The Augusta Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 (edited) Boxing Day - a holiday for us in the UK. We always go to my brother-in-law's for a serious celebration, which is always good fun. However, this time, when hiding out from rampaging youngsters in his computer room, I found a shelf of new books. It seems our Gordon has expanded his horizons. He had Barrett's Caligula and Levick's Vespasian on his shelves, both of which I hijacked immediately - with his permission. Believe me, finds like this among my family are rare indeed...... Thank you Santa. Did anyone else have a welcome Roman surprise over the holidays? Edited December 27, 2006 by The Augusta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rameses the Great Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Boxing Day - a holiday for us in the UK. Yeah, and Canada. The only people who shop on Boxing Day are crazy. Did anyone else have a welcome Roman surprise over the holidays? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I got an ENORMOUS coffee table book (bigger that most coffee tables) on the entire span of Roman history. I was highly impressed. It covers a lot of good ground and the pictures of busts, statues, art, architecture, etc are stunning. :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Personal greetings from two Romans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 (edited) I was given a book about the Hunic warriors this Christmas. Don't know if that counts or not. It's the newest one published by Osprey...unless you count the Saxon Shore Forts which came out yesterday...I think. Edited December 27, 2006 by DecimusCaesar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 (edited) Not Roman, but I just got the entire 'Black Adder' series, in the post, from my favorite sister-in-law! Edited December 27, 2006 by Gaius Octavius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I finally got the 'Rome' box set which I've been waiting ages for! I also got ' Spartacus' on DVD, I've already got it on VHS but the DVDs got loads more extras, so all in all as far as Rome goes Santa was pretty generous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
votadini Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I got Osprey's 'Roman Auxiliary Cavalrymen' and Tacitus' 'Annals'(as I hoped I would as I dropped enough hints ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I got myself (I'm currently single, so I CAN buy myself presents!) 'Fall of Rome' by Ward Perkins. And a new rear tyre for my BSA Motorbike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochus of Seleucia Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 No Roman stuff here... but I did get a car... so whatever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 (edited) On the way to the family from Seattle I stopped in Portland (Oregon) at Powell's bookstore. Powell's may be the single largest bookstore in the US covering one whole city block and a couple of floors with new and used books interspersed with each other. I got my son a $500 gift certificate and picked up excellent quality used copies of JFC Fuller's Caesar, Kahn's Education of Julius Caesar, Niall Ferguson's Collapse, WT Sherman's Memoirs, and Cavalla-Sforza's The Great Human Diasporas all for under $30. My Italian mother of course is more sensible. She got me socks, underwear and a Columbia fleece jacket. Edited December 29, 2006 by Virgil61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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