UNRV.com - Roman History Newsletter

Issue #4
31. August 2005

Welcome to the fourth edition of the UNRV Roman History Newsletter! We hope you enjoy it. If you find it useful or informative please pass it on to your friends and colleagues.

In this issue:
Foreword
1. Interesting threads from the Forum
2. New pages on UNRV.com
3. Forum Upgrade
4. Archeological News
5. Books and Book Review
6. Newsletter information and press
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Editorial Foreword
Welcome to the fourth edition of the UNRV Roman History newsletter. It's been a while since our last newsletter and many exciting things have happend and/or are coming soon. We are busy upgrading the discussion forum and will add a picture gallery and a blog facility for our community members. We have also just begun a program to give a away roman related books to selected members, in exchange for having these books reviewed on the site. We are planning even more features for our active community in the future, so stay tuned and visit our forum regularly.

1. Interesting threads from the Forum
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Death of Germanicus
Christian Persecution
Who Was "greater" Caesar Or Alexander?
Pontic Empire
Hbo Rome, First impressions
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2. New pages on UNRV.com
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The last couple of months we have put our emphasis on expanding the Roman history section, which already has over 200 pages. Earlier this year we began with the section "Early Empire". The main characters are Augustus,Tiberius,Caligula, Claudius, Nero and the Year of the Four Emperors . While its written as a continuous story, its separated into smaller chapters based on subject matter for less scrolling and easier reading. In the Provinces category we've added several pages: Pamphylia, Syria, Pontus, Sarmatia, Bithynia and Armenia. Additionally, thanks to reader contribution, we've also added pages about the Truceless War and the Fall of New Carthage.
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3. Forum Upgrade
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We are happy to announce a major forum upgrade in the coming weeks. It will not only be faster and more convenient to discuss all roman matter but has also the ability for a picture gallery to upload and share pictures and individual blogs for each member.
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4. Archeological News
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Highlights of Archaeological News: Replica of Roman murder victim, Roman Women' Romans' Brutal Crackdown On Celts, Battle For The Books Of Herculaneum and Colosseum Brickworks Discovered 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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5. Books and Book Reviews
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Our Roman book section is growing rapidly and hope it provides a quality resource for visitors. Our review section is also growing thanks to our forum contributors. 16 books in total are already reviewed. As a thank you to all reviewers we will be giving away one roman book a month!!! Eligible are all previous contributers to the review section.
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6. Newsletter information
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The UNRV.com Newsletter Team