UNRV.com - Roman History Newsletter

Issue #13
08. January 2008

Welcome to the first edition of 2008 and the thirteenth overall UNRV Roman History Newsletter! We hope you enjoy it. If you find it useful or informative please pass it along to your friends and colleagues.

In this issue:
Foreword
1. Interesting topics of discussion from the Forum
2. New pages on UNRV.com
3. Interview with Andrew Dalby
4. New Year Giveaway
5. Archaeological News
6. Books and Book Review
7. Newsletter information and press
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Editorial Foreword
Welcome to the thirteenth edition of the UNRV Roman History newsletter. It is the first edition in the New Year and is packed with interesting news, updates, an author interview and a book giveaway. The biggest change on unrv.com since the last newsletter is the optical enhancement of the front page. It has a fresh new look and feel (with what we feel is a more 'Romanesque' attitude) along with added functionality smoothly integrated with the look of the forum.

1. A few interesting threads from the Forum
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Most Influential Gentes of the Republic
Imperial Law in Roman Judaea
Nobiles in the Caesarian Civil War
Meteor Shower - What would the Romans have thought?
What's the last book you read?
Pontius Pilate - Not all roads lead to Rome...?
Julius Caesar an Emperor?
Diminishment of Roman Civilization?

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2. New pages on UNRV.com
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Over the last couple of months we have added several articles to the era of the “Decline of the Empire”
Legal and Institutional Chronology of the Roman Republic details the major known laws of the Roman Republic and includes a simple Roman Law Glossary

Thanks to reader contributions we've also added an overview of the Celtic goddess Morrigan. Names for Roman Dogs, Political Violence in the Roman Republic and an essay on "Why Augustus was so successful in creating the Roman Empire". Additionally, we encourage contributions from our community and general readership as part of the learning experience.
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3. Interview with Andrew Dalby
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Often when one reviews a book, you want to ask the author for further insights. With Mr. Dalby a senior member at UNRV, we had the rare privilege of exercising that desire after reviewing his book Bacchus: A Biography. The following is an interview with the author replicated with his permission.
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4. New Year Giveaway
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We thought what better way to start the New Year, then to give away goodies to our newsletter readers! And so we are happy to announce the 2008 New Years Giveaway! We will give away one copy each of... Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations
Cosmetics & Perfumes in the Roman World
Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic

All you have to do is reply to promotion@unrv.com that you are interested.
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5. Archaeological News
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Highlights of Archaeological News: “Roman tombstone found in Scotland”, “Cave of Romulus and Remus discovered”, “Roman Throne found”, “Wine buckets and door found in Draper's Garden”, “Roman barge under Cologne to reveal shipping history” and "Stunning survey unveils new secrets of Caistor Roman town” to name just a few.

All the latest news on archaeology, including both Roman and Other international news can be seen at our Archaeological News Forum.
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6. Books and Book Reviews
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Our review section keeps on growing thanks to our forum contributors.
New reviews are Rome and the Black Sea Region, The Enemies of Rome, The Golden Ass by Apuleius, Alexander the Great, Justinian's Flea, Persian Fire, The Hellenistic World, From Alexander to Cleopatra, Bacchus: A Biography.. All reviews can be read in our review section

In addition a forum member reviewed the all time game classic “Rome Total War: Gold Edition” All reviews can be read in our review section.

There are now already over 90 quality reviews in total. We make a concerted effort to provide books to our community historical review team. Whether we distribute newly published ‘review copies’ from the publicists or purchase the books outright, we hope to reward our consistent contributors by providing said books for their own libraries.
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7. Newsletter information
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You can pass on this newsletter, publish it in part or in its entirety under the one condition that full accreditation is given (Company, and home page link). Any online incoming links must contain "UNRV Roman History" as part of the link text.

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The UNRV.com Newsletter Team