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Gold coins show 'Emperor of Britain' The Times [UK], January 24, 2008 Two "extremely important" gold coins that shed light on a little- known rebel Roman...
Commencing with loss of the better part of three legions led by Quinctlius Varus which were ambushed in the Teutoburger Forest by Arminius(Herman) and his...
I have always wondered whether the Elbe would have been a more secure frontier for rome. From a purely military point of view perhaps not. however would having...
It might simply have had the effect of pushing the problem eastward. That is the same problems with tribes wanting to break into the Empire. However, now the...
Quite an interesting story IMO. And good links covering a lot of good topics. Those were wild times . . . Carausius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ...
More on: 2,300-Year-Old Wine-Carrying Ship Found Off Cyprus FOX News [USA], January 24, 2008 Marine archaeologists will begin work in June to uncover the...
Why Cleo is both hit and myth Manchester Evening News [UK], 24/1/2008 THE thick kohl eyeliner, the raven black hair, those sultry, seductive eyes - for most of...
Cleopatra comes back to life in ballet The Aiken Standard [USA], January 25, 2008 Her beauty was legendary, her power and influence over two ancient cultures...
Hi, If you have ever wanted a clear, concise set of facts about Roman legal history, then please let me recommend "A Legal History of Rome" (2007), by Dr ...
... VJ: Well, my copy only cost 72 NZ Dollars brand new, which is about 55 US Dollars. Compared to some Roman Law texts (Buckland, Muirhead, et al), this is...
'Dying Gaul' king comes to Rome Ancient ruler of Pergamon commissioned famed statue (ANSA) - Rome, February 8 - The head of the ancient king who commissioned...
From: Publication: Chicago Sun-Times (IL) Date: February 11, 2008 Author: Laura Berman The Chicago Sun-Times Section: Features Edition: Final Page: 41 Word...
... Oy vey... talk about back-projecting. Are we allowed to talk about these things or is this list PG-13? Thing is - this is as far as I'll go for the time ...
... Garbage! Nothing to do with class, it was position, period. I guess she got the idea mistakenly from the fact that some masters amused themselves with ...
Did St Valentine exist? Indeed, he or (they) did exist. But what's the connection? http://timesonline.typepad.com/dons_life/2008/02/did-st-valentin.html Happy...
Hello. A few things: (1) I have often wondered who is to blame for the loss of the three legions in Teutoburg Forest...? Sure, the actual loser was Varus, but...
Well I think that Varus does have to take the lions share of the blame on the Roman side. Accepting that he was caught in a very clever trap and subject to...
I would dispute your "whitewashing" of Varus. The Roman army had a standard feature of senior officers who were politicians not soldiers and had followed this...
I'm reading "Constantinople - Capital of Byzantium" by Jonathan Harris The book is about the city in the year 1200AD. In the spina of the hippodrome was a...
... standard ... lay in ... about ... I assume you mean Arminius, not Vercingetorix, who was actually the opponent of Caesar during his Gaulish campaign. Your...
Yes, unfounded arrogance on the behalf of Varus was exactly the problem to which I was referring. He believed that he, as a Roman, was in inherently superior...
I don't think the Nabateans were particuarly mysterious. They were an Arab nation that having found a stronghold with adequate water sitting on top of the...
Michael, I second your opinion. In my mind it's more than likely that Varus either negelected their opinion completely or ignored most of their advice due to...
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Interesting summary from Stormbroek Ancient Art . . . NEW COLLECTION Pair Scythian silver ear rings 500 BC Unique pair Barbarian (Sarmatian) hair lockrings ...
I have long been intrigued by the concerted barbarian attack on the British provinces c.AD 367 in which tribes from north of Hadrian's Wall and raiders from...
