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...btw. indianasmith, seeing your background you might be interested in author David J Winter who is also on the forum here , we reviewed his novel a while back... http://www.unrv.com/book-review/the-fall-and-rise.php

Hi indianasmith, post the photo to my email adress admin(at)unrv.com and i see what i can do... cheers viggen

Accidentally discovered by a French farmer plowing his field near the village of Berthouville in rural Normandy in 1830, the spectacular hoard of gilt-silver statuettes and vessels known as the Berthouville Treasure was an ancient offering to the Gallo-Roman god Mercury. Following four years of meticulous conservation and research in the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Antiquities Conservation Department, the exhibition Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville, on view at the Getty Villa November 19, 2014, to August 17, 2015, will present this unique collection of ancient silver in its full splendor and offer new insights about ancient art, technology, religion, and cultural interaction... ...full article at Popular Archaeology

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Archaeologists find underground vault at Amphipolis tomb Archaeologists digging at a tomb dating to the era of Alexander the Great in ancient Amphipolis in northern Greece have unearthed an underground vault, the country's Culture Ministry said Friday. ...via Ekathimerini

File Name: Greek and Roman Medicine by J. S. Elliott File Submitter: Viggen File Submitted: 01 Nov 2014 File Category: Free Classic Works in PDF I was stimulated to write these Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by a recent sojourn in the south-eastern part of Europe. The name of the book defines, to some extent, its limitations, for my desire has been to give merely a general outline of the most important stages in the advancement of the healing art in the two Empires to which modern civilization is most deeply indebted. James Sands Elliott was born at Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland, on 28 May 1880, the son of James Kennedy Elliott, a Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Margaret Dickson. When he was four he was brought to Wellington, New Zealand, where his father became minister to the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church. Elliott was educated at Wellington College and spent one year at the University of Otago Medical School. His father then sent him to the University of Edinburgh to complete his medical course. As a senior student he served with the medical corps in the South African War (1899–1902). Click here to download this file

Perched atop Sussita Mountain near the eastern bank of the Sea of Galilee, the city's ruins afford a commanding view of this ancient lake. One of the ten cities of the Decapolis, it was a Roman/Hellenistic enclave in ancient Palestine during the height of the Roman Empire. Known then as Antiochia Hippos, its ruins are now being explored and excavated by teams of archaeologists, students and volunteers. To date, they have unearthed a wealth of artifacts and an array of Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ummayad structures spanning a period of a thousand years—from the 2nd century BCE to the 8th century CE. Among the excavated remains are toppled columns and damaged structures, evidence of a violent earthquake that destroyed the city in 749 CE. It was the end of Antiochia Hippos. Its citizens abandoned it, never to return... ...full story at Popular Archaeology

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The Roman-British population from c. 200-400 AD appears to have had far less gum disease than we have today, according to a study of skulls at the Natural History Museum led by a King's College London periodontist. The surprise findings provide further evidence that modern habits like smoking can be damaging to oral health. Gum disease, also known as periodontitis, is the result of a chronic inflammatory response to the build-up of dental plaque. Whilst much of the population lives with mild gum disease, factors such as tobacco smoking or medical conditions like diabetes can trigger more severe chronic periodontitis, which can lead to the loss of teeth... full article at Eurekalert

File Name: Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome File Submitter: Viggen File Submitted: 26 Oct 2014 File Category: Free Classic Works in PDF A guide to the pantheon of Greek and Roman gods and the myths weaved around them. Split into two parts, the first part giving biographies of the gods, the second part the famous legends. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Interesting book and very useful reference if you're interested in the mythologies of the founders of European civilisation.Some of the language will seem rather archaic, but this was written in the late nineteenth century. This doesn't detract from the book being an interesting and informative read though. I'd recommend this as one to dip into from time to time rather than as a book to read from cover to cover. Click here to download this file

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The Greek & Latin Roots of English by Tamara M Green Book Review by caldrail What a strange beast our language is. You would think that after two thousand years of history and societal change, with all the dynamics of the spoken word , the relative strengths of regional dialects, the dilution caused by travel or immigration, the very ease with which new words can enter common usage, that the English language is greatly different from that spoken by our distant ancestors. Perhaps it is, yet I was surprised to learn that 60% of modern English has roots in classical Greek or Latin... ...continue to the full review of The Greek & Latin Roots of English by Tamara M Green

Massive limestone slab dedicated to emperor’s 130 CE visit discovered at construction site, pinpoints date of city’s reconstruction Read more: Rare Roman monument bearing Hadrian's name found in Jerusalem more at Times of Israel

The difference between gladiators and the normal population is highly significant in terms of the amount of strontium measured in their bones. This leads to the conclusion that the gladiators had a higher intake of minerals from a strontium-rich source of calcium. The ash drink quoted in literature probably really did exist.... ...via Science Daily

...do you guys now if this is a one time thing or if this course will be repeated in the future?

File Name: The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus File Submitter: Viggen File Submitted: 17 Oct 2014 File Category: Free Classic Works in PDF The Jewish War or Judean War (in full Flavius Josephus's Books of the History of the Jewish War against the Romans, Greek: Φλαυίου Ἰωσήπου ἱστορία Ἰουδαϊκοῦ πολέμου πρὸς Ῥωμαίους βιβλία, Phlauiou Iōsēpou historia Ioudaikou polemou pros Rōmaious biblia), also referred to in English as The Wars of the Jews, is a book written by Josephus, a Roman-Jewish historian of the 1st century. It is a description of Jewish history from the capture of Jerusalem by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the fall and destruction of Jerusalem in the First Jewish–Roman War in 70 AD. The book was written about 75 AD, originally in Josephus's "paternal tongue", probably Aramaic, though this version has not survived. It was later translated into Greek, probably under the supervision of Josephus himself. Click here to download this file

..next time you travel to Turkey... The dishes of the Roman era are being served at a restaurant opened in Antalya by a Japanese academic who was inspired by the Galen of Pergamon in preparing the popular dishes. Peckish for the fare that graced the tables of caesars, legionaries or your normal plebeian? Then look no further than a new restaurant in Antalya started by a Japanese academic who serves dishes from the Roman era. “Foods like olive oil, fish, fish oil and watercress were used intensely 2,000 years ago. The dishes in the restaurant are generally from the Roman-era kitchen,” said Kaoti Goto, a professor at Japan’s Gunma University Anatomy and Genetics Department. Yemek Doktoru (Galenus Farm), to provide the tastes of two millennia ago after reading about the story of Dr. Galen of Pergamon. via Hurriyet

...here is some controversy... Was Jesus crucified because his disciples were armed? According to a “scholarly analysis” of New Testament books by a religious studies professor, this could be why the crucifixion of Jesus Christ really took place. In a report published by Newsweek magazine, Dale Martin of Yale University states that this is an often overlooked part of stories about Jesus in the gospels. Martin says that “the man of Nazareth was not the pacifist he’s usually made out to be.” The books of Mark and Luke state that at least one or more of of Jesus’ followers was carrying a sword when Jesus was arrested after the Last Supper, during the Jewish Passover. Martin says that disciple Simon Peter used his sword to cut off the ear of one of the people arresting Jesus, according to the Gospel of John. via Inquisitr

German archeologists have discovered the largest industrial quarter of the Greek world, during an excavation in Sicily. Streching for more than 3,200 feet, the craft district relied on about 80 kilns for the production of ceramics. “The largest one is 17 feet in diameter, making it the biggest kiln ever found in a Greek city,” Martin Bentz, an archeologist at the University of Bonn, told Discovery News. via Discovery News

...more on the mosaics... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2797052/alexander-great-era-tomb-s-chariot-hell-latest-images-mystery-mosaic-shows-persephone-driven-hell.html

Narrated by Ian McKellen, The Road To Rome is a feature-length documentary about three authors (Ben Kane, Anthony Riches and Russel Whitfield] of historical fiction who walk from Naples to Rome dressed as Roman soldiers to raise money for charity. So far the walk has raised over £25,000 in donations for charities Médecins Sans Frontières and Combat Stress.

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A beautiful mosaic floor has been uncovered The gradual removal of part of the soil filling the second room, behind the Caryatids, continued until the surface of the floor was revealed at a depth of 6 m. the dome. This revealed part of a mosaic floor, which covers the entire surface of floor, ie 4.5 m wide by 3 m long. The mosaic is made ​​of small pebbles, white, black, greyish, blue, red and yellow. The main scene depicts a chariot in motion, drawn by two white horses, with a bearded man with a laurel wreath on his head. In front of the chariot is the god Hermes as psychopompos. via PHDiva