UNRV.com - Roman History Newsletter

Issue #7
11. May 2006

Welcome to the seventh 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. Ask the Expert
4. Archeological News
5. Books and Book Review
6. Newsletter information and press
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Editorial Foreword
Welcome to the seventh edition of the UNRV Roman History newsletter. It’s been just over 2 months since our last newsletter and much has happened since then. Now with over 1.500 forum members and an average of about 6.500 visitors a day, UNRV.com continues to grow at an incredible pace. The new improved wallmap was finished a couple of months ago, and the response so far has been overwhelming. You are able to purchase a copy directly from our site. We are also delighted to announce that another "Expert" has joined our forum and will take part in a Q&A.

1. Interesting threads from the Forum
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Did Cato Destroy The Republic?
Augustus' Later Years
The Triarii, Last gasp of the Roman style Hoplite?
Hellenization Of Rome, Was Cato the Censor Nuts?
Roman Slaves
The Imperial Beards
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2. New pages on UNRV.com
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The last couple of months we continued our effort to expand the Roman history section, which already has over 250 pages. Hadrian is now completed in the series of the Five Good Emperors Thanks to reader contributions, we've also added several excellent articles; Byzantine Emperor List; Three more brief biographies of roman writers; Civil And Military Command Of The Late Empire; The Chariot Races; and a portrait of emperor Justin I.
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3. Ask the Expert
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We are happy to announce that Dr. Arthur Keaveney has agreed to answer questions from our forum members. We ask that forum members ask one question only to help keep the thread clean and to make it easier for the Professor to go through the questions. (Please continue any further discussion by creating a new topic.) Questions not pertaining to the appropriate area of the professor’s expertise are also discouraged so that the time and energy of our guest are focused and the resulting answers offer a greater contribution to the community as a whole. (Please refer to the following paragraph for the Professor’s targeted area of expertise.) After a week or two (depending how many questions we have) Dr. Keaveney will answer those which he thinks are the most interesting or applicable...

Dr Arthur Keaveney is senior lecturer in Classical Studies at the Univeristy of Kent. He is teaching and researching in ancient history, Greek & Roman, particularly the Roman republic and Achaemenid Persia. Publications include Rome and the Unification of Italy, Lucullus; A Life and Sulla; The Last Republican...

You can ask your question at the Discussion Forum
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4. Archeological News
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Highlights of Archaeological News:Did Jesus Ask Judas To Betray Him?, Hadrian's Villa Gets 3-d Guides, Italy Owes Wine Legacy To Celts, Archaeologists Dig Roman Dogs, How Marcus Aurelius Got A Proper Home, Ruins Reveal New Clues To Roman Legacy In Paris and Parking Lot Replaces Historic Roman City 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 we hope it provides a quality resource for visitors. Our review section is also growing thanks to our forum contributors. New reviews are The Later Roman Empire, Hermes the Thief, The Complete Roman Army, History of the Byzantine Empire, The Ancient Celts, Caligula, Empire of Honour, Roman Britain and Roman Games. All reviews can be read in our book review section. There are now 37 reviews in total. As a thank you to all reviewers we are giving away one roman book a month!!! Eligible participants are those members who have made previous contributions to the review, or the general history sections.
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6. 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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