Jump to content
UNRV Ancient Roman Empire Forums

Short battle of Cannae video by Ben Kane


Recommended Posts

I'm in Italy at the moment, researching details for my second Hannibal novel, Fields of Blood.

 

When at Cannae, I videoed a short piece about the battle. Please excuse a) my voice (I have laryngitis) B) the wind noise c) the slightly grainy quality. Otherwise, enjoy!

 

I was in Italy in June too, filming short pieces about Spartacus.

 

There's one about his escape to Vesuvius,

 

One about his final battle

 

And one about the crucifixions on the Via Appia.

 

I hope you get the time to watch some of them!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks for those.

 

Maybe the contributors to this forum could do more 'on the spot' short video documentaries? I may do some for Hadrian's Wall next season, though the locations will be far less exotic.

Edited by GhostOfClayton
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Outstanding stuff, thank you. Pity English isn't your first language...

 

You are kidding, right?!

 

Not sure if he's joking or not, but you wouldn't believe how much assessing if your a native speaker or not depends on if people think that you are a native speaker or not; I've been hanging out with people for hours only to get asked about what we eat for Halloween in Australia (I'm from Sweden). At other times, someone who knows that I'm not a native speaker will complain loudly about my poor pronunciation.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm glad that you all enjoyed one/all of them.

 

Outstanding stuff, thank you. Pity English isn't your first language...

 

You are kidding, right?!

 

I didn't mean to be hurtful, I was merely trying to help you get rid of that funny accent. We have English as a Second Language classes all over the U.S.

 

I encourage all Brits to attend...

 

...Virgil...running away dodging stones...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Funny accent? Don't get me started on American accents! wink.gif

 

By the way, I'm Irish, not British.

 

Good lord I know better than saying British...egg on my face. In my defense I've just finished some Sharpe's TV episodes in a marathon viewing session, I blame Daragh O'Malley's SGT Harpur character for confusing me temporarily.

Edited by Virgil61
Link to comment
Share on other sites

This is just getting better and better, eh? :)

 

Anyways, I'm thinking about copying your concept here, I just need to find something suitable to talk about.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...