tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.comments2022-12-26T03:07:06.398-08:00Books and Novels of the Ancient WorldMary Harrschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01812961655356354800noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-38135516561853673862013-09-13T17:48:51.798-07:002013-09-13T17:48:51.798-07:00I AM 85 YRS OLD AND FEMALE -I HAVE THOROUHLY SO EN...I AM 85 YRS OLD AND FEMALE -I HAVE THOROUHLY SO ENJOYED MANY OF CONN IGGULDENS BOOKS ON GHENGIS KHAN - AND AM STILL READING THEM -LOVE THE HISTORY --YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL GIFT IN WRITING AND I THANK YOU MOST SINCERELY CONN = KEEP ON DOING THIS WONDEFUL JOB AND GIFT YOU HAVE -1400THANKYOU WITH LOVE M B XXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-86215206014925951892013-03-28T06:54:48.819-07:002013-03-28T06:54:48.819-07:00At that time there were still no Germans (German t...At that time there were still no Germans (German tribes).<br />You obviously mean Germanic tribes, witch is not quite the same as German tribes - isn´t it.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_languages<br /><br />B.T.W. 5th century Roman Soldiers used `Spangenhelme` but the book cover shows for sure some sort of Imperial helmet - only used until the late 3th century (fauxpas!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-9534199325241792782011-12-08T21:45:40.163-08:002011-12-08T21:45:40.163-08:00As another admirer of Caesar, I quit as soon as &q...As another admirer of Caesar, I quit as soon as "the lean man" raped the slave girl.<br /><br />I mean....come on!eddie willershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624004872700778288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-54146303798050943702011-12-07T16:41:45.312-08:002011-12-07T16:41:45.312-08:00Thank you for the read and review of my book. I...Thank you for the read and review of my book. I'd love for your to read my newest work, The Stand In. t's a new noir mystery set in 1957 Hollywood and inspired by an anecdote from Joseph L. Mankiewicz about a Famous Movie Star. It will be available on Kindle and eBooks within the next week or so. <br />Best, <br />BradBrad Geagleyhttp://www.bradgeagley.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-45756050246794386432010-09-17T21:07:32.733-07:002010-09-17T21:07:32.733-07:00Wonderful review Mary. You've really done Vick...Wonderful review Mary. You've really done Vicki's amazing research justice with this detailed look at her new book!<br /><br />Kind Regards<br />HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091875643921165081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-4537452952941438402010-09-12T23:25:02.951-07:002010-09-12T23:25:02.951-07:00A fun idea. ThanksA fun idea. ThanksP. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-13523968456762242462010-09-12T23:24:22.080-07:002010-09-12T23:24:22.080-07:00Wow - I am so impressed by this review. Thanks fo...Wow - I am so impressed by this review. Thanks for taking the time. It is rare to find such an extended review in a blog. Perhaps you might like to look at my longish essay on Robert Graves' "Count Belisarius", an historical novel from 1938 set in 6th century Byzantium. It is on my blog. Keep up this fantastic work!P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-55759703859541074282010-05-25T09:31:14.399-07:002010-05-25T09:31:14.399-07:00Enjoyable read. Thanks for the recommendation!Enjoyable read. Thanks for the recommendation!Mama Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004091971731646087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-34323869589549406652010-01-23T18:00:16.664-08:002010-01-23T18:00:16.664-08:00Haven't read this one yet but I would have to ...Haven't read this one yet but I would have to agree about Course of Honor--I think it's her finest work.Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-60633492687485611132009-11-07T01:16:03.717-08:002009-11-07T01:16:03.717-08:00Manish Solanki Murlipura (Jaipur)
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I Lo...Manish Solanki Murlipura (Jaipur)<br />Hello,<br /> I Love Games so I like this site . Excellent site, keep up the good work. I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks, <br />A definite great read…<br />Why would anybody say it that way, you can easily get your point across in a polite and courteous way. Lets all just get a long. <br /><a href="http://mymmoshop.com/buy/world-of-warcraft-us/gold/index.php" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow">wow gold </a>--wow goldManishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515566292198451608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-49650702511786652332009-10-24T08:25:01.412-07:002009-10-24T08:25:01.412-07:00Wow, this looks like an incredible read. Thanks fo...Wow, this looks like an incredible read. Thanks for letting us know about it (adding it to wish list!)Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-51681173448294691912009-07-08T21:33:02.598-07:002009-07-08T21:33:02.598-07:00Although "Killing Rommel" has a WWII set...Although "Killing Rommel" has a WWII setting, it was inspired by Pressfield's comparative study of Alexander the Great's cavalry tactics and Rommel's Panzerarmee. There's an <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/interview/with/author/steven-pressfield" rel="nofollow">interesting article</a> with SP at Book Depository, where he discusses this.Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-59443248763776920372009-04-12T17:05:00.000-07:002009-04-12T17:05:00.000-07:00I agree absoluely- this debut novel was one of my ...I agree absoluely- this debut novel was one of my "best reads" of 2009. I posted a short review of it <A HREF="http://www.HistoricalNovels.info/Reviewer-Profile-Annis.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> at Margaret Donsbach's Historical Novels Info website.Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-53534764340954261502009-02-01T00:00:00.000-08:002009-02-01T00:00:00.000-08:00Unfortunately it looks as publication date for &qu...Unfortunately it looks as publication date for "Conspirata/Conspiracy" has now been set forward to October, 2009.<BR/><BR/>Amazon UK provides a slightly different synopsis. Although Catiline himself isn't mentioned, clearly the story will revolve around the Catiline conspiracy and the way Cicero deals with it.<BR/><BR/> <63 BC, the year when Cicero is consul. Most of his time in office is devoted to uncovering and thwarting a violent conspiracy to overthrow the state, ostensibly led by Crassus and a group of disaffected senators. Underlying this is the great rivalry between Cicero and Caesar, who represent two different types of ambition: one orthodox, the other revolutionary. As Caesar's power grows Cicero must face the inevitable compromises that come from holding power - is it justifiable to use illegal methods in order to save the Republic? Robert Harris yet again proves himself a master of historical fiction as he takes the reader to the heart of republican Rome with a novel that is at once brilliantly researched and utterly gripping.>Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-55520246142873857952008-11-08T22:06:00.000-08:002008-11-08T22:06:00.000-08:00I did notice two genuine gaffes in the novel, also...I did notice two genuine gaffes in the novel, also relating to Mummius. In the epilogue, he mentions having gone to Alexandria in the summer, just before the elections in the fall. Now I think someone must have pointed this out to Steven quite early, because in Catilina's Riddle, where the elections are a major plot point, they occur at their proper time in August. So that trip to Egypt would have had to occur in a very short window between April, when Crassus crucified the six thousand survivors along the Appian Way, and July.<BR/><BR/>The other gaffe I spotted while reading Harris's Imperium. The trial of Gaius Verres occurs in 70 B.C. during the consulship of Crassus and Pompey, but the praetor urbanus to whom Cicero presents the case is actually a man named Manius Acilius Glabrio. In his speech <I>In Verrem,</I> Cicero does mention a letter to Mummius the praetor, but there were seven other praetorships he could have held.<BR/><BR/>I did find it curious that a career military man like the Mummius Steven portrays would run for praetor; he doesn't seem to like his taste of politics, and yet, wouldn't he have had to held the offices of quaestor and aedile prior to this? It's a shame we don't know more about the historical figure, and whether or not he ended up on the losing side in the war between Pompey and Caesar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-54679309213373649332008-05-30T12:55:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:55:00.000-07:00Historically speaking, I suppose there is a fairly...Historically speaking, I suppose there is a fairly bad track record for humanity's attempt to successfully put Christianity into practice. Unfortunately, I am a contributor to that poor effort as well, but there's always room for improvement!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your reply!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-32688619307612908922008-05-30T12:05:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:05:00.000-07:00I’m sorry, Brian, but Sword Song is still in my “t...I’m sorry, Brian, but Sword Song is still in my “to be read” stack so I’m afraid I can’t comment on it yet. I focus most of my personal research efforts on the Roman Empire so I also have very little background in the history surrounding the early Anglo-Saxon Church. However, I notice that someone asked Mr. Cornwell a similar question on his official website:<BR/><BR/> Sir. I have just finished reading the last of the Uhtred books cannot wait until 2009 your estimate of a new Uhtred book. Question: reading the books it became clear you are not fond of the early Christian clergy any reason? Yours D.D.Ingle. <BR/> <BR/>A: um, delete 'early', delete 'clergy', add an 's', and you're there<BR/><BR/>Apparently Mr. Cornwell does not have a fondness for Christians in general.Mary Harrschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812961655356354800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-41456347793740984672008-05-29T05:20:00.000-07:002008-05-29T05:20:00.000-07:00I'm about two-thirds through this latest book and ...I'm about two-thirds through this latest book and was curious to know if Bernard Cornwell's negative portrayal of the early Anglo-Saxon Church (with the exception of Father Beocca and Prylig) is historically accurate or does it carry a personal distaste of religion into the story? Thanks - BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-81351628710299056432008-05-07T16:40:00.000-07:002008-05-07T16:40:00.000-07:00Thank you for posting the information about NOX, M...Thank you for posting the information about NOX, Mary! <BR/><BR/>I, too, love to see technology at the service of history. Congratulations on a terrific blog and a wonderful resource!<BR/><BR/>Vale,<BR/><BR/>KelliKelli Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05134057726661907735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-77964921136384563042008-01-29T21:39:00.000-08:002008-01-29T21:39:00.000-08:00The 'gay icon' only serves to trivialize and demea...The 'gay icon' only serves to trivialize and demean Spartacus unless gays find in his name what is synonymous with their own liberation .<BR/>ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-77992640135103139112008-01-29T21:31:00.000-08:002008-01-29T21:31:00.000-08:00It only serves to trivializes and demean Spartacus...It only serves to trivializes and demean Spartacus and his accompishments with the 'gay icon' moniker;no doubt the icon originates in reverence to the male physique only and not to the hero Spartacus . He fought to grimly to liberate from Rome,slaves and serfs alike . His enduring name is a testament to a man who remains synonomous with liberation ! <BR/>ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-19517851763970645292008-01-05T08:05:00.000-08:002008-01-05T08:05:00.000-08:00Thanks for the review of Saylor's "Roma". I disco...Thanks for the review of Saylor's "Roma". I discovered it while trolling Amazon.com, but thought it still a bit pricy. I usually wait for used copies to pop up. But now I may well reconsider and go ahead and get it anyway. I have always loved Saylor and his characterizations of historical figures. So "Roma" sounds like just my cup of tea.<BR/>M. A. GeorgeM. A. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703315811276984623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-16265917018963181512007-12-28T11:41:00.000-08:002007-12-28T11:41:00.000-08:00This was a very helpful review. I appreciate it. I...This was a very helpful review. I appreciate it. I haven't read this one yet but I love Marcus Didius Falco, I'm jumping over to Amazon to order it now.cornelia amirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073486581012525859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-32649087191002076862007-12-26T07:55:00.000-08:002007-12-26T07:55:00.000-08:00For example, in the course "Origins of Great Ancie...For example, in the course "Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations" Kenneth Harl mentioned that Hatshepsut became the consort of her charge Tutmosis III. Although this type of relationship was used frequently to establish authority in the ancient court, this was the first time I had heard of a marriage between these two powerful figures. <BR/><BR/>I guess I must admit I would have been less skeptical if Bob Brier, an expert in Egyptology, would have made the statement instead of Dr. Harl, whose general expertise is ancient Asia Minor and the late Roman Republic.Mary Harrschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812961655356354800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139021.post-41733328283233277262007-12-25T11:40:00.000-08:002007-12-25T11:40:00.000-08:00Yes, Elizabeth Vandiver is one of the most access...Yes, Elizabeth Vandiver is one of the most accessible Teaching Company lecturers, but she seems to have stopped making any new courses. Her thesis was on Herodotus, so she naturally tends to be a little biased towards him, especially in relation to Thucydides. But overall she remains objective.<BR/><BR/>Kenneth Harl has a new program on the Peloponnesian War that should also be at that same high level.<BR/><BR/>You may find my Teaching Company user forum useful where reviews all lectures in their new courses are posted:<BR/><BR/>http://teachingcompany.12.forumer.com<BR/><BR/><BR/>Peloponnesian War lecture reviews in progress:<BR/>http://teachingcompany.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=44&sid=7fc25abce9f52428e8cb9eeaf84e193b<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Doug van Orsow<BR/>forum administratorDoug van Orsowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12866274080070115319noreply@blogger.com