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bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 05/06/2012 9:37 pm Not sure if this is the right area for this . Just wanted to say the BBC has a great series running atm about Roman life. 'Meet the Romans with Mary Beard', according to A A Gill (Sunday Times 'critic' and professional 'worky ticket') she is 'too ugly for TV' but shes undoubtedly a very, very clever lady and the show is a fascinating incite into how the vast majority of Romans lived and died under the Empire. Its mainly about normal Roman life, the commoners like us . Nothing about coins so far but shes been to the Roman toilets at Ostia twice already to read the X rated graffiti! Mary is a Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge and really knows her stuff. nRf42bh-BlE Those in the UK can access it for free via the iPlayer and those not in the UK can probobly do the same via a proxy IP or a streaming service . I also suspect it will also reach BBC America in the near future. Report this Post to the Staff

bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 05/06/2012 9:46 pm BTW the above clip is from the BBC youtube site so no copy-write has been infringed - Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/06/2012 9:50 pm It looks like a very interesting show. Historians are never "TV faces"--all the better, imo. The BBC also produced a good dramatization of the last days of Pompeii, called "Pompeii: The Last Day" That one is on Netflix. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 05/06/2012 9:59 pm Quote: Historians are never "TV faces"--all the better, imo Fully agree - pretty but dim people seem to dominate the channels these days, its refreshing to see someone with a brain on the BBC and not just someone reading from a script! Will have a look for Pompeii: The Last Day now I would also recommend Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire DVC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancien...of_an_Empire Features two (IMHO) of the best British actors around, Michael Sheen as Nero and David Threlfall as Constantine. Again, probably available via Netflix / youtube or a streaming service Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/06/2012 11:33 pm Interesting, what a neat looking helmet. Report this Post to the Staff
oxos Valued Member United States 422 Posts	Posted 05/07/2012 6:01 pm You can tell she enjoys her work .... very animated and graphic. History is something that so few people study today. That is a shame. That is one reason I've enjoyed this forum so much, as it brings various ages to light, not only in the actual collecting of the coin, but why the coin was minted in the first place. And that in itself has so many different aspects that one could spend a life time pursuing each era and never getting to the end of them all. Thanks Bobby for bringing to light another interesting object of the Roman empire. I for one do not find deviating from the pure coin purpose of this forum to bring to light objects like this helmet occasionally. They actually broaden ones understanding of the time certain coins were minted in. But I might be in a minority. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 05/08/2012 1:45 pm Very interesting but it looks like she is enjoying that helmet a little too much lol... Thanks for sharing bobby Quote: I would also recommend Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire DVC I've seen that! I saw four episodes of that series on Youtube: Nero (Martin Sheen was really good as him!), Constantine, the Jewish rebellion, and the fall of Rome with Honorius and the Visigoths. I saw a couple parts of the Julius Caesar episode but the rest they haven't posted on YT Great stuff, I recommend it as well. Edited by VisigothKing 05/08/2012 8:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 05/08/2012 4:30 pm Thanks for the tips on this and the other program. Look forward to viewing them! I like this stuff. Just saw 'I Claudius' and 'Rome' (not exactly true to history IMO) but entertaining. Report this Post to the Staff
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