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GreenPartyVoter

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Sun May-22-05 08:06 PM
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Anyone here a Romaphile?

I'm doing research for a novel and could use a few experts. :)

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Book Lover

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Sun May-22-05 08:10 PM
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1. Ancient Rome?

I can point you to some excellent source material and perhaps answer a few questions; what have you in mind?

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GreenPartyVoter

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Sun May-22-05 08:12 PM
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2. Well

It's a romance novel, but I still like to have my stories grounded in fact as much as possible. This one will probably be set during the lifetime of Marcus Aurelius.

How familiar are you with:

slavery in the empire

charioteers

everyday life for common people

??

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Book Lover

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Mon May-23-05 02:10 PM
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14. Jo-Ann Sheldon

is the author of the latest generalist everyday book, As the Romans Did 2e, Oxford UP. It's a reader and sourcebook with a healthy bibliography. I think that's a great place to start; it may give you enough info itself, but if not, it's full of sources for your own research.

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Lex

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Sun May-22-05 08:15 PM
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3. I'm no expert, but I do love Steven Saylor's series of books

with Gordianus the Finder. I fell in love with the Anciet Rome after reading Saylor's series.

http://www.stevensaylor.com/RomaSubRosa.html

Plus, HBO has a series starting this fall that is set in Rome around 50 B.C. I'm looking forward to that.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Sun May-22-05 08:19 PM
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6. I will have to look into those. I have already hit ebay up and

am looking for two of Colleen McCullough's books and one Lindsey Davis. :)

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Lex

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Sun May-22-05 08:22 PM
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8. If you've not read Steven Saylor, I do strongly recommend him--

he is the master of historically accurate depiction of everyday life in Rome in the span of time you're interested in writing about.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Sun May-22-05 08:23 PM
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9. That would be very helpful then, thanks!

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Lex

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Sun May-22-05 08:27 PM
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10. A smallish thread in the Fiction Forum about him

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=208x5719

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Crazy Guggenheim

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Sun May-22-05 08:16 PM
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4. Of course this thread wouldn't be complete without .........

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GreenPartyVoter

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Sun May-22-05 08:19 PM
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5. A man rubbed down with olive oil??

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Crazy Guggenheim

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Sun May-22-05 08:21 PM
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7. No. I think he's all sweaty from killing someone.

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Sun May-22-05 08:31 PM
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11. No, but I enjoyed seeing the Roman influence in England

when I was there recently. Particularly Bath. Our travel guides really stressed the Roman influence in London and surroundings.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Sun May-22-05 08:45 PM
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12. I saw a bit of it when I was in France years ago, but I was more

keen on Gallic and Medieval items of interest then.

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GreenPartyVoter

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Mon May-23-05 10:56 AM
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13. Well I am finding all kinds of interesting Roman info on the internets :^D

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myrna minx

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Mon May-23-05 02:18 PM
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15. A History of Private Life

Edited on Mon May-23-05 02:21 PM by myrna minx

is an excellent book that may be of some help to you.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0674399749/ref=pd_sim_b_1/104-7971978-0258344?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance

Also Sex in History by Reay Tannahill is a great book.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812885406/qid=1116875857/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-7971978-0258344?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

edit: added correct links...

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