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Here are all the books we listed in the first week of June; Caligula: The Corruption of Power by Anthony A. Barrett Symposium and Phaedrus by Plato A History of the Roman People by Allen M. Ward, Fritz M. Heichelheim, Cedric A. Yeo Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins Chronicle of the Roman Republic by Philip Matyszak Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves by Sarah Pomeroy feel free to comment or discuss any of those books listed above, has anyone read one of those already? cheers viggen

Hello step and welcome to UNRV.com Cato had charged him with war crimes in Germania. (He did attack some tribes in peace time, if this was the reason i am not sure though) If Caesar refused to obey, he would be declared an enemy of the state. I also found "If he lost his command he would be vulnerable to charges brought against him for his high-handed and often illegal actions during his consulship. Gelzer 1968, 119-121 hope that helps a bit, cheers viggen

I do hope you guys tell us (non US) all about the series, i'd love to know how it is done... cheers viggen

A scientist says he may have found remains of the lost city of Atlantis. Satellite photos of southern Spain reveal features on the ground appearing to match descriptions made by Greek scholar Plato of the fabled utopia. Dr Rainer Kuehne thinks the "island" of Atlantis simply referred to a region of the southern Spanish coast destroyed by a flood between 800 BC and 500 BC. full article at the BBC

thanks kama, great story

A group of modern-day Vikings is currently sailing the Black Sea en route to the Caspian via the Rioni and Kura rivers in the Caucasus. They are retracing part of a trip that Scandinavian explorers might have made nearly 1,000 years ago. In 1036, the Viking chief Ingvar den Vittfarne, or "Ingvar the Far-Traveled," is believed to have led an expedition from Sweden to the far-flung Caspian Sea. Almost a millennium later, a crew of nine modern-day Vikings -- sailing in a replica Viking ship -- is retracing part of what was believed to have been the original route. full article at Baku Today

Over the past 10 years, reconstruction efforts in the city of Beirut have swung, pendulum-like, between the ultra-modern and the ancient. Every time a developer breaks new ground for a corporate-style, high-rise office building or towering luxury residential complex, there is an inevitable moment of tension - will construction proceed without incident or will archaeological remains be discovered down in the deeper layers of earth, stone, and soil? That tension gets weirder still when what's found are burial sites, funeral buildings and a score of perfectly preserved, but nonetheless ancient, skeletons. full article at Daily Star

I think Primuspilus sums it up nicely "Christianity is about faith", ...but who is Ben Stada?

The whole of this week is the 2nd Roman Empire Week in my austrian Province Carinthia (Roman times part of Noricum). This event is organised by the Carinthian Museum, and has some interesting events. I will try to go there on sunday, as the roman fest is staged in the archaeological park Magdalensberg (was probably the town of Noreia) i hope to make some nice photos and a little report and post it on UNRV. (wish me look with the weather). cheers viggen

A Norwegian archeology student found an ancient Roman glass bowl in a second-hand shop and was able to buy it for less than 1 percent of its real value. Espen Kutschera saw the bowl, which is about 1,900 years old and from the Roman Empire, at a store called Fretex and bought it for $15, the Bergensavisen newspaper reported Friday. Experts put the bowl's real value at $7,500. full article at the Washington Times

Interesting post Julian, thanks, I agree (not a single event) but a contributing factor was distance, i could imagine that people in far away provinces knew about their emperor only from coins and hear say. Maybe the Romans were to far ahead of time, so to speak too big for the kind of transportation that was available? cheers viggen

A recent series of lectures on ancient Egyptian humor given by a leading historian reveals that people thousands of years ago enjoyed bawdy jokes, political satire, parodies and cartoon-like art. Related evidence found in texts, sketches, paintings, and even in temples and tombs, suggests that humor provided a social outlet and comic relief for the ancient Egyptians, particularly commoners who labored in the working classes. via Discovery

A Roman bath house thought to be part of a large villa has been found by archaeologists digging on a building site in Maidstone. The bath house was found centimetres below the ground surface on land due to have five houses built on it. The experts think the villa was probably constructed towards the end of the first century AD. full article at the BBC

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An old-time epic feel has hit Rome (the modern one) with the return of swords and sandals in two big-budget TV series shooting here, one a joint HBO/BBC production and the other for ABC. The more expensive is HBO's "Rome," whose first season of 12 episodes is budgeted at roughly $75 million. ABC's "Empire" has planned eight episodes for a reported $30 million. What do you expect from those? Rubbish or decent info? full article at The Seattle Times

The helmet was made of a single piece of bronze, 27 centuries ago, heated and hammered and annealed by a technique used as late as the Florentine renaissance but now lost for ever. It was forged from an alloy of copper and tin, with traces of lead and iron. Hhigh-energy probes at British laboratories have brought to life again a story of ancient death and glory. Scientists used the giant synchrotron radiation source at the government's central research laboratory at Daresbury, near Warrington, and the neutron source at the Rutherford Appleton laboratory in Oxfordshire to peer into the fabric .... full article at the Guardian

Now that we finished the Punic War Section, it is time to reflect and one has to wonder how much "luck" the Romans actually had to not only survive this period, but to come out stronger then ever and started to dominating the european continent. Please cast your vote, and add your comments. cheers viggen

Palomar College Paolo Meiorin`Essay about Collaborative Cognition within the Government.

If archaeologist Ibrahim Noureddine is right, sunbathers at Byblos' beaches may one day find themselves next to a Phoenician port. The underwater archaeologist is currently working on his doctorate about ancient ports, trying to figure out whether people in the Bronze Age built their harbors or used the natural foundation. It is not an easy task, as Noureddine does not even know for sure yet where to dig for the old harbors. full article at The Daily Star

IMO Italy is defenitely playing a bigger role in the world then Denmark or Belgium. If you want include Belgium or Denmark then Switzerland should be defenitely on, (Bank, Chemicals, many many International Offices are based there) A list should always include Australia (then you have below the equator), also South Korea or inspiring South Africa (mandela, transition of white apartheit to democracy, huge mineral resources, regional powerhouse) is missing. I would also put Turkey on that proverbial list, (one of the few muslim allies with the west which makes big steps towards capitalism and it is close to becoming a potenital canditate for membership in the EU ), I agree that Israel is playing a huge role in international affairs, The list is of course biased towards where i am from, as Turkey, Italy or Switzerland is having a bigger impact on my life then Canada.. cheers viggen

I believe that boadicea was driven by revenge and Joan of Arc by religion...

The largest excavation of a Viking burial site in 50 years is underway at a farm in Vestfold, south of Oslo. Archaeologists already started finding ship nails last week, and chances are good more Viking treasures are about to be revealed. full article at Aftenposten

Here are all the books we listed in the last week of May; Cicero's First Catilinarian Oration by Karl Frerichs (Editor), Marcus Tullius Cicero The Greek World After Alexander, 323-30 BC by Graham Shipley As the Romans Did by Jo-Ann Shelton Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome by Anthony A. Barrett Roman Architecture and Society by James C., Jr. Anderson The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme Alexander to Actium by Peter Green The Classical Roman Reader by Kenneth John Atchity, Rosemary McKenna feel free to comment or discuss any of those books listed above, has anoyne read one of those already? cheers viggen

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Archaeologists say they have unearthed parts of a World War II fighter plane that crashed after downing a German bomber near Buckingham Palace. Historians believe the German plane may have been on a mission to destroy Buckingham Palace. via CNN