[Is the former Roman empire falling again?]

Secularism in and of itself is not a problem for the West if it is a secularism that is founded on something other than mindless consumerism (as may be the case in America) or on intellectual postcolonial guilt (as may be the case for Europe).

 

"Christianity, and nothing else, is the ultimate foundation of liberty, conscience, human rights, and democracy, the benchmarks of Western civilization. To this we have no other options. We continue to nourish ourselves from this source. Everything else is postmodern chatter."

 

Do these people study history? Democracy was invented by pagan Greece long before Christianity.

 

Or even study christianity? A little St. Augustine anyone?

[Experts baffled by remains found at Roman site]

It looks to me like he was a criminal. He has his ankle broken and his hand does not look right. And why is the rib cage ripped to pieces?

He certainly looks like he was 'pushed around' a bit before being rolled into the grave.

 

In the first article it says it was in the aftermath of the AD 60/61 rebellions, so maybe this was a rebel who was tortured by the Romans or fellow Britons?

 

It is certainly an interesting story...

 

Or was done in by criminals....a la the Mob.

[You can't beat Amazon!!]

yes you can!

 

I will order books from Chapters-Indigo rather than Amazon.ca.

prices are similar, (I know selection is larger in Amazon), but service and delivery times are better with Chapters. at least in Canada.

 

btw the book you speak of, at both online stores is only in hardcover and about 18 CAD . You will have to tell me if it is worth a peak.

 

Ahh yes Artimi but you're in Canada and I'm in the UK so the P&P would be astronomical!!!!

 

Of course I'll let you know how the book shapes up!!

 

 

I typically flip between B&N and Amazon, but also check Alibris and Abebooks, as well as Amazon.UK for the really hard to find (at least in Oklahoma.)

 

Doc

[What's the last book you read?]

Currently reading Peter Heather's The Fall of Rome.

 

 

He basic argument conflicts with Gibbon, stating it was external factors that led to the downfall of the Western Empire and the degradation of the Eastern.

 

Not far into yet, but pretty good so far.

 

Doc

[Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here]

My name is Russell. I am a student of history, mostly military, from time periods from Roman to current. I am mostly interested the devolpment of armies and soldiers.

 

I also like to look at the operational levels of campaigns, rather than individual battles ad nauseum. I have had 5 years of Latiin, but am real rusty.

 

Thank you for listening..

 

Doc

 

(I go by Doc due to a stint as a Hospital Corpsman stationed with Marines)

Welcome to the forum!

I am interested in military history as well. Which are your favorite battles throughout history?

 

The Battle of Actium

Scipio Africanus operations in Spain.

Battle of Zama

Teutoberger Wald

Operations during the Crusades

Wellington in Spain

 

After Waterloo (in fact probably during it because of Nationalistic armies) I feel that battles take on less meaning to the overall operations (except to those who fought them), and thus I study more of why a battle was fought where it was, under what socio-political and physical environments. My most studied wars are the American Civil War and World War II.

[Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here]

My name is Russell. I am a student of history, mostly military, from time periods from Roman to current. I am mostly interested the devolpment of armies and soldiers.

 

I also like to look at the operational levels of campaigns, rather than individual battles ad nauseum. I have had 5 years of Latiin, but am real rusty.

 

Thank you for listening..

 

Doc

 

(I go by Doc due to a stint as a Hospital Corpsman stationed with Marines)