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The Cavalry of the Roman Republic by Jeremiah B. McCall Relative to the infantry, the cavalry wing of the Roman army has attracted little critical attention. In Training the Roman Cavalry (1993), Ann Hyland applied her own experience as a horse trainer to Arrian

..glad you like it! He was quite revolutionary for his time, very nifty arrangements and awesome mix of german and english lyrics...

...who else thinks that owning a Xbox is all of a sudden not such a bad idea...

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...I dont have a microwave, never appealed to me to prepare my food with like 1.000 degree hot laser like beams...

In the first century AD, a Greek geographer and historian named Strabo noted that a peninsula just south of Athens called Piraeus had, at one time in the past, been an island. It's unusual for landforms to change so quickly that humans can take notice, even over generations, so that's a pretty interesting claim. The idea pops up elsewhere in Athenian oral tradition, as well as in the etymology of the name itself ("peran" means "beyond" or "on the other side"), so a group of French and Greek geologists and archaeologists decided to put it to the test.... ...read the full article at ARSTechnica

...now that i think of it, pistachio that i buy here are usually from california,

The Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Stephen English When I received the book I opened it with mixed feelings. While not bad, the two previous books from Pen & Sword that I reviewed for UNRV (Great Battles of the Hellenistic World by Joseph Pietrykowski and Hellenistic and Roman Naval Warfare 336BC - 31BC by J. D. Grainger) were not what I expected. Thus opening The Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great I was full of doubts but soon began to be re-assured:the book, third in a series which I have not previously read, is the publication of a thesis by Stephen English which was written under the direction of a reputed scholar, thus guaranteeing a certain degree of quality to the work... ...read the full review of The Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Stephen English

thanks doc, interesting i thought California is way too hot for anything to grow other than oranges @Melvadius, if you dont have your own garden, than there is no better alternative than those pick yourself fields...

doc, have you seen the movie Invictus? (it captures the time the country and the sport very well, its about how South Africa won in 1995 the rugby world cup in their own country, i was in 1995 during that world cup actually in South Africa watching the game, i had no idea about rugby, it was the first time i ever watched a rugby game i didnt know anything about the rules but i knew it was incredible, i knew it was history in the making, it was one of the most memorbla 2 hours in front of a TV

...awesome, congratulations!

...thanks aurelia, i merged now those two topics!

Why dont you start writing a novel something like the adventures of an unemployed roman peasant during Augustus time, you have a great cynical tone in your writing and that dark british humor, i am happy to make you a star! Mr. Lord Caldrail, (pretty awesome name for a writer anyway) cheers viggen

I totally agree with you, if it wasnt for those great sports commentators in South Africa, i would have never understood the game of Cricket and Rugby that fast, especially cricket where you have plenty of time to talk, those guys really filled me in fast...

...so i didnt reach my goal of getting below 112 kilograms = 246.917734 pounds by yesterday but i was close, I guess that icecream yesterday with fresh strawberries made the difference, but it was worth it... Our local farmers came up with the idea to grow stuff and let consumers pick it for day to day use, it started about 15 years ago, not sure if that is also available in other countries, here its a big hit... Right now its strawberry season and you cant get bigger, sweeter fresher and cheaper strawberries thant this; you go to the fenced field, pluck your strawberries and on the way out you pay for it, while you are in the fenced field you can eat as many strawberries as you like and all for free, so great for families with kids... Later in the year the same concept will be available around my town with rasberries, blueberries and with blackberries,

...I added a little poll, on top of the thread, feel free to cast your vote... cheers viggen

...very interesting, thanks for sharing, do you know the first coin where Laetita appeared? (in the link it says she was popular on coins during 2nd and 3rd century AD)... cheers viggen

...now to something completely different... Dr. Patrick Ottaway and Jim Lyons investigate Roman ghost sightings at the Treasurer's House York and Mersea Island, Essex. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkFWg6KjBA0

Below are the newest releases for June... Theater of the People: Spectators and Society in Ancient Athens Ancient Literacies: The Culture of Reading in Greece and Rome Between Empires: Arabs, Romans, and Sasanians in Late Antiquity Britain After Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 - 1070 Agricola: A Study of Agriculture and Rustic Life in the Greco-Roman World from the Point of View of Labour The Archaeology of Etruscan Society Building a New Rome: The Imperial Colony of Pisidian Antioch, 25 BC - AD 700 Hellenism in Byzantium: The Transformations of Greek Identity and the Reception of the Classical Tradition Ordering Knowledge in the Roman Empire Peasants and Slaves: The Rural Population of Roman Italy (200 BC to AD 100) Plato: Phaedrus (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) Pliny's Praise: The Panegyricus in the Roman World Religious Identity in Late Antiquity: Greeks, Jews and Christians in Antioch The Roman Bazaar: A Comparative Study of Trade and Markets in a Tributary Empire The Roman Poets of the Republic (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics) The Roman Town of Great Chesterford (East Anglian Archaeology) Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275-425 Topography of Roman Scotland: North of the Antonine Wall The Roman Calendar from Numa to Constantine: Time, History, and the Fasti Greek City Walls of the Archaic Period, 900-480 BC (Oxford Monographs on Classical) Roman Barbarians: The Royal Court and Culture in the Early Medieval West The Disappearing Ninth Legion: A Popular History Colour and Meaning in Ancient Rome

...the history of Prince Eugene of Savoy, according to the French court he was of no military use, the Austrian Hungarian empire took him and it turned out to be one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, he became and still is considered a national hero in Austria and you can still visit his private home "Belvedere Castle" which hosts one of the finest Arts today... Although opinions differ as to his character there is no dispute over his great achievements: he helped to save the Habsburg Empire from French conquest; he broke the westward thrust of the Ottomans, liberating central Europe after a century and a half of Turkish occupation; and he was one of the great patrons of the arts whose building legacy can still be seen in Vienna today. http://www.belvedere.at/jart/prj3/belvedere/main.jart?rel=en

Antony Kamm, a former lecturer in publishing studies at the University of Stirling, and author of books such as Julius Caesar: A Life and The Israelites: An Introduction, tried with The Romans: An Introduction something almost impossible: condense 1,200 years of Roman history into just over 200 pages. This is the second edition (it was first published in 1995) and contains additional and revised material, new glossary of Latin terms and a timeline. It also has its very own website, a feature that is rather unusual in a book... ...read the full review of The Romans: An Introduction by Antony Kamm

Peter Fox is a German reggae and hip hop musician from Berlin. He is also a member of the German reggae and dancehall band Seeed. One of the most popular musician in Germany !

...regarding my eating habits, the only thing i restrict is carbohydrates in form of sugar and bread, i havent had a coke or any other form of soda in the last 6 weeks and more important no bread... eating no bread has made a real difference, have much more energy, actually cant wait for tomorrow morning so i can go to the gym...