On this Forum we have always encouraged lively but polite dabate. Please could you keep your discussion within these guidelines which the last few posts...
"The morning staggered by, still looking for a party. Saturnalia was officially over two days ago - unofficially there were still cockfights and dice throws,...
Ancient Greek architecture found in Iran Press TV [Iran], 31 May 2008 Geological surveys in the south of Iran have revealed rectangular formations inspired by...
Princeton University - Chemical engineer's love of Latin leads to salutatorian selection http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S21/18/95E73/index.xml...
Archaeologists discover perfectly preserved 1400-year-old skeleton of Lombard warrior and his horse The Telegraph [UK], 28/05/2008 Italian archaeologists have...
As I continue my study of the integrated history of Greece and Rome, I was amazed to hear that it has been estimated that there were over 50,000 statues of...
More interesting info from Professor Garland: Pompey's theater is said to have been the first permanent stone theater erected in Rome. However, traditional...
... In that respect one wonders just of what they were made. The sheer volume of workshop space needed would make marble production for all unlikely. You will...
Perhaps he employed artisans in workshops in mainland Greece. Professor Garland said there were thriving sculptural workshops in both Rome and Greece during...
Found: the dustbin of history The Guardian [UK], May 18, 2008 Our collective memory of the past is mostly confined to grand figures and epic events, while the...
<<In that respect one wonders just of what they were made. The sheer volume of workshop space needed would make marble production for all unlikely. >> I do...
Mary, I assume that many of those were in small provincial towns, and the chance of survival was probably slim. Irene Roman History Reading Group Roman History...
I always assumed that this referred to the city of Rome only and that there were stone theaters not only in Greece but also in the original Greek areas of...
I HATE when that happens . . . Oops! Gallery handlers break Renaissance painting The Guardian [UK], May 16, 2008 The National Gallery is urgently reviewing its...
In this morning's lecture I listened to on my exercise walk I learned that there have been over 100 altars to Hadrian found in Athens apparently due to his...
Hello. I'm just wondering if anyone has any knowledge or information about these diptychs (below). There are two figures (as can be seen below), and I'm not...
Whoops! Shame on me for my bad research. The figure who I thought was Probus (a nephew of Anastasius I) is rather (as the inscription reads) 'Flavius...
? THE JULIO CLAUDIAN ICONOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION This group discusses all Roman portraits from the Julio Claudian dynasty and their agreement with numismatics and...
Syria: Model of historic vessel to recall ancient civilisation Damascus, 21 May (AKI) - Syria has announced plans to build a model of a Phoenecian vessel based...
Bewitched by Bacchae Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 01/03/2008 What have the frenzied wine-worshipping rituals of Greek mythology got to do with the intricacies...
THE DAY OF THE BARBARIANS. The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_20070922/ai_n21019794 THE DAY...
Barbarian hordes wow Venice http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_20080510/ai_n25417415 Brave new world May 10, 2008 by Morris, Roderick Conway All...
Etruscan tombs found 'Most exciting discovery in decades' at famed Tarquinia site (ANSA) - Tarquinia, May 6 - Italian archaeologists have found more than two...
'Oldest' Caesar bust found Arles find thrown into river after assassination, French say (ANSA) - Paris, May 14 - The world's oldest bust of Julius Caesar has ...
my review http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/r_day-of-barbarians.htm Irene Roman History Reading Group Roman History Books and More (Blog) Cohost,...
But is it Caesar? http://timesonline.typepad.com/dons_life/2008/05/the-face-of-jul.html Irene Roman History Reading Group Roman History Books and More (Blog) ...
