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  1. Newcomer to Roman History - Recommended books?

    in Libri

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    Hi everyone, I have always been interested in history and lately I have taken an interest in Roman History. I finally decided to take the plunge and go buy a few books to get started on learning about ancient Rome's history because it is not taught in any of the classes I take in school.

     

    I bought these books because they looked interesting to me:

     

    Caesar: Life of a Colossus

    by Adrian Goldsworthy

     

    The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volumes 1-3

    by Edward Gibbon

     

    I was wondering if anyone would know of some more books, suited for a beginner that is just starting to learn about Roman History, that I might be interested in adding to my collection?

     

    Thanks for reading,

    Titus Trebatius Sacerdos

     

    Caesar: Life Of A Colossus by Goldsworthy is excellent. Another great book by him that you might want to check out is In The Name Of Rome: The Men Who Won The Roman Empire

  4. 5 books on great generals

    in Quintus Libri...

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    I would have put Goldsworhty "In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire" in the list by the way

    It's funny you should say that because I bought that book last week but Haven't as yet got round to reading it, but from what I hear it is very good and deserves to be on the list, but the list was based on books that I'd personally read myself........ so there! ;)

     

    I've read it as well, and it really is fantastic.

  5. Where Is Every One From?

    in Renuntiatio et Consilium Comitiorum

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    Wow, we have 3 Nova Scotians here? That's crazy. Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia here.

     

     

    We've always had a healthy American and UK contingent, but Canadians have ben lacking.

     

    Until now.

     

    I hope you guys remain active. Perhaps someday you'll feel close enough to arrange a UNRV meet in Nova Scotia the way our UK members have done.

     

    Well, it's unlikely i'm going to be meeting up with any of my fellow Nova Scotians here anytime soon. As I mentioned in the introduction thread, i'm leaving for Basic Training in 8 days, and that runs till the middle of July. Not long after that is finished, i'm likely going to be heading out to Victoria, British Columbia for my specialty training, so i'm not going to be spending much more time here in good ole Nova Scotia unfortunately!

  6. Civilization IV

    in Circensis

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    I play this game all the time, and the large majority of the time, I play with the Romans! Not just because I love Roman History though, but because they are overall, in my opinion, the best Civilization in the game. The Forum is one of the better unique buildings in my opinion, and the Praetorian's are probably the most dominant unit in the game for their respective time period. Praetorian's are damn near unstoppable until the invention of Feudalism(So you can build Longbowmen).

     

    I prefer to play with the Augustus Caesar leader, as the +50% Wonder Production is a huge, huge bonus.

  11. Your Hidden Roman Name

    in Colosseum

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    S.P.Q.R., you are a member of the Aemilii, one of the most ancient patrician houses at Rome. Your cognomen is "Liber," meaning "free." Your praenomen is "Gnaeus," customarily abbreviated as "Cn." Your full Roman name is:

     

    Cn. Aemilius Liber

    = Ilalwim Jkneirbe -kwj +cus

     

    Welcome to UNRV!

     

    -- Nephele

     

     

    I like it! Thanks!

     

    I have a question for you: I've noticed that the spelling of certain Roman names in history books tends to differ from author to author. 2 that i've noticed are Gaius/Caius and Gnaeus/Cnaeus. Why is it that these names are sometimes spelled with a C and sometimes with a G, even when author's are referring to the same person?

  13. What's the last book you read?

    in Libri

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    And now I've come away from the ancient world for a little while, and am revisiting the excellent The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon K. Penman - a novel I first read years ago. Like an old vintage it has matured beautifully with the distance of years, and captures the character of Richard III so beautifully that it must rank as THE definitive Dicky 3 novel.

     

    It's not bad, but I much preferred her book 'Here be Dragons' about Llewelyn Fawr, Prince of Wales during the reign of King John. I think she captures my vision of John, as well as enhancing my love of Welsh history.

     

    I've got about 10 pages left in Christian Meier's biography: "Caesar".

     

     

    After that i'm gonna need to decide what I want to read next. Either:

     

    Rome And Her Enemies, by Jane Penrose

     

    or

     

    American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964, by William Manchester

     

     

    Such tough decisions!

  15. Favorite Episode or Scene in HBO's Rome

    in Rome Television Series

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    2 of my favorite clips went something like this:

     

    Octavian: I thought you would have learned a little humility at Mutina, but I see now that you're still the same crude, arrogant lech you always were

    Antony: That's right, still the same. And STILL fucking your mother!

     

     

     

    Also:

     

    Vorenus: Ugh...I can't go back there...I need a drink.

    Pullo: You? Drink?

    Vorenus: I, drink, what of it!?!?

    Pullo: Hmmm, i'll not argue...

  18. Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here

    in Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here

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    I just registered on this forum, and thought I should introduce myself.

     

    I'm Will, i'm 24 years old, and i'm absolutely fascinated with Roman History. My main period of interest in Roman times is the era of the Late Republic/Early Empire. I've read through a handful of threads on here though, and by the looks of things, i'm clearly going to be out of my league in many of these discussions, so i'm probably going to end up doing a lot more lurking/reading and question asking, then actually getting into in depth, detailed discussions!

     

    I'm only going to be around for about 2 weeks, then i'll be taking an extended vacation from this place(I'm off to Basic Training from April 12th-July 17th), but i'll no doubt be returning soon after i'm done, because i'd like to soak up all the knowledge I can about this fascinating period in history, and this seems like as good a place as any to do that!

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