UNRV.com - Roman History Newsletter

Issue #14
12. May 2008

Welcome to the second edition of 2008 and the fourteenth 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. Interviews with Authors
4. Caesar Giveaway
5. Archaeological News
6. Books and Book Review
7. Newsletter information and press
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Editorial Foreword
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of the UNRV Roman History newsletter. It’s the second edition in the New Year and is once again full of interesting news, updates, author interviews and a book giveaway promotion. After the forum and home page graphic update, we've added a site map using the same theme. The new look and feel, along with added functionality was smoothly integrated and will eventually be incorporated throughout the site.

1. A few interesting threads from the Forum
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Greatest Roman Figure. Is it Caesar?
Who was Brutus' father?
Rome against the Roman Empire
When does the Byzantine Empire begin?
Ancient & Modern - Comparisons of military organisation
Roman Grass - How did they manage their ground cover?
Where do you see Latin today?
The importance of ancestry?

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2. New pages on UNRV.com
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Over the last couple of months we have added two more articles to the era of the “Decline of the Empire”, Severus’ Administration and the Legions and Caracalla.

Thanks to reader contributions we've also added a short biography of the late western emperor Anthemius and a review of HBO's Rome Season 2 DVD.

Additionally, we encourage contributions from our community and general readership as part of the learning experience.
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3. Interviews with Authors
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Often when finishing a book, a reader may want to ask questions of the author for further insight. We had the opportunity and the pleasure to do just that in an interview with Dr. Philip Matyszak on “Sons of Caesar”, John R. Clarke on “Looking at Laughter” and Caroline Lawrence on “The Sirens of Surrentum“
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4. Caesar Giveaway
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We are happy to announce that publisher Simon and Schuster is giving away 3 copies of JULIUS CAESAR, the new biography by classicist, Philip Freeman

All you have to do is reply to promotion@unrv.com that you are interested… and winners will be chosen in a random draw.
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5. Archaeological News
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Highlights of Archaeological News: “House of Augustus Opened to the Public”, “Appian Way is under threat”, “Tourists 'stripping ancient Rome bare'”, “Roman soldier's gift found”, “Egypt: Tomb of Cleopatra and Antony to be uncovered“, “Roman Museum Shows Legacy of the Man Who Saved Hadrian's Wall”, and “Italian builders uncover 2,000-year-old tombs” are just a few of the lead articles available.

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 The Gladiators: History's Most Deadly Sport, Roman Life, The Sons of Caesar, The Hun-Scourge of God, The Roman Empire: from Severus to Constantine,Looking at Laughter, Mediterranean Anarchy, Working IX to V, Attila the Hun: A Barbarian King and the Fall of Rome and The Sirens of Surrentum.
All reviews can be read in our review section.

In addition a forum member reviewed the History Channel's DVD “Rome: Engineering an Empire”

There are now already over 100 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