'Modern University - An Arabian Concept'
----------------------------------------

The memories of Cordoba are fresh in the minds of modern Muslim. Many
attempts are being made to rejuvenate the broken spirits so that a
new generation is brought up to face the modern challenges. But very
often, this task has brought about unnecessary bloodshed among many
nations. Cultural revivalism is becoming a nightmare for many.

But the world saw a different kind of revival when the Vice
Chancellor of Cambridge university spoke at the graduation ceremony
of the American University of Sharjah. History was made when the
British Vice Chancellor described, on the sands of Sharjah, the
legacy of Arabian learning.

Watch the video of this historic moment @
http://www.jaihoon.com/studio/cambunivdo.htm

Regards
Jaihoon

Well, I have to admit I've not read any of the books so have no idea how
accurate the TV movie was.  I just know that it was great fun and is well worth
watching!

Shirley

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> The old one is based on Silver Pigs--the one L. Davis hated and off of which
> she took her name and any involvement. I have no idea when that one was. Late
> 90s? I'm going to keep my eye out on the movie channels now that I know the
> names of the leads!
>
> The new stuff is in production and there was no projected dates as of yet.
> Her page is www.lindseydavis.com and the news of the BBC/A&E production is in
> there somewhere.
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- I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C.,
Murdered and Deified A.D. 54

- Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina

The dates are as follows:

I, Claudius             through Chapter 17, page 237        September 6
I, Claudius             through the end                 September 20
Claudius the God        through Chapter 15, page 251        October 4
Claudius the God        through the end                 October 18

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This should probably also be a followup, but the LA Times has a
nice article on what we're learning from the mummies from the
Barhariya Oasis:

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-000061994jul30.column?coll=\
la%2Dnews%2Da%5Fsection

They're (finally) going to build a new museum on the Acropolis:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=94415

The Egyptian State Information Service has a brief item on plans to
survey a Roman ship discovered eight years ago which "belonged to
Augustus":

http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html4/o020821c.htm

The British Museum is trying to raise funds to keep the 2nd century
Roman statue "The Dog of Alcibiades" in Britain:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/arts/newsid_1471000/1471986.stm

One I missed: a Roman-era cemetery has been found in Syria:

http://www.cyberpresse.ca/reseau/sciences/xp/sci_p1069031.html
(en francais)

A company has apparently made a 3D film which recreates the final
moments of Pompeii:

http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/08/05/stifgneur03002.html

A Byzantine-era church has been found in Egypt:

http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html4/o020821e.htm

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Ancient History Guide N.S. Gill's latest is on 101 things or terms
you should know about the Romans:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa080101a.htm

Latin Guide Janet Burns'latest is a classroom activity to be done
after completing a unit on the Aeneid:

http://latin.about.com/library/blaeneas01.htm

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eKathimerini (etc.) has a review of the State Theater of Northern Greece's
production of Euripides' Hecuba and Cyclops (two dramas, obviously):

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=93746
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12921&m=A39&aa=1&eido\
s=S

... and a production of the Bacchae in the Herodes Atticus theatre:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=93171
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12921&m=A39&aa=3&eido\
s=S

Folks might similarly be interested in a review of a dance production
of Sappho's poems:

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12920&m=A35&aa=1&eido\
s=S

If you didn't know it (I certainly didn't), Greece has declared
2001 to be the 'year of Socrates' and there are all sorts of things
going on to commemorate the philosopher's death:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=93740

Athens News has an interesting feature on the use of the word 'Greek'
as opposed to 'Hellene':

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12920&m=A11&aa=2&eido\
s=S

A report in the Independent on the archaeological remains of Butrint
seems to be more "classical" than archaeological:

http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=86904

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini
http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html

U.S. Weather in Latin:
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Cemetery near Dead Sea Scrolls site:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,3-2001261014,00.html
http://chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0107280108jul28.story?coll=chi%2D\
newsnationworld%2Dhed

Heraklion:

http://www.cyberpresse.ca/reseau/sciences/xp/sci_p1071426.html
(en francais)

Iolcos/Jason:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,74-2001260716,00.html
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12921&m=A11&aa=1&eido\
s=S
http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20010727_141.html

Marathon Rowing Row:

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010730/sp/oly_athens_arechaeologists_1.html
http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?aid=93741

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is there a biography on Sejanus?
Greg

In a message dated 8/6/01 1:59:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
onelighta@... writes:

> is there a biography on Sejanus?

I don't know of any.  However, if you want to know more about him, there is
the Tiberius biography, "Tiberius the Politician", by Barbara Levock.

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And the Flames of Rome is fiction using Sejanus as the main character and
giving a picture of the Christians in Rome and Nero. (Just finished that
one). And I picked up a book by David Wishart called Sejanus, but haven't
gotten to that one yet. Still have to find I, Claudius first. :-)

But those aren't bios, though there are historical facts in the stories, just
not enough.

Pam :-)

Who wrote "The Flames of Rome"?  Such an intriguing title!
   ptobey@... wrote: And the Flames of Rome is fiction using Sejanus as the
main character and
giving a picture of the Christians in Rome and Nero. (Just finished that
one). And I picked up a book by David Wishart called Sejanus, but haven't
gotten to that one yet. Still have to find I, Claudius first. :-)

But those aren't bios, though there are historical facts in the stories, just
not enough.

Pam :-)

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It is Paul L. Maier. It's still listed in stock on Amazon.com and on
Powells.com.
Pam :-)

Paul Maier seems to specialize in early church history: The lastest Eusebius
translation and commentary is by him.

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Well, I was thinking of Sabinus instead of Sejanus. Sigh. But Sejanus is in
the book, but the main character is the brother of Vespasian. -Maier does
seem to do the early Christianity--the Flames book had lots of notes about
the research and what he based his "take" on the aspects of the story. Of
course, I also read one that presented the Christians in a more balanced
light (to me anyway) with a mix of characters, from an annoying fanatic whom
I just wanted to see thrown in a cell or fed to a lion, to to those who tried
to blend it in with their life. A God Strolling in the Cool of the Evening. I
don't know if it will wind up on our reading list--I had to order it--but I
would love to hear other opinions of the book and its ending and all.
Pam

In a message dated 8/6/01 6:34:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ptobey@...
writes:

> A God Strolling in the Cool of the Evening

We read that book about two years ago, and I think everyone liked it.

A God Strolling in the Cool of the Evening : A Novel (Pegasus Prize for
Literature)
by Mario De Carvalho
Hardcover - 272 pages (October 1997)
Louisiana State Univ Pr; ISBN: 0807122351
or
Paperback - 304 pages (February 27, 2001)
Grove Press; ISBN: 0802137741

Editorial Reviews
The New York Times Book Review, Erik Burns
In Rome, Marcus Aurelius is Emperor, and in faraway Lusitania, in a city
called Tarcisis, on the western edge of the Iberian peninsula in what will
one day be Portugal, Lucius Valerius Quintius is his humble servant--the
duumvir, or magistrate. Dedicated and loyal, Lucius lives in a contentious
time, caught between the dominance of what he calls 'Romanity'--built on its
Latin heritage as well as the Empire's global reach--and the fast-growing
influence of the cult of Christianity.... Elegant and erudite, Carvalho's
novel is an absorbing study of a single man's moral code, as well as a
provocative meditation on the difficulty of leading a virtuous life in as era
of tumultuous change.

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An excellent read!  http://www.historicfiction.com/article1014.html

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For anyone interested in this period, my novel which until recently has been
available as an e-book only, is now available in paperback from
www.rfiwest.com
It is called Five Emperors and deals with the end of Nero's reign and his
four successors.

Alex Gough MA VetMB MRCVS
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Thanks for the info but the link to your ebook no longer works.

Is there a new link?  or now it's in paperback iis it no longer available as
a download?

Regards

Mark Grimshaw
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Happy Birthday to the PC, without which I'd probably sleep more.

http://www.forbes.com/technology/communication/2001/08/12/0812pcanniv.html

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Bob White, Jo Kirkham, Michael Ruggieri, Alastair Millar and
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This seems to me to be a couple years late or a reprise, but
the Times has a report on King Midas' tomb and the remains of
the feast held there (and reenacted at UPenn):

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,61-2001270014,00.html

Archaeologists in Israel have found remains which might have
belonged to Herod's palace:

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/world/998245
http://www.msnbc.com/news/611342.asp?cp1=1

A pair of undisturbed Roman tombs have been found in Greece:

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010810/sc/greece_tombs_dc_1.html
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_372178.html?menu=

A brief item in the Lebanon Daily Star on the excavation
of a Byzantine tomb near Sidon (with photos!):

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/08_08_01/art15.htm
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Lebaabro/lebpix4.htm

Also on the Byzantine front, a monastery has been discovered
in Bulgaria:

http://news.24.com/News24/World/Europe/0,1113,2-10-19_1062901,00.html

... and it would appear that the Celts enjoyed a tipple
of Byzantine wine on the beach:

http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=87228

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Ancient History Guide N.S. Gill's latest is on the chaos of the
third century:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa080701a.htm

Latin Guide Janet Burns' latest is on how to make a gameboard for
use in Latin class:

http://latin.about.com/library/blgameboards.htm

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The Lebanon Daily Star has a review of a CD all about the
excavation
of the Roman ruins at Baalbek:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/features/04_08_01_a.htm

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I'm not sure this is a review, so I'll include it here ... an
Italian academic/author is suggesting a movie about Alexander the
Great will be the next "Gladiator":

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,62-2001271904,00.html

EDP24 has a nice feature by David Macauley on recent research
into Roman maps:

http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Features/RomanMaps/RomanMaps.asp

Ever wonder what writers of Latin textbooks do when they retire?

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/life/ledger/140810f.html

A review of a performance of the Medea:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=003100565149417&rtmo=V1ZuxwVx&atmo=99999999&pg=\
/et/01/8/8/bted2.html

A review of a performance of Aristophanes'Plutus:

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12922&m=A39&aa=1&eido\
s=S

More on "The Year of Socrates":

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12922&m=A35&aa=1&eido\
s=S

There's going to be a Panhellenic Festival of Greek Poetry at Olympia
next week:

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12922&m=A35&aa=4&eido\
s=S

Peter Jones in the Spectator:

http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old§ion=current&issue=2001-08-\
11&id=987

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Elgin Marbles:

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There is more evidence that cannibalism was something that was
not uncommon in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe:

http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20010813/643567.html

British scientists believe they have found evidence for what
destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1497000/1497476.stm

The Times has a nice piece on the search for Homer's Troy:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,7-2001284132,00.html

The New York Times' Science Page's Question and Answers thingie
asks and answers the question "Why did the ancient world use amphorae?"

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/14/science/social/14QNA.html

The Athens News Agency has a sort of summary of discoveries made
recently on Cyprus:

http://www.hri.org/news/greek/ana/2001/01-08-13.ana.html#08

The Economist has a nice feature on Butrint:

http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=739297

A somewhat confusing report from Ananova relates the discovery
of a "large Roman complex" near Lewes:

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_373834.html

Somewhat more clear is the Herald's report of the discovery of
a Roman-era farm near East Lothian (Scotland):

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/archive/14-8-19101-1-17-41.html

The Times reports on the discovery of what might be the curia
of the Silures (ancient Welsh):

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,61-2001284481,00.html

This one's only semi-archaeological in focus, looking at legends
and other assorted things associated with the Mangup kingdom:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/monitoring/media_reports/newsid_1488000/1\
488798.stm

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Latin Guide Janet Burns' latest is on Vesuvius:

http://latin.about.com/library/weekly/aa082300a.htm

Archaeology Guide Kris Hirst has put together some archaeology
crosswords:

http://archaeology.about.com/library/weekly/aa081501a.htm

Ancient History Guide N.S. Gill's latest is on Asclepius:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa082101a.htm

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The IHT has a review of Nicholas Capp, *Sheba: Through the Desert
in Search of the Legendary Queen*:

http://www.iht.com/articles/29451.html

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Not an exhibition per se, but the Guardian has a semi-rant/touristy
thing on visiting various archaeological sites and museums around
the world:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4240846,00.html

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The Natchez Democrat has a nice little feature on Linda Rodriguez'
Latin class:

http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/NF/omf/nddaily/news_story.html?[rkey=0010288+ssiu\
name=WebOSTTN+ssipwd=TTN88EA812F

A gladiator school in Rome is enjoying immense popularity, it
seems:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,32464,00.html

We've got (p)reviews of productions of Seven Against Thebes:

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12923&m=A39&aa=1&eido\
s=S

... and the Clouds:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=96228

... and Plutus (the first's not a review really, but a good photo I think):

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=95917
http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=95426

A.C. Grayling in the Guardian is of interest:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4236863,00.html

There's a nice piece circulating on the history of debt:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/615940.asp

The New York Times travel page has a touristy sort of thing on
the appeal of Greece:

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/12/travel/GREECE.html?ex=998788582&ei=1&en=0a38c1\
1af9bd81a2

Peter Jones in the Spectator:

http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old§ion=current&issue=2001-08-\
18&id=1011

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini
http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html

U.S. Weather in Latin:
http://latin.wunderground.com/

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Marathon Rowing Row:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=96203

Roman Tombs in Greece:

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12923&m=A35&aa=2&eido\
s=S

Delphic Oracle:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/08/0814_delphioracle.html


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I understand the "head" tax of te 1st century was a denarius or the
average daily wage of a labourer.

I would like to know the amount of frequency of this tax plus does
anyone know what proportion of income the Romans would have exacted
from their conquered territories?

Thanks,

Ichthys.

I have posted your query on the Ancient/Classical History Forum,
http://forums.about.com/ab-ancienthist/

Please check there for possible responses.

Iren

--- In Roman_History_Books@y..., IrenesBooks@a... wrote:
> I have posted your query on the Ancient/Classical History Forum,
> http://forums.about.com/ab-ancienthist/
>
> Please check there for possible responses.
>
> Iren

Thank you,

Ichthys.

N.S. Gill from the Ancient/Classical History Forum (and chat participant) has
put together some pages on Claudius, the book, and the TV Series:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/iclaudius/index.htm
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_claudiusgenealogy.htm

Irene
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In a message dated 8/23/01 6:24:05 AM, Roman_History_Books@yahoogroups.com
writes:

<< N.S. Gill from the Ancient/Classical History Forum (and chat participant)
has
put together some pages on Claudius, the book, and the TV Series:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/iclaudius/index.htm
http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_claudiusgenealogy.htm
  >>

Hi Irene!
When I tried these URLs they failed to load. Do I have them correct?
Thanks for your help.
Most cordially,

Dr. Rudolph Masciantonio
<A HREF="mailto:Rudolphus9@...">Rudolphus9@...</A>
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Philadelphia, PA 19146
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In a message dated 8/23/01 12:22:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Rudolphus9@... writes:

> Hi Irene!
>  When I tried these URLs they failed to load. Do I have them correct?
>  Thanks for your help.
>  Most cordially,
>
>  Dr. Rudolph Masciantonio

Rudolph: I just checked them again, they come up okay for me.

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The Star Tribune has a report on a lecture series "The
Archaeology of Ancient Israel" recently hosted by the
LA Museum of Ancient Art:

http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/643796.html

HumanOasis has a brief item on the excavations at Nemea, where
the ancient hippodrome has been discovered:

http://www.humanoasis.com/Feature%20Stories/082301-Tracks%20of%20Ancient%20Athle\
tes.html

A "spectacular" pre-Greek-influence Scythian mound has been discovered:

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=7174

The Times has a report on what Mount Caburn (in East Sussex)
might really have been used for:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,61-2001290444,00.html

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Archaeology Magazine has a new look and new online content, including
a guide to Nero's Domus Aurea:

http://www.archaeology.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?page=pdfs/nero/index

and abstracts of items in the current print issue on mummies, Israel
Finkelstein's work, and other things:

http://www.archaeology.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?page=curiss/index

Speaking of Archaeology magazine, if you haven't checked out their
ongoing coverage of the Anglo-American Project in Pompeii's dig
this summer, it's worth a look:

http://www.archaeology.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?page=online/features/pompeii/index

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The Whitehall Farm Roman Villa project has its latest field
reports online:

http://www.whitehallvilla.co.uk/

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Ancient History Guide N.S. Gill's latest is a review of Karen
Essex's *Kleopatra*:

http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa082801a.htm

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Athens News has a reviews of the "Oxford Archaeological Guide to
Greece":

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12924&m=A38&aa=2&eido\
s=S

CAA has a review of Katherine Dunbabin's *Mosaics in the Greek and
Roman World*:

http://www.caareviews.org/reviews/dunbabin.html

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A pair of reviews of Medea at Epidavros:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=96763
http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12924&m=A39&aa=1&eido\
s=S

... and Seven Against Thebes, with some commentary on relevance:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=96243

Mike DiMaio's De Imperatoribus Romanis site is getting media
attention:

http://24hour.modbee.com/24hour/technology/story/684117p-745269c.html

Peter Jones in the Spectator:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/newsid_1507000/1507\
606.stm

Radio Finland's Nuntii Latini
http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/trans.html

U.S. Weather in Latin:
http://latin.wunderground.com/

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Elgin Marbles (yes, there is something new):

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=12924&m=A35&aa=1&eido\
s=S

Genghis Khan:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/0823/p14s2-stgn.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/08/0820_wiregenghis.html

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One I missed: the New York Times had a brief item on why the
Dog Days of summer are so named:

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/10/science/space/12SKYWATCH.html
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Hello,

Would inhabitants of Rome from conquered territories still be
expected to pay the head tax and whatever else they were eligible for
if they were still in their native country?

Thanks,

Ichthys.

I will post your question on the Ancient/ClassicalHistory Forum
http://ancienthistory.about.com/mpboards.htm

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Ichthys, I'm not sure of the answer to part one, but to part two, taxation
models in Roman controlled areas were in the neighborhood of a tenth (tithe)
and were paid in kind as often as in coin.  Best modern work on this topic in
English are the books written by Duncan-Jones.  R. Howarth

tiny@... wrote:

> I understand the "head" tax of te 1st century was a denarius or the
> average daily wage of a labourer.
>
> I would like to know the amount of frequency of this tax plus does
> anyone know what proportion of income the Romans would have exacted
> from their conquered territories?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ichthys.
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Could I humbly recommend my own article sized biography of Claudius at:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7094

IrenesBooks@... wrote:

> N.S. Gill from the Ancient/Classical History Forum (and chat participant) has
> put together some pages on Claudius, the book, and the TV Series:
>
> http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/iclaudius/index.htm
> http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_claudiusgenealogy.htm
>
> Irene
> http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/
> Co-host, Ancient/Classical History Forum
> http://forums.about.com/ab-ancienthist/start
> Forum Book Discussions
> http://forums.about.com/ab-ancienthist2/start
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

David, NS. and members:

I've heard good things about a novel 'THE HORSE COIN' about the iceni revolt
in the first century AD, just yesterday and it was highly recommended by a
reader whom I respect, so I ask, is it a good read?

Best Regards,

Vel Garnett
Omaha