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@Tribunicus Potestus I am sure Matyszak is delighted to hear you enjoy his books, considering that he is a frequent poster on this forum he might even see this post... cheers viggen

I would like to point to the wonderful review that Ursus did http://www.unrv.com/book-review/agora-dvd.php and the follow up discussion http://www.unrv.com/forum/topic/14189-agora-2010-by-alejandro-amenabar/ cheers viggen

Happy belated birthday Lord of the Lords...

The National Archaeological Museum, Athens Museum Review by Patrik Klingborg National Archaeological Museum As it was March 13th 2011 (off season) Just a casual mention of Athens National Archaeological Museum should make anyone with the slightest of interests in classical history look up. The national Museum you say - in Athens? Surely it holds treasures of unmentionable value and beauty! But have you been there? My answer would of course be yes. But it would be said with much less enthusiasm than what you might expect from a classicist... ...read the full review of The National Archaeological Museum in Athens

...according to Stephen Fry, slave labor is well, alive and embedded in american society...

If it wasnt for Brussels they would have seperated long ago, Bryaxis can explain better he lives there, but when i first came to Belgium I thought the whole country is bilingual but its not its only Brussels and the rest is divided as strictly as two nations, they dont interact with each other, have their own TV shows, own nespapers, own education own culture, own everything... ..from a practical point of view it would make sense to make Brussels a "singapore type of city state" and let the french and dutch have their own country (or join other countries if they wish)

Living just a few miles from the Italian border, I am pretty much convinced that an inhabitant of northern Friuli has more in common with an austrian than with anything south of Venice... and than there is South Tyrol, well that was always german anyway (the richest province in Italy, anyone surprised?) Italy is the little version of the EU a powerful north that drags along the not so powerful south. ... p.s. that movie sounds like fun...

University of Southampton and British School at Rome (BSR) archaeologists, leading an international excavation of Portus

I watched yesterday The Guard, best politically incorrect movie of the year, by a mile...

Hannibal: Enemy of Rome by Ben Kane review by caldrail Warfare is a part of the human condition. It can erupt into bloody conflict because of greed, envy, aggrandisement, sometimes simply because there are too many people in one place. There remains however one cause above all others that has men flocking to the colours to bear arms against the other side. Hatred. Hannibal Barca was brought up by his father to hate Rome. So passionate was this hatred that Hannibal deliberately picked a fight. It seems remarkable that more than two thousand years later, a man so determined to wage war upon a rival empire is regarded in such glowing terms today... ...read the full review of Hannibal: Enemy of Rome by Ben Kane

Bestselling author Philip Matyszak has now also written a review Those who know Roman history might assume that the word 'crisis' has been accidentally left off the title of this book, for it is hard to think of the third century AD without considering how great a mess the Roman empire was in at that time. In fact this issue is the very first which Alaric Watson deals with in a book which achieves the rare feat of being both academic and very readable. He points out that what we call 'the third century crisis' was in fact at least three crises, overlapping but not exactly contemporaneous. He also points out that there was more to the third century than these crises, for a number of cultural and religious issues came to the fore in this period, and understanding these is the key to understanding the culture of fourth-century Rome.... ....read the full review of Aurelian And The Third Century by Alaric Watson

Shut up and listen... ...the dont make bands like this anymore... one of my favourite tunes from one of my favourite bands, just heard it on our austrian radio for the first time in like 20 years, pretty cool...

Happy Birthday!

Hi Jeremiah, not sure if you have seen this, fellow writer at Pen and Sword did a review on your book http://www.unrv.com/book-review/roman-cavalry.php

that file is 157 MB maybe it just takes a while? http://carnuntum.7reasons.at/

here the report form the "R RGZM_certification_scholz-1.doc

All Things Under the Sun by Lindsay Powell Book Review by Ursus Lindsay Powell is an historian and writer on the ancient world who regularly contributes to Ancient Warfare magazine, as well as to our own UNRV. Born in Wales, he graduated from the University of Aston in England, and divides his time between the UK and Austin, Texas. Powell is also a veteran reenactor. Powell has been described as an "historical detective," trying to uncover lesser known events and figures in ancient history. Currently he is about to release a work on Drusus the Elder, and he has plans for works on Germanicus and Marcus Agrippa.... ...read the full review of All Things Under The Sun: How Modern Ideas Are Really Ancient by Lindsay Powell

the first once in a life time edition is sold out, thanks to all! We have now regular ones 100 in total for now (looks just the same but without the numbered limited edition stamp on it) the price also dropped down to 1 unit (includes two magnetic pairs) for 29.99 dollar 2 units for 54,99 dollar (unit price is 27.49) 5 units for 124.99 dollar (unit price is 24.99) please note; that includes shipping anywhere in the world, If you want to order mail to admin@unrv.com for instruction cheers viggen

Theogony by Hesiod (translation by Richard S. Caldwell) Book Review by Centurion-Macro When I first picked up Theogony, I admit that I did not have high hopes. Being a very small book, written by a poet I never heard of before, with a lengthy introduction bigger than the poem itself, I considered putting it down in favour of Homer or Virgil. However, despite my initial misgivings, I read it, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the writing, and how enjoyable this little poem really was to read. Theogony, in a nut shell, is a poem describing the genealogy of the Greek gods and the creation of the Greek world... ...read the full review of Theogony by Hesiod (translation by Richard S. Caldwell) thanks Centurion-Macro for your first review!

those first still have the senator rating, i think you guys stopped using them, the only thing i edit is spelling errors ;-) dead gladiators are awesome btw... hehe