Tomb of Cleopatra and lover to be uncovered Adnkronos International [Italy], 24 April 2008 Archaeologists have revealed plans to uncover the 2000 year-old tomb...
Yes, many famous Romans were born in Spain....Quintilian and Martial the writers of note. Later, many saints came from Spain and Portugal to Italy (Anthony of...
Should we hold our collective breaths? Irene Roman History Reading Group Roman History Books and More (Blog) Cohost, Ancient Classical History Forum...
Greek heritage chief on artefact charges The Guardian [UK], April 22 2008 Veteran politicians were yesterday rallying around an Oxford-educated businessman...
Historic building dug up to be dumped on Turkish Daily News, April 25, 2008 Remains of a 1,600-year old Roman building discovered near the Ulucami Mosque in...
Irene, I posted about this on one of my blogs and my comment was "I hope it isn't the Egyptian equivalent of "Al Capone's Vault"! For those of you in Europe,...
Some interesting material on it . . . The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) http://www.imdb.com/find?s=tt&SKWZR_OE=iso-8859-1&q=the+fall+of+the+roman+empire...
Hello. Caligula was not deformed. The idea that he was comes from EXTREMELY hostile literary sources, and must be regarded with a lot of suspicion. These...
A new Special Edition DVd is just out. First time since the theatrical release with the full image. However, if you haven't seen it, I remember seeing it as a...
I've been enjoying the Showtime series "The Tudors" and today visited the official website. One of the activities they offer you is the ability to create a...
Thanks, Barry, for your insight. As I mentioned in my post, I was equally suspicious about the Caligula comment as well. I just finished listening to a...
I am now listening to a new lecture series that compares the cultures of Greece and Rome. Professor Robert Garland was talking about Roman law and punishment...
Hello Mary. Sounds like an interesting series of lectures. However, I am sort of surprised by the inclusion of Hadrian in the 'good' group, especially...
I just finished reading "The Afghan Campaign" by Stephen Pressfield and thought some of you would be interested in my review: "Stephen Pressfield has garnered...
In today's lecture on the intersection of Greece and Roman culture, Professor Garland mentioned that the fifth king of Rome was really not Etruscan but the son...
One other interesting observation made by Professor Fagan in his "Emperors of Rome" lecture series was that labels applied to different emperors varied based...
Barry, I may have gotten it wrong about Hadrian. I'll check the course guidebook and see if this part of the lecture is referred to in the notes. I was...
<<He pointed out that Augustus threw a party where everyone came dressed as their favorite god. Augustus himself was costumed as his favorite god Apollo.>> Any...
Sometime ago I read about archaeologists excavating a Roman villa near Herculaneum which was found to have a large library. The villa had been buried during...
Fascinating . . . A new angle on pyramids The Boston Globe, April 22, 2008 It's a theory that gives indigestion to mainstream archeologists. Namely, that some...
Hello Mary, I too have lately become more aware of Augustu's horrible nature. An interesting question is where this side of Augustus' personality came from. ...
Barry, et al, To try to find a person(s) in Augustus' life who is/are responsible for Augustus' personality is to assume that the sum total of a human being is...
Nah, Augustus was just plain and simple unique . . . <grin> Syme calls him a "terrorist." Irene Roman History Reading Group Roman History Books and More...
Hello Kim. An interesting thought, but you've actually responded to what you think I said, rather than what I said. First, I said that Augustus may have been...
Barry, Thanks for clarifying your intent. Don't you think both nature AND nurture play a role in each of us, but in a unique manner in each of us with most of...
I have been following recent posts about "Ben Hur" and recall what a wonderful movie it is, in particular the chariot race and the great musical score...
Recent evidence suggests that gladiatorial games in the Greek East were held in existing theatre buildings. They were probably not as popular as they were in...
... The Christian Monk was St Telemachus. If you read his story, his sole mission was to stop the killing of humans without good reason. When he was slain, ...
