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Interview with the UNRV administratorsMay 30, 2008Ursus, the head forum moderator recently interviewed the UNRV administrators Primuspilus, Moonlapse and Viggen. You can read the interview here... Roman FestivalsMay 20, 2008These were festivals where religious officials employed by the State conducted public rites. Citizens were required to suspend business on such dates, but they were not required to attend religious ceremonies (many did so, however, as sacrificial meat was often given in such festivals). Because the ancient Romans did not observe a "weekend" as moderns do, these festivals would have constituted the days of rest for the populace... Review: The Sirens of SurrentumMay 12, 2008Inspiring kids to read these days is no mean feat in the wake of crumbling educational systems. One is considered lucky if one's child buys into the global media hype of Harry Potter. Even luckier, supposedly, are those who start studying Elvish at the behest of Tolkien. I am not myself a parent, but I wonder offhand if there is something better to inspire children than overblown fantasy epics. Were I to have kids, I'd want to teach them something more valuable. I'd want them to learn history, to taste of the knowledge and glory of our illustrious cultural forebears. In so many words I'd want to groom them for Romanophilia. Thanks to Caroline Lawrence and her Roman Mysteries series, we now have something to educate the next generation of UNRV members... Review: Attila the Hun: A Barbarian King and the Fall of RomeMay 06, 2008Attila the Hun is a household name- a byword for barbarism and violence –but to most of us the man himself, his world and his place in history have remained elusive. So reads the blurb on the back of John Man’s book on Attila the Hun. Yet does the book actually give us a greater idea of the personality and life of the infamous barbarian warlord? |
