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Travel and Geography in the Roman Empire by Colin Adams and Roy Laurence Book Review by Caldrail Many years ago I stood on the other side of the world. On the face of it, that's nothing unusual. There are people from that faraway land living in my home town. The ease of transport in our modern world is something we take for granted. Travel agents offer exotic destinations for those who wish to sample the delights of foreign climes. All a matter of cash and some unavoidable bureaucracy. Having a great time. Wish you were here. How different it must have been two thousand years ago... ...read the full review of Travel and Geography in the Roman Empire

...is this on a river or a lake?

thanks for feedback, have you tried to upload this app? http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=12153 let me know if it makes a difference... cheers and thanks chris

....it`t is one of those days again, we are in the middle of an upgrade and although it is supposedly a minor one, as usualy some issues crop up, while the log in issue has been resolved yesterday, there is still the problem of the Last active user not shown view last post not displaying date but random numbers the blog seem to have the wrong font some special characters are not displaying correctly please let us know if you encounter any other problems on top of that... cheers viggen

happy birthday

....happy birthday to our viking in the south! cheers viggen

How would a merchant in Rome react in 400 AD if i go there to pay my purchase with a silver denarius i just found in the soil from Republican times? Would people actually still know those coins in 400 AD , and know what those pictures mean? Would he go something like "oh boy havent seen a Gracchi in a while"!

]We need more mystery... apart from if and how it ended up in South America, what do you think of the head, does it look roman to you? http://econ.ohio-sta.../arch/calix.htm

Structures of Roman fort defences never before seen in Britain have been unearthed during an excavation in Wales. Archaeologists have uncovered sections of the defences of the 1st century AD building at the dig at school playing fields. A defence tower, which allowed soldiers to shoot at gate attackers, has been found partially set outside the ramparts of the fort which was occupied until at least the 3rd century. Read More at http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/02/22/roman-fort-unearthed-at-school-playing-fields-dig-91466-28210124/#ixzz1EgmMSSRr

Dr Silvia Bello showed one of the skulls to Richard Westcott, explaining how the researchers came to their conclusion. Video from the BBC! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12488227

...indeed, moved to Humanits folder... cheers viggen

...Venice is just 3 hours away from where i am , i might go and visit!

...even if she was partially egyptian aren`t north africans (egyptians) far from being "black" i mean nubians were darker ok, but imagine someone like Dr. Zawi Hawass played by an african american actor like Morgan Freeman, does that make sense? http://www.mummiesfi...ss/IMG_6921.JPG

Racial profiling and manipulation have been around for a very long time. It has become an issue in contemporary politics, and over 2500 years ago the Greek historian Herodotos wrote that ethnicity was regularly turned to political ends. Cleopatra VII, the last queen of Egypt and a woman of great ability, is often a victim of racial profiling, as today people can be more interested in her racial background than her many accomplishments. Such concerns have recently come to the forefront with the announcement that in at least one of the several Cleopatra movies currently planned, a white (instead of black) actress would play the role of the queen. It is hard to imagine that race would be more important than acting ability, but clearly others disagree... To sum up: it is quite possible that Cleopatra was pure Macedonian Greek. But it is probable that she had some Egyptian blood, although the amount is uncertain. Certainly it was no more than half, and probably less. The best evidence is that she was three-quarters Macedonian Greek and one-quarter Egyptian. There is no room for anything else, certainly not for any black African blood. via classical scholar, Duane W. Roller on OUP Blog

Wow Maladict, very good! (hits that i gave are bolded) Aelia Flavia Flaccilla (died 385), first wife of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. She was of Hispanian Roman descent. During her marriage to Theodosius, she gave birth to two sons

...seems like a real interesting book, great review, thanks Ursus! cheers viggen

The Birth of Classical Europe by Price and Thonemann Europe as a geographical construct is a rather easy concept to digest: it's that stretch of land from the Straights of Gibraltar to the Ural Mountains. Europe as a historical and cultural construct is a little more difficult to pin down. What really defines Europe? The Roman Empire enjoined Europe to Asia and Africa; indeed, there was a time when the residents of North Africa might have been considered more a part of Western Civilization than their contemporaries in what is now Great Britain. The question is no longer just an academic exercise; the possible growth of the European Union beyond the aforementioned geographic definition of Europe is a pressing political debate. The Birth of Classical Europe may offer some insights as to how Europe defined itself in ages past

@Ursus, yeah i am on to it... @Bryaxis i dont think we want to have more then two revies per week ever, i want to give each book, reviewer, publisher, author that is reviewed good exposure, it is not our intention to be a mass review destination, two week and we have around 100 reviews per year, sounds like a nice number to me...

I would like to pumb this thread In order to encourage more community contributions to our quickly growing site, we've come up with an idea that will hopefully inspire some new articles. (I have stumbled across major writers block and can only seem to put together a little bit here and there, lately. Hopefully that changes as summer fades away ) Regardless, we'd like to offer random recently published books (sometimes fiction, sometimes non) to community members, courtesy of unrv, to review and submit as new articles on the site. We'd like to do this monthly (perhaps more depending on the response), and give as many who are interested a chance at a book freebie. However, to be fair, we want to start by limiting it to those who have already submitted reviews or other articles. If they decline of course, we'll open it up to anyone who is interested, and will also do so once they all get an opportunity (provided they want to do it). Obviously people have difficult schedules and this is not intended as a homework assignment, but as a way to say thank you for your support, while giving us a little bonus in return. We'd appreciate any feedback on this idea from anyone, not just those folks mentioned... and we would like to get started right away. For those of you who aren't mentioned by name... If you'd like to have an early shot at an occasional free book, just submit a review of a Roman related book you've read and we'll happily add you to those that are already in 'the club'

I just finished Sophies World by Jostein Gardner, by far the best introduction to philosophy for someone who hasn`t really touched on that subject but wants to start...

i posted that a while back, http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-63754.html cheers viggen

Yes. She was of Hispanian Roman descent.