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A genetic study of five thousand people found that up to four million men in England and Wales carry distinctive genetic signatures which are most commonly found, and likely have their origin, in Italy. Although it is impossible to prove whether any individual person's genes were introduced during the Roman occupation of Britain, and not before or after, researchers estimate that the influx of tens of thousands soldiers was responsible for at least a quarter of the total. Following their arrival in AD43 Romans are thought to have accounted for between four and eight per cent of all men in Britain – a much greater proportion than at any other point in history.
via The Telegraph
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...congratulations!
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I have 2 books on rome available on amazon and would like to know how i can bring them to the attention of your readers.
"A walk with the emperors, a historic and literary tour of ancient rome," and "quality management from a roman perspective.".
Both books are authored by mott groom and sell for 2.99.
Mott groom
...just get in contact with me under admin(at)unrv.com
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Its not, unless your seeing it in another place. I can only find it at this link.
I don't really steal stuff anymore unless its obnoxiously priced (this is borederline, but I can wait till the price goes down), and at that, its only info, but I now go out of my way to try to buy it.
I had to steal a lot of food as a kid just to eat, wasn't ever too thrilled with it. I recalled reading a poem by Rumi where he was describing people window shopping in a market, enjoying the sight of artistic goods but neither buying to support the artist nor contributing their creative labor in creating such goods. Its where I break with Cynicism (which isn't much of a break, the Sufi tradition is acknowledged to of been well founded under the string influence of the Cynics).
I actively contribute to discussions on a variety of forums. Can't really say I'm a showpiece model of the ideal contributor, as I don't dress myself up in conventions, but I do actively press and exchange said ideas. Try to keep in the mix. When a book costs $100 bucks and above though, its obnoxious. It doesn't do anyone any good. I understand the University Library scam.... publish a book for $200-$300 bucks and tell your professor buddies to buy it using their university book stipend. Many will release the kindle version at an affordable cost, 20 bucks area. Voltaire understood it was the cheap affordable pampletes that mattered, not the expensive, exhaustive works. When you produce absurdly priced books, it might not as well exist. Its hardly immoral beyond a Ayn Rand argument to take such absurdly priced works in their pirated form. But it is when the person was realistic, and cared enough about the topic they are discussing to make it accessible. They should benefit and be positively reinforced for their behavior. I think realistically priced book falls into that category, the link above does not. I certainly won't be buying that kindle book anytime soon. Its a embarrassing waste. Be realistic, and make it affordable. What's the point otherwise?
...well following your link i get the same result, 68 dollar for the kindle, i am not defending high prices of books but i do have wasted 68 bucks on much worse things than on a book...
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...so its safe to assume that strigoi (Romanian male vampire) derived from the word strix?
pretty fascinating topic
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Universal Salvation in Late Antiquity: Porphyry of Tyre and the Pagan-Christian Debate (Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity)
Hardcover is 84.15, the kindle is 124.99.... which makes NO SENSE! If you charge more, charge more for the hardcover.
I guess I'm just gonna wait this one out, despite its a topic I've actively studying. Its the insane high prices for philosophy books of this time period, especially primary texts that keep people out.
Kindle is 68 dollar....
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Roman remains near Preston are to be excavated once more for further understanding about their role in the Roman Empire. Ribchester is nestled in the Lancashire countryside in what was a key route between Manchester and Hadrian’s Wall. The University of Central Lancashire is leading a project with Historic England and Ribchester Museum to focus on excavating the monument, churchyard and existing historic houses. These are areas considered “at risk” by Historic England.
via Blog Preston
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Battles can make or break states and change the destiny of nations forever. As such, they represent some of humanity’s most important events. While there have been dozens of important, interesting battles over the past five thousand years of recorded warfare, here are five that changed history forever, though by no means is this list exhaustive. Instead, I have selected a wide range of battles from across different regions and times and have specifically avoided focusing on more well-known modern battles, many of which will be covered by The National Interest soon to mark the end of the Napoleonic Wars and World War II.
Milvian Bridge (313)
Manzikert (1071)
Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
Battle of Ain Jalut (1260)
Battle of Cajamarca (1532)
Whats on your list?
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The "Seleukid Empire of Antiochus" and "Universal Salvation in Late Antiquity" look interesting.
hey, i didnt know a book title with BC in it, could spark your interest!
You need to re-read my 'About me' page!
i know, still thats the first time (i noticed) hearing you say BC on this forum
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The "Seleukid Empire of Antiochus" and "Universal Salvation in Late Antiquity" look interesting.
hey, i didnt know a book title with BC in it, could spark your interest!
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Hello everyone! Please see below the new releases of may 2015.
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece (The Princeton History of the Ancient World) by Josiah Ober
Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World by Jens M Daehner and Kenneth Lapatin
A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt by Ann Rosalie David
Ancient Assyria: A Very Short Introduction by Karen Radner
The upper Walbrook valley cemetery of Roman London by Chiz Harward
The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III (223-187 BC) by John D Grainger
Universal Salvation in Late Antiquity: Porphyry of Tyre and the Pagan-Christian Debate by Michael Bland Simmons
The Real Lives of Roman Britain [Kindle Edition] by Guy de la Bedoyere
The Oxford Handbook of Aristotle (Oxford Handbooks) by Christopher Shields
The Metallurgy of Roman Silver Coinage: From the Reform of Nero to the Reform of Trajan by Kevin Butcher
The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine by Patricia Southern
The Oxford Handbook of Maximus the Confessor by Pauline Allen
Athens Transformed, 404-262 BC: From Popular Sovereignty to the Dominion of Wealth by Phillip Harding
Emperors and Ancestors: Roman Rulers and the Constraints of Tradition by Olivier Hekster
A Companion to Augustine (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) by Mark Vessey
A Companion to the Punic Wars (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) by Dexter Hoyos
Claudius (Roman Imperial Biographies) [second Edition] by Barbara Levick
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..so fellow Brits, apparently in about 500 years it is all over....
Britain is experiencing the same decline as Rome in 100BC, with the collapse of civilisation inevitable, a scientist has warned.
Dr Jim Penman, of the RMIT University in Melbourne, believes Britons no longer have the genetic temperament to advance because of decades of peace and a high standard of living. He claims that the huge success of the Victorian era will not be repeated because people in the UK have lost the biological drive for innovation.
via The Telegraph
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Interesting bit from the New Historian...
The Byzantine Empire was one of the most powerful military, economic and cultural forces in Europe for much of the Middle Ages. That is not to say that the Byzantine Empire was not without rivals. Bulgaria was a newly-Christianised entity in the late ninth century. The Byzantine Empire, as the heart of Eastern Christianity, claimed religious supremacy over the powerful Bulgarian state. Hostilities broke out between the two powers, reaching a peak in 912 when the Bulgarian tsar, Simeon I, besieged Constantinople, the Byzantine capital.
New research has traced the troubled diplomatic relationship between these two powerful states. Writing in the most recent edition of History Compass, Ian Mladjov, from the Department of History, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA, noted that “when it comes to diplomatic relations, the phrase ‘too close for comfort’ perfectly describes the relationship between the medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian states in the Balkan peninsula.”
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Archaeologists excavating an Iron Age settlement on the Baltic island of Bornholm in Denmark have unearthed a unique enameled bronze clasp. Cast as a flat piece of bronze and decorated with green enamel and glass disks in brilliant red, yellow, and black colors, the brooch is shaped like an owl and dates between 100-250 A.D.
“The bird’s big black glass pupils seem to stare directly back at you,” Ulla Lund Hansen, a leading scholar in the field of Roman Iron Age research, and Christina Seehusen, archaeologist at Bornholm Museum, wrote in the Danish archaeology magazine Skalk.
via Discovery
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Hi Artimi,
so basically you can sign in and out but you dont get a notificaton from the forum for that, did i understand it correct?
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Archaeologists marvel at the latest discoveries unearthed during excavations at a Roman temple complex in London. A sealed Roman container was opened today to reveal a 2,000-year-old cream - complete with fingerprints. The metal artefact, measuring 6cm in diameter and showing little sign of decay was unearthed during archaeological excavations at a Roman temple complex in Southwark, London. Experts lifted the lid of the round metal pot at the Museum of London this morning. Archaeologists were surprised and delighted by the discovery of the white paste with a sulphurous odour.
....via The Guardian
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Nick Brown is the British author of the Agent of Rome series. The fourth in the Agent of Rome series, The Black Stone, was released last summer. Hodder & Stoughton will publish two more in the series between 2015 and 2016. Also available are the ebook short stories Death This Day, The Eleventh Hour and The Flames of Cyzicus.
UNRV Hello Nick, why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got interested in Roman history?
Nick Brown : Hi, I’m a teacher by trade. I taught history and English for a decade before becoming a full-time writer. My degree is actually in modern history and it was only when I began to consider writing historical fiction that I focused on the Romans. I knew very little about the era and had to educate myself quickly – largely through reading a hell of a lot of textbooks........continue to the full interview with Nick Brown
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A remote Iron Age fort built by the Picts as a look out post on top of a 20-foot-high sea stack has been uncovered on the coast of Scotland. Archaeologists believe the stronghold, which would have been cut off from the land at high tide, may have been one of a number that lined the east coast of Scotland. The fort, which was found on top of the Dunnicaer sea stack close to Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, appears to have been built with stone imported from elsewhere in the country.
via Daily Mail
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...from a question i got via email:
...who were the first tribe or nation to use family or surnames? My immediate thoughts were the Roman Empire but perhaps you can advise otherwise....
...anyone chipping in?
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Swords And Cinema by Jeremiah McCall
Book Review by caldrail
Fancy a spot of entertainment? You might sit back on a sofa to watch television, perhaps a DVD, or maybe you throw caution to the winds and head toward the local cinema for the big screen experience. The latest 'sword & sandals' epic might be the one to watch. Drama, tragedy, slow motion action, and a glorious festival of special effects to drop your jaw as the battle sequence unfolds in deafening bloody violence. But hang on a minute - Was that really how they fought? Did they really use weapons like that? Was that what the well dressed ancient warrior actually wore?
...continue to the full review of Swords And Cinema by Jeremiah McCall
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Congratulations!
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By the way, Viggen, can you check the 'Who is Maty' link in your posting above? It seems broken to me.
thanks, should work now
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1. Who is Philip Matyszak?
http://www.matyszakbooks.com/aboutauthor.htm
2. What is going on?
Philip Matyszak aka Maty has started to write his second novel and we here at UNRV are fortunate enough to take early peeks at his work with maybe even some influence on details, previews of certain chapters and more...
In case you dont know, Maty usually writes non fiction (very prolific) and has written one novel so far (Gold of Tolosa), he thought its time for a second, and we can take part in it
cheers
viggen
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A 2,000-year-old bronze and enamel clasp has been unearthed south of the town of Nexø on the island of Bornholm. Shaped like an owl, the bronze and enamel button has large orange eyes and colourful wings. “There are very few of these types of buttons,” said archaeologist Christina Seehusen from Bornholms Museum. “It is likely that someone travelling to the island carried it there.”
The owl was produced in regions along the Roman frontier that ran along the Danube and the Rhine at the time, so it may originate from ancient Cologne or another nearby town. The clasp was usually worn by men to hold their cloaks closed, so it is possible that a man from the island was a Germanic mercenary in the Roman army and brought the owl back to Bornholm with him.
...via Online Post
Oldest Children’s Toy in Europe found
in Archaeological News: The World
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An Ancient Thracian bronze artifact in the shape of a stork’s head described as “the oldest children’s toy in Europe” has been identified by Bulgarian archaeologists among archaeological items found by local residents in the area of the southern town of Zlatograd in the Rhodope Mountains. The Thracian toy is made of bronze mixed with some silver, and is dated to the Late Bronze age, about 1500-1200 BC, the period of Ancient Troy and the Civilization of Mycenae.
via Archaeology in Bulgaria