I just got a note from Steven today letting us know that he has finished his new epic novel "Roma" that will be released in March of 2007 and the paperback...
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fishscaler2001
Jun 2, 2006 4:49 am
Perusing the many links, I found that a link to a French site displaying a rather nice model/miniature of Rome didn't connect. Going to the parent site, I...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jun 2, 2006 3:25 pm
I noticed today that Discovery Channel is offering a free download of Nefertiti Resurrected up on iTunes for those of you that might be interested. The...
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ancientworldbooks
ancientworld...
Jun 4, 2006 3:26 pm
Hello Folks, The attached list of titles have been posted for sale under the Recent Acquisitions link at out website, www.ancientworldbooks.com . There are...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jun 6, 2006 11:17 pm
In the lecture on Justinian, Dr. Daileader pointed out that in Procopius' Secret Histories, Procopius claimed that Justinian's head would sometimes disappear...
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P. Dominus Antonius
marsvigilia
Jun 6, 2006 11:37 pm
Or perhaps he was right. ;) ... -- ... Tony Dah m Si vis pacem, para bellum - Vegetius Islam religio pacis, nex omnibus dissentint....
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marigold castle
gloirelyonnaise
Jun 7, 2006 7:14 am
If you've ever read Procopius, you wouldn't ask this question. ;) Anyone that spends that much time describing in great detail all manner of sexual activities,...
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Timothy C. McLin
paulck_2000
Jun 7, 2006 7:10 pm
Never fear, there is no idea so silly that there is not a webpage devoted to it. Actually there are lots of pages devoted to the lizard people. ...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 9, 2006 5:12 pm
[substratumlanguages] Re: Stanford Researchers say modern Tuscans not descended from Etrus Posted by: "robby13851" robby13851@... robby13851 Thu ...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 9, 2006 11:39 pm
Interesting and fun! Dr Quiz - History - Ancient History Quiz! http://www.drquiz.com/History-Ancient-History-quiz--45.php RB, Got 17 out of 20...
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vaughan jackson
vaughanjackson
Jun 10, 2006 3:08 am
I thoroughly recommend that everyone takes this quiz. You dont have to give your proper name or email to register, so you wont be spammed. Its a great quiz. By...
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E Mc
plaguenight
Jun 10, 2006 8:19 am
Awsome quiz it's fun and I encrouge the group to try it Wow I finally had some thing to say! vaughan jackson <vaughanjackson@...> wrote: I thoroughly...
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khakiberetman
Jun 10, 2006 12:28 pm
Not a bad quiz indeed, especially because focussing on names gives it much more the nature of a general knowledge quiz than a specialist one. Indeed you're not...
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khakiberetman
Jun 10, 2006 12:31 pm
Well the Huns lived in Central Asia all right but it's a matter of debate whether they were more closely related to the Mongols or to the Turks or even the...
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khakiberetman
Jun 10, 2006 12:38 pm
Robert Graves, in his novel "Count Belisarius", apparently took up this storyline. The novel is written in the style of an apogryphal memoir, just like "I...
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robert-blau@...
rb2717
Jun 10, 2006 10:42 pm
As far as I know, although Hungary is NAMED after the Huns -- as it was where that group settled after their eventual defeat and the death of Attila, modern...
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michelle morlock
rabagas
Jun 11, 2006 5:31 am
It's been a long while since I read Procopius' Secret History, and I do not recall the shape shifting business. Procopius definitely regarded both Justinian...
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rdrabkin
Jun 11, 2006 10:03 pm
hmmmm...I am mostly Hungarian descended on my mothers side, and never had I met a relative named Attila! So, was starting to doubt the claim. But, did a...
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mettek@...
cornelia_coc...
Jun 12, 2006 8:16 pm
In The Scotsman from June 7th there is something about the "Antikythera Mechanism". I have heard about it before, but never read anything serious about it. Has...
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nancy in chicago
nljfs
Jun 12, 2006 10:37 pm
Either the Discovery Channel or the History Channel did a show on it. I thought it was fascinating. Web search comes up with Modern Marvels... but I can't...
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khakiberetman
Jun 13, 2006 12:27 am
I've never met anyone in France named Vercingetorix but once read a scholarly article devoted to a French official involved in the Algerian war of independence...
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Michael Mccarthy
sokar90805
Jun 13, 2006 2:06 am
"Antikythera Mechanism". My limited understanding is that (1) the device IS a genuine Classic period artifact (2) It appears to have been some time of...
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Michael Mccarthy
sokar90805
Jun 13, 2006 2:17 am
<<frenchman named a son Vercingetorix >> WOuld not be very appropriate. Vercingetorix was a Celt not a Frank. The Franks moved into the area in the Late...
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nancy in chicago
nljfs
Jun 13, 2006 4:47 am
I see no reason why a Frenchman (or woman) with a bent for weird historical names wouldn't name his kid Vercingetorix. It's a Celtic name, but one that has...
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Volker Bach
carlton_bach
Jun 13, 2006 6:54 am
Am Dienstag, 13. Juni 2006 03:40 schrieb Michael Mccarthy:
> <<frenchman named a son Vercingetorix >>
>
> WOuld not be very appropriate. Vercingetorix was a...
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khakiberetman
Jun 13, 2006 12:01 pm
Actually there are probably a few diminutives one could think of for such a lengthy name. There are of course quite a few Celtic names in use in modern France,...
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Lola Corno
lolacorno2000
Jun 13, 2006 10:44 pm
Could someone tell me who is Procopius, when he lived???? First time I've seen his name and I thought I knew a bit more about Roman History!!! Regards, Lola ...
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James Pratt
evilbaron2000
Jun 13, 2006 11:14 pm
Could someone tell me who is Procopius, when he lived???? First time I've seen his name and I thought I knew a bit more about Roman History!!! Regards, Lola ...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jun 15, 2006 12:22 am
I am continuing to listen to the fascinating lecture series on the early Middle Ages and have heard the unit on Viking raids. From what Dr. Daileader says, it...
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khakiberetman
Jun 15, 2006 7:17 pm
It's a puzzling issue since I read a book by Pierre Riché, a leading Carolingian scholar, who did his thesis on the decline of educational standards on the...
