Imperial Rome new exhibit to open September 23 at the Fernbank Museum- August 4, 2006 The Weekly Online!: "Fernbank Museum of Natural History presents 350 years of illustrious world history with the world-premiere of a special exhibition that explores the legacy of the Roman Empire. Featuring 450 artifacts that range from small coins to larger-than-life statues, Imperial Rome showcases the brilliance of ancient Roman society during its glory days. The exhibition will open on the 2069th birthday of Caesar Augustus, Romes first emperor, and will be on view from September 23,...http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2006/08/imperial-rome-new-exhibit-to-open.html Teaching Company offers new course on Roman Archaeology- August 4, 2006 I see that The Teaching Company is offering a new course on Greek and Roman Archaeology." In these 36 half-hour lectures, archaeologist John R. Hale of the University of Louisville guides you through dozens of ancient sites with the skill of a born storyteller. Dr. Hale mixes the exotic adventures, unexpected insights, and abiding mysteries of archaeology's fabled history with anecdotes of his own extensive field experience to create an extremely fast-paced narrative that unfolds like a series..http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2006/08/teaching-company-offers-new-course-on.html Early "anti-tank" vehicles used at the battle of Asculum- August 3, 2006 In Dr. Gerald Fagan's lecture series, "Great Battles of the Ancient World", he mentioned that at the battle of Asculum where the Romans squared off against the Epirotes under King Pyrrhus, the Romans introduced a new weapon to counteract the use of war elephants. Dr. Fagan describes these vehicles as anti-elephant wagons. They apparently were enclosed vehicles bristling with spears that contained javelineers.Wikipedia describes them as "these were ox-led chariots, equipped with long spikes to.http://uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/2006/08/early-anti-tank-vehicles-used-at.html |