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    Site down

    That being said, it is still frustrating to hover over a link in the 'View New Content' page, and the color of the link changes to black, not white or another light color. That needs to change; it's too hard to see links. like Docoflove1974 , my old eyes have difficulty with this colour scheme.
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    Hadrian's hall

    shoot, I need new glasses, I thought it said Hadrians Wall to which I am planning possibly hopefullly etc a trip.
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    Hadrian's hall

    How relevant this topic is :)/> (especially to me) thank you Klingan.
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    Roman Demeter

    Isis is laughing.................:D/>
  5. Wonders adn Marvels a nice read, I subscribed to a weekly digest . so far so good
  6. this discussion has been very interesting. My parents came from 2 different villages in Ukraine. there some differences in nouns that I remember. The word for potatoe was totally different in each village and totally different from 'standard' Ukrainian. When trying to learn Russian at University, our professor gave nice little interesting tidbits of knowledge. The vowel 'o' changed radically from north to central to southern Russian. Since at that point I still understood Ukrainian, learning Russian proved far harder than trying to learn French... Unfortunately I never continued learning any foreign language. But I keep trying to learn Latin... I think I will be fluent when I am about 105 years old :D/>/>
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    What's the last book you read?

    the Manfredi book is proving very very interesting.. I usually don't like first person. I think it is quite obvious what happens with 10,000(as the army is called) and why. but I am only half way through the book... I almost read the end to see if I was right but didn't
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    What's the last book you read?

    I decided to try some different authors. Barbara Erskine - Whispers in the Sand. Good thing this book was on a really really reduced sale. Reminded me of Mary Roberts Rinehart but no where near as good. Valerio Massimo Manfredi - The Lost Army. so far not bad but I dont think I will enjoy it as much as the Last Legion. but it could surprise me. Anthony Riches - Empire Wounds of Honour. only read about 30 pages, seems a bit schizophenic. Loved the Preface, but seems to deteriorate after that. Must find my Eagle in the Snow book.
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    What's the last book you read?

    This is still one of my absolute favorite books on Roman history after all these years! every so often I take out the book and read different sectons.:)/>
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    New History Books (October 2012)

    I have missed this feature Viggen, thank you for being able to do this again. Even though, most of the books at too expensive for me, but it does give me ideas. I have added a couple of books to my wish list.
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    Roman History Quizzes

    I quite enjoyed the quizes.
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    Obsidian

    A North American archaeologist who had found his niche in Oregon/Washington sent me 3 raw pieces of obsidian. Obsidian is the mineral for Moon Birth sign - Owl. so it is no wonder I am drawn to Obsidian.
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    BBC 4

    My link I am considering downloading some of the talks from this site in history and possibly other areas. These talks are much more appealing to listen to while riding the bus than listening someone else' perfectly awful music. Sometimes you actually hear the words from awful songs from the back of the bus while riding the on front seats(arthritis does have a positive........lol) I am listening to 'Hannibal'. I quite like the voices. I am not sure where I got it from. I would appreciate comments on the quality and accuracy from others who have listened to them.
  14. Bryaxis and Melvadius. thanks for you radvise. I have relayed it to my neice and now it is her hands..
  15. First of all I am so glad I am member here. My neice is in first year university and in one of her courses (History) they have to write an analysis of a 2 primary sources/documents. Unfortunately I don't have the background for this. One of her documents is 'The Art of War'. Her professor is helpful but........ I am not looking the answer but for ways to find the answer (answer isn't the word I mean but couldn't come up with a better one). How to begin, the who, why where etc. and she can't use wikipedia(yes yes !!) does any one know of any books about writing this type of analysis. Peer review journals. there is an on line resource starting with J.... that I think her university might have a subscription to. She will be reading the a translation of the 2 works. she can use secondary and/or terterary(??spelling) resources to support her interpretation/ideas on the subject. I love to listen to kids who are excited about learning and thinking....and she is.. (hey I can brag about my neice).
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    Dominion day

    Happy Canada Day wonder who is old enough to remember when it was called Dominion day?
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    Galla Placidia: Why no movie?

    Is a movie about one's self or about any person, the ultimate tribute?
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    Statue of Trajan

    me too
  19. Greek kinds of democracy. I have always had a problem with idea of Greece as the birthplace of democracy, maybe the idea yes. But in Ancient Greece who had the freedom to vote, to actually Do.. not women, not slaves, not people from another city. I am not sure who said this - romans did seem at that time to have equal opportunity intolerance. You are born, live, die and sometimes the manner in which you do these things influence the future. There in lies the basis for many discussions with no resolutions. I will continue admire some of the things of Roman Republic and Empire with the awareness that Ancient Rome was not perfect. But look at other ancient empires, Assyria, Egypt, Carthegians, etc etc. not sure I will leave this post up.
  20. Just watched the entire race on a grainy youtube version.(a link from a blooper's article). I totally forgot to look for the bloopers. Even the grainy version has a majesty, immediacy to it. No CGI and it is so evident. Those horses were magnificent, the power so real. Even the actors are real. But it is the horses that make this scene.
  21. http://www.oldradioworld.com/shows/The_Shadow.php I started with episode from Sept 26 1937. I quite enjoyed it
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    Survival

    lol, I love this
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    What's the last book you read?

    A 1992 one has cleaner, less archaic phrasing than the free 1800's transations: http://www.amazon.co...n/dp/0385421311 . The rave customer reviews there should come with a caveat - reading this can make you feel sick about times you fell afoul from those real-world guidelines, thinking it was enough to simply be thoughtful and goodhearted in life. You may wish you read it earlier in life. Added the hardcover to my wish list at Indigo. what is strange is the that the trade paperback is more expensive than the hardcover. at Indigo
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    What's the last book you read?

    Roman Cookery sounds interesting. Can you share some food titles? I'm thinking of checking this book out. Did you buy it on Amazon? E-book or paper? Cinzia I bought this paperback book at Indigo - a Cdn bookstore on line, but I am sure Amazon has it too. I just glanced through last night. I saw some recipes that seemed doable. this is food that would be every day sort of not the Apicius recipes. There is a Beef Casserole recipe that sounded good until the list of ingredients.. what and where would I get spikenard and costmary.and pennyroyal? I like broadbeeans and the is a simple recipe for them. fresh broad beens, vegetable or beef stock, olive oil and sea salt. He seems to use sea salt almost all the time.. which is okay because so do I. and oodles and oodles of olive oil. which is understandable. Cheese bread with honey (savillum) sounds good too and the ingredient list is short. In fact most of the ingredient lists seem short. Now I have to find someone who is game to try what I make
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    What's the last book you read?

    Oops, if I had waited I could have added the interesting angle to "Berlin Diary" where Nazis tour correspondents thru recently occupied benelux and french territories. Interesting to see tension of German troops torn between befriending at least gentile populations vs looting and scaring them from resistance. Only Belgium (and Dunkirk) showed signs of organized defensive battles. And I am guessing bomber Harris read his diary accounts of how early British bombing of Berlin etc shocked the population and cracked morale that had been based on false propaganda. Later I guess they got hardened to it just when the allies turned up the heat. The Emperor's Handbook by Marcus Aurelius http://alumni.eecs.b...s-excerpts.html I don't know if it is my Hicks's translation but I see this as not strictly stoic but kind of wimpy/passive stoic. The perfect guide to letting your son grow up to be a monster emperor, as did happen. Isn't there a tough minded stoicism, like the amazing way Rome fought Hannibal when all appeared lost? Interesting to hear an emperors voice though. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Balthasar Gracian 1637 http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/aww/ I have much better more recent translation than that link, and it is a great collection of maxims on how to thrive in a world of mischief that tries to grind down the good and the smart. More readable than Machiavelli. Funny, pithy, and timeless. the Art of Worldly wisdom interests me. is there a translation/book you would recommend?
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