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  1. Eagle of the Ninth

    in Colosseum

    Posted

    This thread has reminded how much I enjoyed Rosemary Sutcliffes books when I was younger and I did a bit of research as I didn't remember some of the books which have been mentioned - probably in most cases as they were written after I stopped using that part of the library.

     

    There seem to be at least one if not more books which are loosely connected through inclusion of people owning the dolphin ring, originally owned by Marcus in the 'Eagle of the Ninth' book, up to the early 'Dark Ages' primarily 'Sword at Sunset' which is also part of the Arthurian series.

     

    Wikipedia currently mention 'Sword Song' and 'The Shield Ring' as also being part of the loose series although there is no write-up of either book so how accurate any of this later 'Wiki' information is I won't know for certain until I get my hands on her books again. :D

     

    Melvadius

  3. Eagle of the Ninth

    in Colosseum

    Posted

    I just finished "The Eagle of The Ninth", the first book in the series and got "The Silver Branch" from the library this morning. So, the third book in the series is "Frontier Wolf" or "The Lantern Bearers"? Then the last "Dawn Wind"? I thought I read in a discussion about this book series in another thread on UNRV that there were only three books. ???? The librarian was kind enough to order them sent to our local lib. from a larger city library, where there were only one or two copies of the last three available.

     

    On the internet I found this info:

     

    1. The Eagle of the Ninth (Oxford University Press, 2000)

    2. The Silver Branch (Oxford University Press 2001)

    3. Frontier Wolf (Puffin Books, 1984)

    4. The Lantern Bearers (Oxford University Press 2001)

    5. Dawn Wind (Puffin Books, 1982)

     

    Has anyone read all five books?

  6. Roman Fiction?

    in Libri

    Posted

    I was wondering if you guys could give me some names of Roman fiction books. I have already read...

    the entire Eagle Series,

    the entire Eagle of the 9th series,

     

    I am now looking for more Roman fiction, I will take any of it, but preferably a Legionary story or something.

     

    Thanks.

     

    How many books, and their titles please, are in the Eagle of the Ninth series? I did a google search and got a little confused as to the sequence of the books. I think I would very much like to read these.

  9. The Supersizers Eat Ancient Rome

    in Colosseum

    Posted

    Monday BBC2 at 21:00

     

    Series in which restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and comedian Sue Perkins experience the food culture of years gone by. This time they travel back to the early days of the Roman Empire. Living in a splendid villa, Senator Giles dons a toga while Vestal Virgin Sue dresses in tunics and keeps the fires of Rome burning.

     

    Italian chef and cookery writer Valentina Harris slaves away in the marbled kitchen, cooking extraordinary meals, including the stinking fish sauce known as garum. When not gorging on delights from Valentina's kitchen, Giles and Sue try out the popular Roman snack lagana, the precursor of pizza and pasta, while attending the Colosseum..........

     

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ly7by

     

     

    When I try to play the video it says "not available in your area." Waaaa.

  11. Hail Neptunalia!

    in Repetere Actionem

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    This Thursday (July 23rd, and 10 days before the Kalends of Sextilis), I wish a joyous Neptunalia to all!

     

    Some ideas...

     

    To avert the heat and drought often brought by this summer month of Quintilis, we may propitiate the deities of water and springs. As you take a cooling shower, give praise to the god Neptunus and his lady consort Salacia.

     

    If you have access to the seashore to escape the summer heat, do your propitiation at the beach. :lol:

     

    Or just chill out at home with a cold beer and a toast to Neptunus and Salacia. :lol:

     

    Also on this day, the Romans would build small outdoor huts, and cover them with the foliage of trees as shelter from the harsh light and heat of the sun. But you can use your patio umbrella as your Neptunalia "hut."

     

    So relax and dine (Roman style!) outdoors in the shade of your patio umbrella "hut," in observance of this festival.

     

    And don't forget the beer.

     

    Any one else have suggestions for a modern-day observance of this holiday?

     

    -- Nephele

     

    What do you suggest I sacrifice asap, as the storm warnings are going out over the TV but are for areas all around my little corner of the world! I have some Smirnoff Ice I can pour on the ground.

  12. Medieval/Renaissance music

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted

    And a nice picture too of the 'San Paolo fuori le Mura' cathedral. As a church I found St Paul's (and St John's in Lateran, for that matter) far more beautiful than St Peter's.

     

    Formosus - that is fascinating. You do realize that you can use the "up" "down" "right" and "left" arrows on your keyboard to get a 360 view of the cathedral? The music in the background gave me chills. Thanks for posting this.

  14. Roman Musical Instruments

    in Romana Humanitas

    Posted

    Unfortunately for the study of Classical music only a limited amount of information is known about Roman musical history. Relatively little has survived to be passed down which deals with Roman music specifically. A possible explanation for this is the Church

  17. Beautiful Sounds of a Epigonion

    in Archaeological News: Rome

    Posted

    I find it interesting that no written music exists from the ancient Greek or Roman times, and I'm sure all of it was handed down orally from teacher to pupil over the centuries; but doesn't it seem possible that somewhere a musician would have made note of where to place one's fingers or how to hold the instrument (that I guess can be seen depicted on monuments and carvings) or something to the effect of: "Place a finger on this hole/string, lift off and place a finger on this hole/string, ect. ect. " to create a particular tune. Wonder why they never seemed interested in inventing a musical "text" like their alphabet? They wrote poetry, why not songs by using particular markings?

  18. Beautiful Sounds of a Epigonion

    in Archaeological News: Rome

    Posted

    Crispina, you mentioned you have some musician friends -- is ancient music an interest of yours? Perhaps even the two of you, Fulvia and Crispina, might want to work together on a descriptive listing of ancient musical instruments for UNRV?

     

    -- Nephele

     

     

    I do enjoy listening to early music and have had very little exposure to sources of ancient music but it fascinates me. I am a musician who plays fiddle and some tenor banjo, old time stringband and Irish music - far cry from what you are seeking. However, several of my friends have studied music (unlike me) and enjoy learning about historical instruments and tunes. I hope someone steps up to the challenge of compiling such a list, it would be very interesting.

  24. The Gladiator's Graveyard

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted

    I saw THIS on MPC's Sextus Roscius link and thought it would be of interest to some of our members.

     

    It's a very interesting and informative documentary on the life and death of the Gladiator.

     

     

    Thank you for posting the link to the documentary. Not only did I enjoy that, but I bookmarked the site and have been enjoying other Timewatch programs and documentaries at that site. Especially, Terry Jones and "Medieval Life" (I'm in the wrong forum, sorry). Watched every one of them, then "Hidden Rome". I believe this may have been on TV,tho; but I enjoyed it again.

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