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UNRV.com - Roman History Newsletter
Issue #17
05. May 2010 __________________________________________________________________________________________
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UNRV Roman History Newsletter - Issue #17
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Email: newsletter@unrv.com
Welcome to the first edition of the UNRV Roman History Newsletter in 2010! 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. Twitter
4. Book Giveaway
5. Archaeological News
6. Books and Book Review
7. Newsletter information and press
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Editorial Foreword
Welcome to the seventeenth edition of the UNRV Roman History newsletter. It’s the first edition in 2010 and is again full of interesting news, updates and a giveaway promotion thanks to Software Product Guide. The discussion forum keeps on growing and and we approaching soon 100.000 posts. We have many plans for the future including our forum upgrade, so stay tuned for the coming months.
1. A few interesting threads from the Forum
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Temple architecture
Decline of eastern Christianity
Roman hats
The sound of Latin
The Parthians Are Coming!
Spartacus: Blood and Sand - A new series
Stagnation of Technology?
Any Study Goals for 2010?
Judeo-Christian vs Greco-Roman influences and the American Revolution
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2. New pages on UNRV.com
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Thanks to reader contributions we've extended our collection of roman surnames with the following pages; Surnames of the Aemilii, Surnames of the Livii, Surnames of the Manlii.
Additionally, we encourage contributions from our community and general readership as part of the learning experience.
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3. Twitter
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We are now on Twitter, which is a social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Follow us at Twitter. (if you never heard of Twitter before, here is a good introduction . To celebrate our arrival at Twitter, we are giving away one UNRV Roman Empire Map to one lucky follower (cutoff date is the 31st of May 2010)
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4. Book Giveaway
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We are happy to announce that Softwareproductguide is giving away 3 books. All you have to do is reply to newsletter@unrv.com (entries are possible till the 31st of May 2010) that you are interested… (and which title you would prefer) and winners will be chosen in a random draw. The following titles are on offer:
Legionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual
Caesar: Life of a Colossus
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
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5. Archaeological News
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Highlights of Archaeological News: “Birthplace of Roman emperor 'found' in Lazio”, “The oldest piece of Roman money ever found in Britain”, “Source of the Aqua Traiana found at last?”, “Lost Roman Law Code Discovered in London”, “Roman remains in York are 'elite' African woman“, “Octavian 'Named' as Egyptian Pharaoh”, and “Rude Roman Pots Halt City Revamp” 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; Roman Conquests: Italy, The Eagle of the Ninth, The Day of the Barbarians, The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found, Great Battles of the Hellenistic World, The Culture of the Roman Plebs, Rome’s debt to Greece, Fire in the East and Roman Conquests: Macedonia and Greece. All reviews can be read in our review section. All reviews can be read in our review section.
There are now already over 140 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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The UNRV.com Newsletter Team
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