Viggen

The whole topic has been so eloquently described by Seinfeld, what a crazy good show it was...

Hello Melanie and welcome to UNRV, i hope you enjoy your stay here...! regards viggen

...yeah the southern accent is a bit difficult to get used to at first, but i got past that pretty quick, because of the story line, i finished now first season and seen first episode of second season, and one thing is so far for sure, the writers like to keep on killing members of the cast, LOL, really great stuff...

Scientists speculate that a Native woman might have traveled from America to Europe a thousand years ago. This bold theory is based on the genetic research by Agnar Helgason, a scholar at Iceland

Who else got hooked on Tru Blood? I NEVER EVER thought that vampire could remotley interest me, but oh boy, this series kicks ass... HBO has done it again imo... ...and what an opening credit including nice song

...once in a while i need some austrian dialect shit, i really dig this hahaha [considering that germans probably cant understand a word, its remarkable that they have 5 million views]

A Companion to the Roman Army by Paul Erdkamp Book Review by Melvadius This volume is edited by Erdkamp and forms part of the Blackwell Companion to the Ancient World series. In his introduction Erdkamp states the underlying principals of this book that; the Roman army as well as being affected by changes in Roman society was itself the instrument of change in the politics, government, economy and society of the Empire. This book at some 574 numbered pages plus several more general introductory notes is not intended for the complete novice as it contains a lot of detailed academic discussion, or at least references to original sources and other academic works but despite this it is a work which is worth consideration by the novice to the period.... ...read the full review of A Companion to the Roman Army by Paul Erdkamp

i speak a bit of italian, and my girlfriends mother tongue is portuguese...

Aspects of Roman History: 82 BC - AD 14 by M. Davies and H. Swain Book Review by Ursus Aspects of Roman History: 82 BC - AD 14 is an excellent primer to the study of the late Roman Republic. It offers a traditional political and military narrative of key Roman statesmen from the rise of Marius to the ascension of Tiberius. A brief summary of Roman society and culture rounds out the historical narrative. The authors view Roman history from the plethora of primary authors who covered this fascinating period, and quotes are used to good effect... ...read the full review of Aspects of Roman History: 82 BC - AD 14 by M. Davies and H. Swain

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Your time will come, Iolo. I'm hoping that Viggen or one of the other knowlegable types will jump in and tell us how many posts you need under your belt before you can create one. Iolo you should be able to upload an avatar, we reduced the trial period to 3 posts, and you have passed that... http://www.unrv.com/...ndpost&p=108608

Gladiator: The Roman Fighter

...Facebook Member Terrence Lockyer made a very thoughtful post at our Facebook Page (and well researched as ist seemed, so i thought i repost it here) so below you see the post from Terrence Lockyer

Some of the finest ancient treasures of Greece have gone on display, in Oxford's Asholean Museum in Britain, even though some of the discoveries have never been seen by Greeks. They have been unearthed in a royal complex belonging to Alexander the Great and his father Philip. Archaeologists have determined that Alexander's Macedonians were not only great warriors but revolutionary builders as well.... more at BBC (Video)

Hi Viggen! See what I mean about my huge knowledge deficit? Soon to be fixed of course by reading everything is sight here ! I'll have to change to Pannonia then..... I think Noricum is fine, after all Styra was there, actually most of todays austria was in noricum, small part in the east pannonia and small part in the west was Raetia, and my fellow citizens in the north were barbarians p.s. i scanned one of my maps for better understanding...

Ferrum Nocirum was almost like a trade mark, anyone that needed something of iron was aware of Ferrum Noricum (apparently it was mentioned in theater plays, and Hadrian had coins made that mentioned Ferrum Noricum, but it was as i understand not only the ore itself that was of high quality but also the very sophisticated smelting process, that was mastered by the celts there to highest standards... cheers viggen

Hello, yes it is possible but you have contact me via the private messaging system for further details... regards viggen

Adrian Goldsworthy is a British historian and military writer. Goldsworthy went to college in Westbourne School, Penarth. Later, after studying ancient and modern history at St John's College, Oxford, he completed a D.Phil in ancient military history from Oxford University. Goldsworthy is the author of such works as The Complete Roman Army, In The Name of Rome and recently Antony and Cleopatra.... Philip Matyszak aka "Maty": Thank you for taking the time to do this interview with us. Antony and Cleopatra is a very substantial book, and perhaps the first question to ask is why you decided to tell the story in the first place. So, why Antony and Cleopatra? Adrian Goldsworthy, aka "Adrian": Firstly because the history of Antony and Cleopatra continues the story which I finished in Caesar: Life of a Colossus. So in a way, this was a logical next step. What drew me to this story was the same thing as I found so interesting about Caesar. I wanted to see how much of the story stood up to close examination, and while I was doing that I could understand more about the two of them [Antony and Cleopatra] and the dramatic changes that were happening in their world.... ....read the full interview with Adrian Goldsworthy

Happy B-Day!

Hey cool, i am also from Austria, on a site note, in case you don`t know, Vienna was part of the province Pannonia not Noricum, but in anycase hello again! cheers viggen