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If you can get books from the UK both Oxford and Cambridge have very good and comprehensive courses. JACT (Joint Association Of Classical Teachers)do various...
Btw: Your line "Republican Rome had aquired an empire, but had no emperor" somehow does sound very modern-and-actual into my ears! :) Jach. ... Republican...
Thanks Mary, for your interesting message! About the terms "Apiru" and "Chabiru" and their link to the name "Hebrew", my former professor Eynikel pointed out...
The "Book Joshua" is here very interesting: It suggests that the settling of the tribes of Israel in Canaan went chronologically-smooth by the preparation of...
The Jews in particular are generally considered very good at retaining an accurate oral tradition. My personal opinion is that the book of Genesis is myth...
To begin in the Republican period, I would mention the sea battle of Mylae, 260 BC in the first punic war. It was Rome's first naval engagement, and being able...
Amazon would be a good place to start for these. When I went to AmazonUK to get Rebeccas, AD62 Pompeii it came up but they actually obtained via the US parent....
Now that's a hard one but I would suggest that the really important ones were ones against foes like the Carthaginians or Mithridatus that if lost would have...
Being a Latin teacher of a number of years and having studied the language for nearly two decades both the Oxford and Cambridge textbooks series are terrible...
The most important battles in Roman history in my opinion would be Cannae, Masada and Adrianople. Dr Blair Gormley ... __________________________________ Do...
Not disbelieving you in the least, but what are the problems with the Oxford and Cambridge courses. Apart from the obvious that correspondance courses is no...
The problems that I have with the Cambridge, which I am using now, and the Oxford is that they do not teach the grammar properly to the student. They teach the...
Salve Ragabas, Thank you for your response to my question. Regards, Quintus Lanius Paulinus ... court and gone through prescribed legal routines. The outcome...
I would agree with you about grammar and not just about Latin grammar and I think it may be inherent in the teaching of language including English from about...
I would agree with you about grammar and not just about Latin grammar and I think it may be inherent in the teaching of language including English from about...
... These three are certainly among the most important in military history -- the current Marine Corps tactical manual (available online) uses Cannae as a...
Ave, Quirites! I've just joined this group, and wanted to send out a happy hello! I've been intensely interested in all things roman, and especially the ...
I think the importance of Masada was political and for both sides. Masada was and is impregnable but for the most incredible effort. The Romans were prepared...
It's worth noting that Judea had quite a long relationship with Rome, which goes to some explanation of Rome's policy in Judea under the later empire. After...
About Varus as Legatus of Syria/Palestine: One (ofcourse) bloody event is known to have taken place in "Sepphoris", which had been the Capital-of-Galilee...
Actually I think that judicial procedure remained on the whole deeply ingrained even under Caligula and Nero. Many executions were carried out after the proper...
Indeed Khaki, also "our" Varus must have felt himself being- sent/garrisoned by Rome "tricky-close" nearby those dangerous Parthians, indeed! And next to all...
Welcome Gaius Marius Aquilus! I've visited RomanArmy.com and found it very interesting! ( I even became a member!) Thanks for the link! Mary Harrsch Network...
If you all would like me to construct an online survey, I can easily do that with a tool I have available. So far, I have seen the following suggested:...
I found this very interesting website about the invasion of Gaul and Italy by Attila the Hun: http://art1.candor.com/barbarian/gaul.htm It contained an...
... easily do that with a tool I have available. So far, I have seen the following suggested: Masada, Zama, Teutoberg Wald, Cannae, Adrianople, Actium,...
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Oh, dear! How could I have forgotten Pharsalus or Thapsus? Mary Harrsch Network & Information Systems Manager College of Education University of Oregon ...
Hi, I'm looking for a good overview book on the Roman republic and empire. I've just finished Livy 1-10, which I found very readable and targeted well my...
I used Scullard in college, and it can be dense. All of Grant's books are very clearly written and very accessible. I'm especially fond of his history of the...
