Hello Alfred. Some interesting thoughts here. It does seem that Theodosius I was not particularly deserving of the title 'the Great', as he was really no more...
Hello I was intrigued by yr question so had a look at what Gibbon had to say. He really disparages Theodosius and blames him for planting the Empire's seeds of...
Wow . . . 4,000 Year Old Skeleton Had Leprosy The oldest known skeleton showing signs of leprosy has been found in India and may help solve the puzzle of where...
Arcturus in 4328 BC Egypt: Hermetic knowledge by Joseph C. Keller, M. D. May 19, 2009; last revision May 31, 2009 Sec. 1. Calendars. The calendar of every...
Roman era reveals expenses claims BBC, 29 May 2009 Ancient Roman writing tablets suggest public officials were involved in expenses scandals 2,000 years ago....
Far out . . . 'Lost' music instrument recreated BBC, 30 May 2009 New software has enabled researchers to recreate a long forgotten musical instrument called...
I just wanted you to know . . . Cicero, father of politically correct comedy - Times Online http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6025013.ece...
[ancienthistory.about.com] On This Day in Ancient History - Death of Alexander Alexander the Great died on June 11, 323. According to the book I've been...
Ancient Death-Smile Potion Decoded? National Geographic News, June 2, 2009 Thousands of years before the Joker gassed comic book victims into a grinning death,...
A beacon's rebirth Al-Ahram [Egypt], 4 - 10 June 2009 Since its construction between 285 and 246 BC on the island of Pharos off the Eastern Cape (which was...
Far out . . . Historian claims King Arthur was buried in Croatia Croatian Times, 02. 06. 09. A British historian is claiming King Arthur was buried in Croatia....
I am worried. There seems to be a lack of Roman news on the group. Talk about scraping the barrel, I mean to say - King Arthur and the lighthouse are not our...
I know what you mean thinking up new relevant discussions proves problematical. Hopefully after I visit Rome next month I will have some inspiration. Still if...
Here's a question for discussion: with the most recent and up-to-date archaeological discovery and research relating to Kalkriese, is it indeed a part of the...
Head of Titus found at Pozzuoli ANSA [Italy], 2009-06-16 A head of the Roman Emperor Titus was found Tuesday amid the latest archeological hoard to be hauled...
Artefacts found at nature reserve BBC, 19 June 2009 Human remains and Roman artefacts have been unearthed in an Iron Age ditch at a new nature reserve in...
Such a simple question...one I never thought of...yet difficult to answer. We have an initial tendency to define "favorite" as one who possesses qualities we...
The civilization of Golasecca. The civilization of Golasecca developed in a region between the Alpine watershed to the north, the River Po to the south, the...
Hello there Well Kim it is very interesting. If only the forest wd keep still long enough for us to check it out. Knowing how devious the Romans were I always...
Vitruvius says something interesting about digging wells. He says lie face down with your chin on the ground (keeps your eye at the right level) in predawn...
I assume this does not refer to his actual head but a statue? Pozzuoli was famous for prompting Roman engineers to develop their special concrete which wd set...
Unearthing more of Arbeia's secrets Shields Gazette [UK], 17 June 2009 SECRETS of the past will be uncovered after archaeologists this week launched excavation...
Hi gec I'll go with you on Vespasian - sensible and thrifty. What a master-stroke to abandon Nero's Domus Aurea as being too ostentatious, draining the lake ...
New test reveals Parthenon's hidden colour New Scientist, 15 June 2009 Images of the Parthenon as a stark, white structure set against an azure sky will have...
Ancient marble monument found in Rome Adnkronos International [Italy], 17 June 2009 An 2000-year-old marble monument featuring the pagan god Mithras has been...
