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Have you any connection with Roman Empire? Mine: I live in town Trencin (in Roman age named Laugaricio), modern Slovakia. In 179AD Romans defeated german tribes in this area and left inscription on the rock below the today Trencin Castle. Thanks to this inscription we know about settlement in this area what makes Trencin one of the oldest towns in central Europe. Marcus Aurelius planned to create a new province here, but died and Commodus withdrew from this area.

Cracking little video about the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople: #History #Roman

Hello people of UNRV! I am ahowl11. My name says HRTW Mod Leader but that was an old name and if I can just have it changed to ahowl11 I'd appreciate it! Anyways, I am the leader of a mod called Rome Total Realism. It is a mod for the computer game, Rome: Total War. http://www.rometotalrealism.org/ The old RTR teams are gone now, and a new one has arisen with me starting the RTR Project. Our mod will be on a grand scale focusing on the entire history of the Greco-Roman world from the Rise of Alexander to the Fall of Rome. Right now we are only in our sixth month of development, but we already have a release out! http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?643025-RTR-Project-Imperial-Campaign-v0-5-Released! Also a friend of ours has been playing it and posting his campaign to youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhjRGtB_rFAygivDhEZwd-ph48Rfg3fkm For our next version we are concentrating on the world of the Roman Republic and Hellenistic Kingdoms from 280 BC to the Marian Reforms. We are thinking about ending the game right before the Cimbri and Tetones made their invasion. We are in need of people who know their history on this time frame! Whether it be political, military, or geographical. The map will stretch from Iberia to India, and from Scandinavia to Ethiopia. We are looking to have a very diverse world filled with troop types, cities, characters and Kingdoms. Also if anyone here has 2d or 3d graphics talent, we are also in need of those skillsets! Please comment below or message me if you are interested regards, ~ahowl11

Happy New Year everyone! Please see below the first releases of 2015. Darius in the Shadow of Alexander Beauty: The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea The Medicine of the Ancient Egyptians: 1: Surgery, Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Pediatrics Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World State Power in Ancient China and Rome Economic Equality and Direct Democracy in Ancient Athens Sexing the World: Grammatical Gender and Biological Sex in Ancient Rome Roman Helmets The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day

And here we are again, this time with the December releases! Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero Cataclysm 90 BC: The forgotten war that almost destroyed Rome Xerxes: King of Kings': The True Story Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction The Quest for the Historical Israel: Debating Archaeology and the History of Early Israel Life in Ancient Rome: People & Places Documents of Judean Exiles and West Semites in Babylonia in the Collection of David Sofer Rome Versus Carthage: The War at Sea An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt The Tombs of Pompeii: Organization, Space, and Society Ancient Corinth: A Guide to the Site and Museum Caesar's Heirs: Wolves in the Forum

Here are some of the highlights for October! Marcus Agrippa: Right-hand man of Caesar Augustus The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt Secret Chamber Revisited: The Quest for the Lost Knowledge of Ancient Egypt Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca The Roman Army: A History 753 BC - AD 476 Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Romans but Were Afraid to Ask The Inner Lives of Ancient Houses: An Archaeology of Dura-Europos The Fragmentary History of Priscus: Attila, the Huns and the Roman Empire, AD 430-476 (Christian Roman Empire)

Most of the discussions and reviews on UNRV deal with serious and/or scholarly topics. After posting the list of July book releases yesterday, I thought I'd post an alternative list of titles focusing on more humorous aspects of ancient and Roman history. These are not necessarily recent releases but a more general compilation (also, some of the titles may have already been reviewed). Enjoy and feel free to share further suggestions below! Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire: Terrors and Torments, Diseases and Deaths by Terry Deary The Bloody Funny History of Rome by Brett A. Clark Stupid Ancient History by Leland Gregory The Classical Compendium: A Miscellany of Scandalous Gossip, Bawdy Jokes, Peculiar Facts, and Bad Behavior from the Ancient Greeks and Romans by Philip Matyszak Rome, Inc.: The Rise and Fall of the First Multinational Corporation (Enterprise) by Stanley Bing The Joy of Sexus: Lust, Love, and Longing in the Ancient World by Vicki León Working IX to V: Orgy Planners, Funeral Clowns, and Other Prized Professions of the Ancient World by Vicki León How to Mellify A Corpse: And Other Human Stories of Ancient Science & Superstition by Vicki León Uppity Women of Ancient Times by Vicki León The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games by Tony Perrottet Pagan Holiday: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists by Tony Perrottet The World's Oldest Joke Book: Hundreds of Hilariously Terrible Ancient Jokes by Dan Crompton

Here is a selection of new book releases for September! The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323-223 BC): Seleukos I to Seleukos III Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue: Creating the Foundations of Classical Civilization Why America Is Not a New Rome Life in a Roman Legionary Fortress Jewish War under Trajan and Hadrian A History of the Later Roman Empire, AD 284-641 (Blackwell History of the Ancient World) The Roman Guide to Slave Management: A Treatise by Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx Assyria to Iberia: at the Dawn of the Classical Age (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Some exciting new releases for August (and end of July)! Alesia 52 BC: The final struggle for Gaul Augustus: First Emperor of Rome Military History of Late Rome 284-361 Turia: A Roman Woman's Civil War AD69: Emperors, Armies and Anarchy Social Networks and Regional Identity in Bronze Age Italy The Ancient Middle Classes: Urban Life and Aesthetics in the Roman Empire, 100 BCE-250 CE History of the Roman Republic (Blackwell History of the Ancient World) The Romans and their World: A Short Introduction Building for Eternity: the History and Technology of Roman Concrete Engineering in the Sea Remembering the Roman Republic: Culture, Politics and History under the Principate

Interesting interview with Wayne Lee, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about the history of tunnel warfare, from ancient Rome to Vietnam to today. The audio interview itself starts at around 42s.

Below are the new releases for July! Rome: A Brief History of an Ancient Empire Legions in Crisis: Transformation of the Roman Soldier AD 192-284 The Epigraphy and History of Boeotia: New Finds, New Prospects Marcus Aurelius in the Historia Augusta and Beyond The Creation of the Roman Frontier Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic The Etruscans: A Very Short Introduction