I wonder if anyone recalls this book abt by (I believe) Julian Gloag? It was published sometime in the 1960s or 70s and focused on the 'seccession' of...
Last week I received a book that I had ordered entitled "The World of Ancient Art" by John Boardman. I was browsing through it and came upon an extremely...
When I logged into Audible.com to choose my two audio books for this month (I have a light listenser subscription), I was thrilled to see that Robert Harris'...
Hello all, The attached list of titles have been posted for sale under the Recent Acquisitions link at out website, www.ancientworldbooks.com . All titles are...
It is now in the Palazzo Altemps Museum, near Piazza Navona. A lot of stuff from the Museo delle Terme was transferred there. Best Regards, rumach ... ...
http://artgallery.yale.edu/pages/collection/permanent/pc_ancient.html The Emperor (Princeps) Caligula has very few extant portraits in the round. You can see...
What happened to the 50 tons of gold, silver and sacred treasures looted from Herod's Temple following the Roman legionnaires' sack of Jerusalem on Tisha b'Av...
I receive these notices all the time. As my spam blocker is set on "high," they go straight into the trash bin. There are some e-mails from Africa that really...
But Michael! You didn't call the 1 900 number, and have $39.99 deducted automatically from your bank account? Consider it an investment! (snicker) See, you...
You've added another crime to the list these money transfer and lottery winnings scams perpetrate: identity theft. They ask you for your credit card number or...
<<It's a plausible argument that has almost messianic implications. If the Temple treasures were retrieved, the discovery could help lead to the actual...
Except Mary, the trouble is many of the victims of such scams are elderly people who are still considered legally competetent to handle their affairs despite...
Way off topic. I have found a variation of this scheme in late 19th century Spain where someone in the USA would be told that someone had been imprisoned by...
Am Montag, 9. Oktober 2006 16:36 schrieb robert-blau@...:
> British Historian Claims to Have Found the Temple Treasures by Gil Zohar
> 16:42 Oct 08, '06...
I was thinking of these Nigerian computer scams. I have never heard of anyone being killed and if so, I am sorry for the loss to his or her loved ones. You are...
Hi everyone, I watched a CBC article last year on these Nigerian scams. There was one American citizen who was murdered and another that disappeared when they...
I dont know if this topic has come up before, but I was wondering where did the Romans go for vacations/holidays? I know Naples/Pompeii was too locations. Does...
I know that, if they had them, country estates were popular, especially during the hottest part of the summer, but I have the impression that the "vacation" is...
I disagree with idea of vacation/hoildays being a modern concept. I'm sure the ancients went to hot spots to see the attractions of the time, including the...
[about.com] On this day in ancient history it was quipped that Lucius Verus who was celebrating a Persian triumph, was in reality celebrating the end of the ...
Am Freitag, 13. Oktober 2006 05:57 schrieb fire_of_sekhmet1980:
> I dont know if this topic has come up before, but I was wondering
> where did the Romans go...
Casson's "Travel in the Ancient World" is a fantastic book. You can practically work out your itinerary for an ancient vacation. I'd also recommend "Pagan...
Somebody has said this in another group that the idea of vacation is a modern concept and i was wondering where does this come from? ... especially during the...
Am Freitag, 13. Oktober 2006 23:11 schrieb fire_of_sekhmet1980:
> Somebody has said this in another group that the idea of vacation is a
> modern concept and i...
<<not on pilgrimage or for festivals, markets, hiring fairs or such, not to socialise or summer on estates>> I agree with Volker answer. The idea arising...