01-20-2011, 03:12 AM
Hi there, another new recruit !
I live in a little town near Eindhoven in the Netherlands. I have been interested in history in general since my schooldays, which seems like centuries ago, and in Roman history since my first visit of Roma three years ago. Since then I have visited some other historical Roman sites like Trier and Verona. With great interest and pleasure I have read the outstanding work of Adrian Goldsworthy (Caesar, The Fall of Rome and Carthage) and recently I purchased a copy of Bernard van Baelen's work on the Roman Army. I plan to purchase his work on the Roman Navy as well.
As far as Dutch Roman history concerns I am intrigued by the controversies surrounding the importance of the Roman presence in this part of the Empire. Hope to learn a lot about that here on the forum. Also hope to get some tips on academic journals (I already know about the Journal of Roman Archeology and the Journal of Roman Military Equipment).
I don't do re-enacting, I am a lifetime student (always hungry for knowledge) and work in neonatal intensive care.
Concerning my nickname: The Temple dedicated to all Gods in Roma, The Pantheon, is to my opinion one of the most beautiful examples of Roman architecture. I can spend hours and hours drinking espresso or grappa on the terrace of Night & Day on the piazza della Rotonda looking at Hadrianus' master piece (and the Roman females !!;-) ). Marcus Agrippa must have been one happy dude having his name placed on the temple !
Cheers !
CJ
I live in a little town near Eindhoven in the Netherlands. I have been interested in history in general since my schooldays, which seems like centuries ago, and in Roman history since my first visit of Roma three years ago. Since then I have visited some other historical Roman sites like Trier and Verona. With great interest and pleasure I have read the outstanding work of Adrian Goldsworthy (Caesar, The Fall of Rome and Carthage) and recently I purchased a copy of Bernard van Baelen's work on the Roman Army. I plan to purchase his work on the Roman Navy as well.
As far as Dutch Roman history concerns I am intrigued by the controversies surrounding the importance of the Roman presence in this part of the Empire. Hope to learn a lot about that here on the forum. Also hope to get some tips on academic journals (I already know about the Journal of Roman Archeology and the Journal of Roman Military Equipment).
I don't do re-enacting, I am a lifetime student (always hungry for knowledge) and work in neonatal intensive care.
Concerning my nickname: The Temple dedicated to all Gods in Roma, The Pantheon, is to my opinion one of the most beautiful examples of Roman architecture. I can spend hours and hours drinking espresso or grappa on the terrace of Night & Day on the piazza della Rotonda looking at Hadrianus' master piece (and the Roman females !!;-) ). Marcus Agrippa must have been one happy dude having his name placed on the temple !
Cheers !
CJ
Christ-jan