolis existed continuously for over 300 years, from the 1st to the 4th century AD. We have found more than 120 burials with very diverse rites," excavation director Adriana Romańska told PAP, the Polish government's science news site. via IBT

Thanks Melvadius for your Insights, always appreciated and nice to see you around!

Henchmen of Ares by Josho Brouwers Book Review by Philip Matyszak The warrior-heroes of the Homeric epics and the Greek hoplites of the Persian wars were very different military types. Achilles at Troy had very little in common with Militades at Marathon, either in his social outlook or his military equipment and style of fighting. This book is essentially the story of how warfare in Greece evolved from Achilles to Militades over the seven hundred or so years between the fall of Troy (circa 1250 BC) and the rise of the Athenian empire (490 BC)... ...continue to the full review of Henchmen of Ares: Warriors and Warfare in Early Greece by Josho Brouwers

...lost for words.... The blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on with epoxy, damaging the relic after it was knocked during cleaning, conservators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo said Wednesday. more at CBC

Pretty Amazing!!! Ancient scrolls that were burned black and buried in ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly two thousand years ago have begun to give up their secrets. Researchers in Italy used a powerful x-ray procedure to read out the first words from two of the Roman scrolls, which belong to the only library to have survived from the ancient world. The papyrus scrolls are among hundreds discovered in 1754 that made up an entire library in a small room of a huge villa in Herculaneum, a Roman city that was destroyed alongside Pompeii when the volcano erupted... via The Guardian

Babylon: Legend, History and the Ancient City by Michael Seymour Review by Alistair Forrest Archaeology uncovers layers of history in time and space. Seymour’s “excavation” has given us so many more layers, not just the physical and the cultural, but the very ideas of “Babylon” formed in the minds of the great, the good and the infamous in a timeline spanning four millennia... ...continue to the full review of Babylon: Legend, History and the Ancient City by Michael Seymour

Ancient Warfare Magazine is thinking of making an additional magazine, this time focusing more on a broader topic than just warfare, please fill out the survey (you can even win a subscription) Cheers and thanks http://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/pw/ancient-warfare/blog/survey-for-a-new-magazine/

Willkommen bei UNRV! and glad you found our site cheers Viggen

Welcome druidware! glad to have you onboard btw. updating will be able after a few posts

Both the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of the successor ‘Barbarian Kingdoms’ have been the subject of much scholarly debate. However, this has tended to focus on the political events at the highest levels. A subject that has received far less attention is the reaction of the ‘Romans’ living in the new kingdoms to their loss of Roman status, and how their self-identities changed to meet the demands of a new world. ‘Post-Roman Traditions’ contains twelve papers, each dealing with the self-perception and fluidity of identity of individuals in a world where changing political boundaries and affiliations were the norm... continue to the full review of Post-Roman Transitions by Walter Pohl and Gerda Heydemann

...just got a mail asking some questions. ...i assume students home work? In any case you were wonderintg thats what they ask nowadays... What is your opinion of the Romans hiring German mercenaries towards the end of the empire and how do you think it affected the empire? Which army structure do you think was the most effective; the republic legion, the legion after Marius reforms, or the structure towards the end of the empire? How do you think the army affected the farmers outside of rome? Do you think that Marius was right to do the reforms the way he did? How did the Romans react to the Germans as mercenary soldiers? When do you think the empire really started coming apart in the west? How do you think the army’s state impacted the life of Romans? When did people start realizing the empire could not protect them? How did average roman’s view the army? Why were the legions so loyal to their general?

omg Elite, i played that game to death on my C64, first ever game i got really hooked on have to check out the Elite Dangerous, thanks for the heads up and happy new year to you too

I would try Jasper Oorthuys, he is director at ancient warfare magazine, they are heavy into miniature models and know lots about it... Here his facebook profile https://www.facebook.com/jasper.oorthuys?fref=ts

Thanks to the dictatorial decrees of Caesar and the introduction of the Julian Calendar circa 45 BC, the western world has today celebrated the beginning of the year on January 1. Though those crazy Catholics tried to ban the paganistic celebrations of January 1 in the middle ages, good old Pope Gregor gave it back to us with his calendar in 1582. Just imagine how confused we would be if December was actually still the 10th month and March was the beginning of the year. At any rate, we'd like to thank all of our active members of this forum for making this a great destination for Romanophiles everywhere. Cheers and many happy returns! Vale MMXIV, Salve MMXV!

Thanks to the dictatorial decrees of Caesar and the introduction of the Julian Calendar circa 45 BC, the western world has today celebrated the beginning of the year on January 1. Though those crazy Catholics tried to ban the paganistic celebrations of January 1 in the middle ages, good old Pope Gregor gave it back to us with his calendar in 1582. Just imagine how confused we would be if December was actually still the 10th month and March was the beginning of the year. At any rate, we'd like to thank all of our active members of this forum for making this a great destination for Romanophiles everywhere. Cheers and many happy returns! Vale MMXIV, Salve MMXV!

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As usual, this one is on ITV Player. If you're living outside this green and pleasant land, you may not be able to get it. Sorry. ...unless you have http://hola.org/

Win!!! Author Thomas A. Timmes is so kind to give away two downloads of his latest ebook Legio XVII: Battle of the Danube. All you have to do is to answer here a simple question: What was the name of Thomas A. Timmes first novel? a] Legio XV: Roman Legion at Home b] Legio XVII: Roman Legion at War c] Lego XVII: Roman Lego for You We draw two lucky winners from all correct answers! Winners will be announced here. Competition ends 23rd of December Set during the 2nd Punic War, this book immerses readers in battlefield clashes, innovative tactics, strategic planning, and inspiring leadership. It starts when Timur, Chief of the Cimbri/Teuton Tribes, leads 300,000 people on an epic six year 700 mile migration through land occupied by hostile and friendly Tribes from Jutland to the Danube River. Timur’s 90,000 man Army crosses the river at night and overpowers the Suevi defenders, whose leader, Bethica, appeals to Rome to repel the invaders. Roman Proconsul Manius Tullus is the Senate’s choice to lead Legio XVII, Legio XX, and two Roman Auxiliary Legions across the Alps into Germania where he is reinforced with 20,000 Suevi tribesmen. Major battles are fought at Augsburg and Landshut before Manius’ Legions face off with Timur’s Cimbri/Teuton warriors at the climactic battle of Regensburg.

...dont anger the Lord, or you might end up on his blog...!

Good for you, I couldnt survive a day without at least 4 cups of coffee