Greetings Greg, There's a new book out which covers just the period you're interested in. It's called 'Swords against the Senate' by Erik Hildinger. It's ...
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jeannetf@...
Jun 4, 2003 2:00 pm
I would also suggest reading Appian's Civil Wars; it is interesting to compare what he emphasizes as opposed to what Cassius Dio does (especially in the period...
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Randall Howarth
rhowarth@...
Jun 4, 2003 5:38 pm
Greg, From where you are, no single primary source can take you very far chronologically and continuously until you get to Julius Caesar. If you want to ...
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Antiquest.net
antiquestnet
Jun 5, 2003 12:56 am
Hi Friends, My name is Joy and I’m the moderator of the egroup Antiquestnetbooks. I’d like to invite you to check out my newest list of new and used books...
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Jeepers@...
Jun 5, 2003 4:54 am
Greetings Young Miss Joy Nice to receive your email again:) I would be interested in the following books..... 1394. Latin Quips at Your Fingertips by Rose...
Galerius Paulinus, ... Sorry about the delay in getting back to you! With THE TRIBUNE just hitting the stores, this is a very busy time for me. What sort of...
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ptobey@...
pamtobey
Jun 18, 2003 1:37 am
I'm moving--and I discovered that I actually have a paperback of The Eagle and the Raven! LOL. I had checked it out at the library to read it for the ...
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Deb
deborah956
Jun 19, 2003 3:57 am
Dear Patrick, I know we've discussed this before, but I wanted to let you know that I've just been promoted on our review site (The Romance Reader's...
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IrenesBooks@...
lennep95
Jun 23, 2003 5:58 am
Ave! It's time to prepare for the upcoming book chat on the "October Horse." The first chat will be on August 20 at 10:00 p.m. ET time, this time in our chat...
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gregyoungblood
Jun 24, 2003 6:32 am
Hi, Livy stops before the 3rd Punic War, and Polybius barely touches on it. Does anyone know of a good account of this time period? I'm looking for something...
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IrenesBooks@...
lennep95
Jun 24, 2003 6:38 am
Hello Greg! I have forwarded your query to the Ancient/Classical History Forum: http://forums.about.com/ab-ancienthist/messages?msg=3271.1 You may want to...
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IrenesBooks@...
lennep95
Jun 24, 2003 3:17 pm
I finally received a review copy of "The Tribune" by Patrick Larkin. Here is my review: http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/r_tribune.htm see also...
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Jimmyjb
jimmyjb99
Jun 24, 2003 4:05 pm
There's an O/P modern account of the Third Punic War by Brigadier General (US Army) Donald Armstrong, titled "The Reluctant Warriors". It was published in the ...
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Randall Howarth
rhowarth@...
Jun 24, 2003 5:18 pm
Greg, there is no primary source that covers the period except in summary. Lazenby has a book on the war (I forget the title but it's probably....The First ...
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IrenesBooks@...
lennep95
Jun 24, 2003 5:46 pm
Here a response from the A/C Forum: Polybius is still the best source for the Third Punic War - after all, he was literally standing next to Scipio Aemilianus...
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IrenesBooks@...
lennep95
Jun 24, 2003 8:48 pm
By the way, has your book on the Roman-Judaeo War of 66-74 been published yet? This occurred to me when I updated my webpage ...
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nsgill@...
gillns2001
Jun 24, 2003 8:59 pm
THE ROMAN-JUDAEO WAR OF 66-74 AD A MILITARY ANALYSIS Jim Bloom This 135-page book has eleven maps, most in full color, as well as seven color diorama photos,...
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Jimmyjb
jimmyjb99
Jun 24, 2003 9:15 pm
Thanks Nemy (and Irene for asking). First edition about sold out, going into second edition. It will be a new edition as there are a few minor corrections,...
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Antiquest.net
antiquestnet
Jul 13, 2003 1:32 am
Hi Friends, My name is Joy and I’m the moderator of the egroup Antiquestnetbooks. I’d like to invite you to check out my newest list of new and used books...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jul 31, 2003 11:50 pm
Boris Raymond's first novel, "The Twelfth Vulture of Romulus", is a commendable effort. A former professor of history and sociology at Dalhousie University in...
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Mary Harrsch
presencefrom...
Jul 31, 2003 11:50 pm
Patricia Hunter's "Immortal Caesar" is well researched and provides a "human side" to one of the most famous figures in world history. Caesar is portrayed as...
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Jay
jlatona98
Aug 9, 2003 12:21 am
There is a lot of controversy over Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion". Can someone please clarify if the Romans in the time Jesus in that part of the world (as...
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mike
aedile182
Aug 9, 2003 12:48 am
they probably spoke greek, but i defer to blake. "If one names an enemy and attacks...they must expect their own life to be in peril." [Non-text portions of...
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Einhorn
Einhorn@...
Aug 9, 2003 3:17 pm
The time of Christ, is the Time of Augustus and Tiberius. Most Romans spoke LATIN, but the upper classes would read and be able to speak Greek, like well...
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Margaret Sankey
margaret_sankey
Aug 9, 2003 4:04 pm
The lingua franca of the Empire was Latin, so if you wanted to get something done by letter or in the capitol, you used Latin, as did the official ...
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michelle morlock
rabagas
Aug 9, 2003 6:08 pm
I agree with most of what you say, except that educated Romans found Greek easy. My understanding is that they found it quite difficult even with Greek...
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mike
aedile182
Aug 9, 2003 7:02 pm
the people in the eastern part of the empire spoke greek. they had been hellenized long ago. "If one names an enemy and attacks...they must expect their own...
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Jay Latona
jlatona98
Aug 9, 2003 7:06 pm
Margaret, Thank you very much for your learned response. Jay Margaret Sankey <margaret_sankey@...> wrote: The lingua franca of the Empire was Latin, so...
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Jay Latona
jlatona98
Aug 9, 2003 7:09 pm
Caius Fabius, Thank you for your learned response. Jay Einhorn <Einhorn@...> wrote: The time of Christ, is the Time of Augustus and Tiberius. Most Romans...
