I was rewatching "Boudicca: Warrior Queen" on the History Channel last night and since I had seen it before I wasn't paying close attention until towards the...
I was so thrilled this morning to see that Steven Saylor's new epic novel "Roma" is already available in unabridged audio format from Audible.com. I had...
I am having a hard time finding information on Roman tents.... I know that the smallest ones were 10x10 with one foot side walls... that was for the common...
Lilith, There are an entire host of knowledge men and women (some even scholarly) over on RomanArmy on Yahoogroups. If you can't get enough info here on this...
... tents.... ... foot side walls... that was for the common soilders... now I know that there were larger ones for the higher ranking soilders what were they ...
Salvete Try this page from the XX legion website http://www.larp.com/legioxx/tentcamp.html<http://www.larp.com/legioxx/tentcamp.html> Vale Tiberius Galerius...
Greek archaeologists discover rare Roman ruins Reuters, Apr 4, 2007 Greek archaeologists discovered a Roman tomb filled with glass, copper and gold artefacts...
While I was preparing some of my pictures from the Getty Villa to upload to the web, I noticed that a statuette labelled a "beggar" girl cast in bronze for a...
Quest'anno sono a Roma per le vacanze .......buona Pasqua a tutti ! This year I'm spending my holidays in Rome......happy Easter to everybody! Gio' ...
Thank you for your answer. I gave a look at the web-site you suggested me but I did not find anything accepting this ; " Not Found The requested URL ...
Mary, I'm surprised that there were statues made of "beggar girls" at all! This doesn't look "real" to me. What does the Getty say about provenance? Irene ...
Now THIS is interesting . . . Origins of the Etruscans: Was Herodotus right? International Herald Tribune [France], April 3, 2007 Geneticists have added an...
... Getty Villa to upload to the web, I noticed that a statuette labelled a "beggar" girl cast in bronze for a coin bank was wearing a tunic with vertical ...
She is not a beggar, she is simply begging, as little children are wont do. ... Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail...
A royal destruction Al-Ahram [Egypt], 5 - 11 April 2007 When first unearthed early in the 19th century, the royal tombs on the Theban necropolis, although...
I agree with you even why I did not know in a roman history tradition statues with a beggar rappresentation. I'm thinking this why the slavery or poor people...
I, too, am returning to Rome this year. I received word last week that the arts foundation I am working with down in California is sponsoring me on another...
Irene, all the Getty says about it is that is Bronze and copper, dated to 25-50 CE and a short descriptive paragraph pointing out that she is pulling down the...
That was a fascinating article Robert. I had heard about the Etruscan cattle DNA study but had not heard of the epigraphic discovery on Lemnos before: "One...
From a political website: I would propose that those exposed to it imagine a different Xerxes that the nose-pierced caricature in the film. Imagine a Xerxes...
Steve, thanks for posting this very interesting and, in my opinion, enlightening article. I think Thermopylae is an admirable example of personal courage but...
Bronze and Dark Ages in the Ancient Aegean "This site's focus is on the era of human history defined (on the early end) by writing. In ancient Greece, the...
Could one of the mods check with yahoo about the multipost phenomena that's still happening here? It's ceased everywhere else that I see. RB, Member of 1000s...
[Courtesy of Explorator@yahoogroups.com] http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/03/arts/snetrus.php http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/science/03etruscan.html...
We have added quite a few links at the Julio Claudian Iconographic Association: This group helps with understanding Roman Portrait study in the Julio Claudian...
Traces of Cyrus the Great Found in Borazjan Palace CHN [Iran], 14 April 2007 Archeological excavations in vicinity of Borazjan Palace, Boushehr province,...
