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...so, now the details have been released, pretty impressive line up and topics... * Paul McDonnell-Staff, 'Core of the legion - Historical introduction' * Jona Lendering, 'Hadrian and his soldiers - The Lambaesis Inscription' * Duncan B. Campbell, 'Backbone of the legions - Some centurions and their careers' * Graham Sumner, 'The centurio from Colchester - Reconstructing Marcus Favonius Facilis' * Philip Matyszak, 'Learning on the job and in camp - Training the centuria' * Ross Cowan, 'The centuria in battle - Tactical organisation and combat' * Michael J. Taylor, 'Records on bark, sherds and papyrus - Small unit administration in the Roman army' * Christian Koepfer, 'Keeping the legionaries clothed and fed - Logistics of the centuria' * Graham Sumner, 'Dressed for the occasion - three legionaries brought to life' * Michael C. Bishop, 'Keeping the weapons - Acquisition, ownership and storage' * Michael Thomas, 'With bodies completely protected - Roman armour of the 1st-2nd centuries AD' ...more at Ancient Warfare Magazine cheers viggen

You know this community is amazing, the latest giveaway Ancient Warfare Magazine Special has already over 200 entries, (so drop quickly a line that you are interested if you haven`t yet), the amazing thing though is how many people are actually dropping a little line, "how they like the site, how they appreciate the community, how they look forward to all the freebies, the book reviews etc... but most of all, that many want to give back, they tell me almost apologetic that they dont have the capacity or the knowledge to write articles or the skills to write a review but would still like to help the site. Very often, they mention that they would like to donate a few dollars to keep the site running. (btw. i reply to each and everyone in person) Well, there it is, the Admins are thirsty page ...the cool thing about it is, that in the last 7 years we have been giving back almost all of the revenue that the ads bring in, in form of giveaways, review books etc., so if we get a beer, be assured that the community will get a big sip of it, as Seneca wisely stated "We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers." ...and now cheers!

The totally random pre-selection has decided, 2 names are left, who will be the last one that gets the Amazon Voucher? ...well you have to wait to find out! Virgil61 Klingan Medusa Ursus M. Porcius Cato ...dont be sad Ursus, next month is another chance, what will it be? stay tuned...

...his own blood

The totally random pre-selection has decided, 3 names are left, who will be the last one that gets the Amazon Voucher? ...well you have to wait to find out! Virgil61 Klingan Medusa Ursus M. Porcius Cato ...dont be sad Virgil61, next month is another chance, what will it be? stay tuned...

Haha, I knew that this Cypriot wine would be an insufficient offering to the gods! It would have been a much better offering to me, though. Damn, I should have proactively announced an acceptance of bribes. (Wouldn't have worked of course, since Viggen has the hat with all the names in it, but I suppose you could send him something. I hear Austrians love Kangaroos.) ....hehe, there are no Kangaroos in Austria http://www.sagen.at/texte/gegenwart/IMAGES/kangaroos.jpg

I know The Augusta has http://www.unrv.com/book-review/i-claudius.php cheers viggen

Ancient Warfare Magazine is giving away two copies of their upcoming Ancient Warfare Special 2: 'The Roman Imperial Centuria' to two of our newsletter subscribers. (so hurry up sign up for the newsletter if you haven`t yet) This special issue is dedicated to 'the core of the legion': careers, administration and tactics of the early Imperial Roman centuria. With contributions by, among others, Ross Cowan, Duncan Campbell, Philip Matyszak and Graham Sumner.

The totally random pre-selection has decided, 4 names are left, who will be the last one that gets the Amazon Voucher? ...well you have to wait to find out! Virgil61 Klingan Medusa Ursus M. Porcius Cato p.s. dont be sad Klingan, next month is new chance, what will it be? stay tuned...

...sure makes all sense, however why did they call it then not Latin Empire or Latin Republic, i know i am nitpicking here, but i am always fascinated with origins of words... ...and of course what happend to the Latini then? when did they decide to call themselves Romans and no longer Latini? cheers viggen

oh boy, i am guilty as charged, wanted to mail to people that havent been online in a while and of course misclicked and now everyone but those that havent been online in a while got that message, dont worry even i got that message heheh cheers and sorry for the disturbance viggen

The totally random pre-selection has been done, 5 names are left, from tomorrow each day one will get scratched off, who will be the remaining one that gets the Amazon Voucher? ...well you have to wait to find out! Virgil61 Klingan Medusa Ursus M. Porcius Cato

As a show of appreciation to our site contributors, every month one random selected contributor to UNRV.com will receive a small thank you in various shapes and forms. This month we're kick-starting the program with a $25,- - Amazon Gift Voucher! If you find yourself on that list you will have a chance at being a monthly recipient. Winners will be announced in our forum. Rules for participation, weighting of contributions, etc., will be arbitrarily decided by UNRV.com, but single contributors will not receive more than one prize every calendar quarter. For those of you who aren't on the Contributor List... just submit a review of a Roman related book or an original article related to our site, and once published on Unrv.com, we'll happily add you to those that are already in 'the club'.

As a show of appreciation to our site contributors, every month one random selected contributor to UNRV.com will receive a small thank you in various shapes and forms. This month we're kick-starting the program with a $25 - Amazon Gift Voucher! If you find yourself on that list you will have a chance at being a monthly recipient. Winners will be announced in our forum. Rules for participation, weighting of contributions, etc., will be arbitrarily decided by UNRV.com, but single contributors will not receive more than one prize every calendar quarter. For those of you who aren't on the Contributor List... just submit a review of a Roman related book or an original article related to our site, and once published on Unrv.com, we'll happily add you to those that are already in 'the club'. The winner of the may competiton was M. Porcius Cato, congratulations and stay tuned for next months event...

...any reasonable explanation why the language wasnt called Italic, or Roman or something else? regards viggen

The Republic was wistfully remembered by, by stoic romans and by corrupt Emperors, such as... (description: add three words to continue the story)

Three word story is a game in which a story is built by multiple people, who use three words each turn. Once you have posted your three words, you can only post after at least two other people have written three words; let the story unfold.... The Republic was... (description: add three words to continue the story)

The remains of a Roman wall from the fourth century BC was unearthed during construction work in La Marina, Ibiza. Ibiza City Council reported that the archaeological remains that have appeared in the ground-works next to the church of San Telmo, in the district of La Marina de Vila, are dated the fourth century before Christ.... ...full article at Barcelonareporter

Graves' seminal work, which is also well known from its British TV offering, is dense. It's not for those looking for nice light beach reading. I, Claudius is an exceedingly well-crafted history of the first four Emperors of the Roman Empire - roughly from 30 B.C. when Augustus rose to sole power, through Tiberius and Caligula, to 41 A.D. when Caligula is murdered, and Claudius is declared emperor... ...read the full review of I, Claudius by Robert Graves

LOL An Australian physics lecturer has spotted a 99-year-old mistake in the definition of the word "siphon" in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). "I found that almost every dictionary contained the same misconception that atmospheric pressure, not gravity, pushed liquid through the tube of a siphon." ... ...read the full article at the Telegraph

....this is a great offer, Roman Mysteries Collection - 15 Books for 12.99

....another update to the Contributer List... many thanks to all cheers viggen

Military warmongers took over the Roman Empire in the third century. The senate, the administrative elite of the Roman empire watched from the sidelines. Dutch researcher Inge Mennen investigated the balance of power in Imperium Romanum during the 'crisis of the third century'. Conclusion: senators lost their military power but retained their status. Meanwhile military emperors pulled the strings... ...read the full article at Alpha Galileo

i missed that, pretty interessting... Open Letter to the President.... Dear President Obama, We, the undersigned scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity, respectfully request that you intervene to clean up some of the historical debris left in southeast Europe by the previous U.S. administration. On November 4, 2004, two days after the re-election of President George W. Bush, his administration unilaterally recognized the

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