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Post by dbawilliam on Aug 8, 2016 16:08:14 GMT
Tony, No, I'm pretty "Old School" when it comes to books -- I read it on paper -- my Nook is about as "New School" as I get for books...sorry about the presenter for your audio book -- it is such a good book. Bill
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Post by Piyan Glupak on Aug 9, 2016 5:33:04 GMT
I purchased Livy's 'History of Rome' for my Kindle, in July (£0.99), and am ploughing through it slowly. Yes, you have to take Livy with a very large pinch of salt, but it is nice to read what assorted historians have extrapolated from as a source for Roman history before the First Punic War. With Livy, prevailing wisdom is that he wrote it as propaganda to try and get young Romans of the early empire to aspire to the patriotic, stoic and war-like virtues that Romans liked to believe were traditional to Rome.
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Post by vodnik on Aug 9, 2016 7:04:59 GMT
...i am reading Old Surehand2 by Karl May, a novel from the old west of America. There are a lot of novels around the world during the 19th centuary by Karl May...
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Post by El Grego on Aug 9, 2016 15:01:10 GMT
Oddly enough, I have just started reading DBA 3.0, which made it to my doorstep with excellent service from Dennis at OMM. I have been lurking on the old site for years, and finally have declared. Unfortunately, HoTT 2.1 is on back order
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Post by hdan on Aug 9, 2016 16:33:54 GMT
Last week, I started in on "Men of Bronze", a collection of essays about the relationship between Hoplites, Hoplite Equipment, and the Polis. (As in, "which came first?", etc.)
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Post by txwargamer on Aug 23, 2016 21:35:24 GMT
I agree. Top notch inspiration for an ACW project.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 15, 2016 23:35:52 GMT
Just started reading M. Kulikowski's Rome's Gothic Wars. Compared to Wolfram's History of the Goths, this is a very light read.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 17, 2016 14:24:48 GMT
Just started reading M. Kulikowski's Rome's Gothic Wars. Compared to Wolfram's History of the Goths, this is a very light read. Finished reading the Gothic Wars. There is a lot of information here which is fortunately presented in short sub-headings. Rather like digesting a historical buffet yet hungering for more.
I start Patricians and Emperors by Ian Hughes tomorrow as today I plan constructing some barbarian standards.
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Post by Antoine on Nov 17, 2016 20:34:19 GMT
I'm reading the "marius's mules" serie by S.J.A Turney.
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Post by macbeth on Nov 17, 2016 22:38:28 GMT
Today I finished off Gordon Doherty's Legionary Series with the fifth and final book "Gods and Emperors".
The Battle of Adrianople has finally been fought - 5 books in the lead up with Valens and Fritigern both driven to the fight in spite of all their efforts. Gratian had secret agents everywhere forcing the Roman's hand. With such a network in place he may have been better placed to just have Valens assassinated and stepped in peacefully.
That said, the book was enjoyable.
Doherty's next project (according to his website) will be a series set in the Hittite Empire. I may well splash out for this one.
cheers
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Post by timurilank on Nov 18, 2016 7:59:08 GMT
Today I finished off Gordon Doherty's Legionary Series with the fifth and final book "Gods and Emperors".
The Battle of Adrianople has finally been fought - 5 books in the lead up with Valens and Fritigern both driven to the fight in spite of all their efforts. Gratian had secret agents everywhere forcing the Roman's hand. With such a network in place he may have been better placed to just have Valens assassinated and stepped in peacefully.
That said, the book was enjoyable.
Doherty's next project (according to his website) will be a series set in the Hittite Empire. I may well splash out for this one.
cheers
Thanks for mentioning this. I will add this to my Christmas wish list.
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Post by ammianus on Nov 19, 2016 13:27:13 GMT
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Post by Antigonos on Nov 20, 2016 9:50:16 GMT
Mary Beard - "SPQR". A bit of a chew at times so will be at it for a while. Certainly informative that's for sure.
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Post by macbeth on Nov 20, 2016 21:56:32 GMT
So after finishing "Gods and Emperors" I am now reading Nick Brown's fifth "Agent of Rome" book.
"The Emperor's Silver" sees our hero Cassius Corbulo investigating a counterfeiting ring in Tripoli (Syria). The Agent of Rome series is set during the reign of Aurelian just after the Palmyran war.
They are not bad stories.
Cheers
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 21, 2016 22:19:36 GMT
Project Rajputs has ground to a halt due to my revived interest in the Hsuing nu, so my gaze is now back into Ancient China And Its Enemies...Nicola Di Cosmo.
...those that draw the bow.🏹
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