JGolomb
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Caldrail - all good points. However... Looking at the ruins in the Forum, for example, versus looking at the ruins and walking into a rebuilt full scale model of what one of the ruins might have been (with appropriate commentary and signage throughout) is an enhancement to the experience, no? J
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When I first joined UNRV, I posted a question about why some of the treasures of the Roman Forum weren't rebuilt nearby to give visitors an immersive experience in addition to the experience of ruins. I receive some terrificially erudite responses, the one that stuck the most was the inevitable academic disagreement over what a building or location should actually look like. At any rate, I came across this interesting article espousing the idea of live virtual experiences (in the real world as well as online). Enter the Anti-museum: Why Virtual Experiences Lead to Better Learning
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A twist in Getty Museum's Italian court saga
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Rome's Disgrace at Adrianople
JGolomb replied to barca's topic in Gloria Exercitus - 'Glory of the Army'
All - Viggen just posted my review of Alessandro Barbero's "The Day of the Barbarians" - a close look at the Battle at Adrianople. I thought it would be of interest to those following this thread. Reivew: The Day of the Barbarians -
New news on the Anglo-Saxon hoard: Appeal to keep Anglo-Saxon gold hoard in West Midlands
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NN - Hope you had a great one!
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This article spins a bit of drama surrounding the ads, but I just think they're kind of cool eye candy. article: The Colosseum, David and The Last Supper 'Threatened' by Ad Campaign Videos print ads:
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It seems a bit aggressive to attribute the disappearance to European diseases. Is there any evidence to support this? In general, European-borne diseases wiped out millions of indigenous populations in North, Central and South America. That's well documented. In this articles and others, I think scientists speculate that since the diseases were so wide-spread, easily spread, and did such damage in documented circumstances, that it's not a stretch to conclude that similar may have occurred in other undocumented societies from a similar timeframe.
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Lanista - good call on the Whitesnake referenced. Looks separated at birth to me:
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I saw Whitesnake on tour in 1987. They rocked and I was scared of the scary tattoo-people that were in attendance. :-)
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I love that we live in a world where there are still undiscovered ancient civilizations... "Lost" Amazon Complex Found; Shapes Seen by Satellite
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This is fantastic. I work in D.C....I think I recognized me as one of those civilians-turned-zombie!
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what is netflex streaming video? Streaming is the coolest thing...Certain blu-ray DVD players can connect to the web and one of the features is that netflix can stream a movie directly to the blu-ray (and your tv) in realtime - instead of sending you a DVD. It's like watching movies on your computer...except better because it was high quality and on my tv. No garbled internet-like video. J
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Over the weekend, I watched the original Planet of the Apes with my kids. They were rather surprised at the Ape's overuse of nets in capturing the lowly humans. hehe. We also watched an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (thank you, netflix streaming video!)
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Happy Birthday and have a safe flight!
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Relic reveals Noah's ark was circular some highlights from this story...very interesting:
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My wife and I are enjoying the show, but it's not as visually rich as Rome and it's bothering me a bit. Each scene feels like a set, and every external shot feels digitized. We're not quite done with Season 1, but I love Sam Neil...will be sorry to see him go. :-(
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Fascinating find if this is the real thing, but I'm a little unsure how this relates to the other recent Cleopatra activity. It's clear that THIS discovery is distinct from the large block lifted from the Mediterranean two weeks ago. Threshold to Cleopatra's mausoleum discovered off Alexandria coast
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Happy Birthday CM!
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The writer addresses myths and reality. So the title is misleading in that the armies aren't necessarily still vanished.
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Gotta be honest...I'm a sucker for "Top" Lists. The UNRV community will probably enjoy this one and should be able to come up with more/better. Missing In Action: 5 Armies That Vanished From History
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For those interested, there's going to be an online book chat about Eagle of the Ninth on January 6. I've not participated in any of these, but will try to attend. our next book discussion: 'the eagle of the ninth' by rosemary sutcliff
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Jesus-era Home Found in Nazareth 1. I'm surprised that this wasn't reported AS Jesus' home... 2. Amazing how this discovery coincides almost exactly to Christmas Day...hmm... Some hightlights:
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The blogosphere is full of references to this opinion piece from The National: Indiana Jones, but in reverse some highlights:
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Archaeologists find grave in Hungary from last period of Roman rule