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Constantine the Great – Warlord of Rome by Elizabeth James describes sweeping political changes, fierce battles for control of the empire, deep religious schisms. There’s no doubting his place in history. Of the countless millions of human beings that have lived since our species wondered if there was a better place to live than Africa, [...]

Klingan is a long time member of UNRV and has posted several reviews at the site. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at Uppsala university where he writes about ancient Greek water supply system and water storage.” We asked some questions… …to the Interview with Klingan

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Beware and enjoy; this is not your average critique… The 300 is the best movie ever fashioned by human hands. It is a spiritual experience that elevates the soul into the realm of the empyrean. Beneath the blood and gore of gaudy special effects lies a powerful message, the likes of which we will never [...]

Alexandra Croom is not only Keeper of Archaeology at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museum but she has also been involved with the re-enactment group Cohors V Gallorum for several years. It is obvious in several areas that she has put both sets of knowledge to excellent use in writing this book. In the introduction [...]

Paul L. Anderson wrote five books in the 1920s / 1930s known as The Roman Life and Times Series that are hard to find but worth the search. The original audience for these novels appears to have been high school and college students, but these solid adventure stories work well for adults. Anyone who likes [...]

Who was Petellius Cerialis? Certainly not a household name, nor one that anyone outside of academic circles would have heard of. The Romans themselves wrote no stories about him, and aside from the odd mention in the sources we have left, he would seem a very insignificant character. Cerialis was however an important man in [...]

While many have already written about the Roman army, and I’m sure many will do so again, this highly researched piece provides an enormous wealth of knowledge. Although currently only available in the original Italian version, and more of a gathering of information than a provider of much new insight, it does what it sets [...]

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the Late Roman Empire. Fuelled to a large degree by an ever-increasing number of translations of primary sources, anybody interested in Late Antiquity is close to being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of scholarly publications being published. Furthermore, interest is not limited solely to aspects [...]

This book is a study of a man often overshadowed by the fame of his son. A man whose life was longer than his son`s, and much more difficult, who lived with permanent danger, a danger which finally manifested itself under the guise of a murderer. A man in fact who left little trace of [...]

Caesar Augustus is a pivotal figure in the epic story of the Roman Empire, but one who is difficult to assess today. Some see him as a ruthless faction leader, others as a military dictator – a prototype Fuehrer – while yet others see him as a benign tyrant, or a patron of Rome’s rebuilding, [...]

We are very excited to announce that we are giving away one Roma Victrix Beaker made by Calix Imperium Ltd”. This is due to the company celebrating its first anniversary and the fact that they have been excepted as suppliers to the British museum prestigious Grenville room shop, after passing the curators stringent examinations…. …continue [...]

The jacket blurb describes this as a “long awaited and strikingly illustrated new work [which] brings our understanding of the Romans in modern-day Gloucestershire up to date, incorporating the many recent developments in fieldwork and excavation, and showcasing the latest discoveries of sites and artefacts.” I therefore looked forward to seeing how these various elements [...]