tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post8019265726532524225..comments2024-01-31T10:37:37.444+00:00Comments on The Life of Antoninus Pius: The long-awaited legionAntoninus Piushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13549656626308639986noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-83559519664715678232011-01-19T16:02:59.146+00:002011-01-19T16:02:59.146+00:00Now, see more here.Now, see more <a href="http://antoninuspius.blogspot.com/2011/01/theyre-ramping-up-publicity-for-movie.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Antoninus Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549656626308639986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-59367844471787321352010-11-25T13:50:35.174+00:002010-11-25T13:50:35.174+00:00Oh dear.
At long last the trailer for 'The Ea...Oh dear.<br /><br />At long last the trailer for 'The Eagle' is out.<br /><br />Have you seen it Antoninus?<br />http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi54565145/<br /><br />I'm.....annoyed...already by just the opening titles in the trailer!!<br /><br />"In 120 A.D. Flavius Aquilla led 5000 elite roman soldiers on a mission beyond the edge of the known world"<br /><br />So.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-42688952254085797992010-08-12T16:24:51.765+00:002010-08-12T16:24:51.765+00:00<< Sorry to dredge up an old topic Antoninus...<< <i>Sorry to dredge up an old topic Antoninus</i> >><br />Not at all. The movie hasn't opened yet. No doubt there will be plenty more discussion.Antoninus Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549656626308639986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-40660235036524809102010-07-28T22:52:50.798+00:002010-07-28T22:52:50.798+00:00Gah
Sorry to dredge up an old topic Antoninus but...Gah<br /><br />Sorry to dredge up an old topic Antoninus but i just had a look at the wiki like you provided.<br /><br />An american is playing Acquilla. Oh God No. Whenever i see this happen i can't help but remember remakes of Dumas The Three Musketters with americans as D'Artagnan. I always contrast that with the fabulous 70s version with Oliver Reed playing Athos and Michel York as D&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-69459252778259758352009-09-01T20:34:38.278+00:002009-09-01T20:34:38.278+00:00You can find the latest on the movie here (Wikiped...You can find the latest on the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth_%28film%29" rel="nofollow">here</a> (Wikipedia page, added August 2009). I'm not sure I like the idea of Romans played by Americans "to achieve authenticity". ?!Antoninus Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549656626308639986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-81251328268926767312008-07-29T15:50:00.000+00:002008-07-29T15:50:00.000+00:00Come to think of it, I don't think Mr. Whyte ever ...Come to think of it, I don't think Mr. Whyte ever actually mentioned you...you lived large a bit before the time he covered in his books. The "Skystone" opens in about 320 as the Christians recon the years. But thank you for the wikipedia reference....I never knew he was the "bard for the Calgary Highlanders" for instance.STAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198646624631167489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-89756670510382160562008-07-18T15:10:00.000+00:002008-07-18T15:10:00.000+00:00I'm ashamed to say that I'd never heard of Jack Wh...I'm ashamed to say that I'd never heard of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_whyte" REL="nofollow">Jack Whyte</A>. But then, he's probably never heard of me!Antoninus Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549656626308639986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-12598360526511065202008-07-17T13:27:00.000+00:002008-07-17T13:27:00.000+00:00I like Duggan. He wrote my favorite....published ...I like Duggan. He wrote my favorite....published in Canada as "Knight in Armour", a medieval epic. <BR/><BR/>You don't like Jack Whyte then?STAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198646624631167489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-31142248040415511442008-05-20T03:57:00.000+00:002008-05-20T03:57:00.000+00:00Patrick---Thanks for the book recommendation. I've...Patrick---Thanks for the book recommendation. I've heard of Duggan but I've never read any of his books. I will look for "The Little Emperors."<BR/><BR/>BTW, I did pick up William Dietrich's "Hadrain's Wall" and "The Scourge of God." I've only heard good things about these books as well.Jeff Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943209290786814576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-52119724879965516472008-05-19T18:00:00.000+00:002008-05-19T18:00:00.000+00:00>>what is your best historical novel recommendatio...>>what is your best historical novel recommendation about ancient Rome?<BR/> <BR/><I>Ave</I> Jeff! I know you didn't ask <I>me</I> but I couldn't resist one plug: for Alfred Duggan (1903-64) who wrote about five Roman novels, each memorable and unique. <BR/><BR/>My favourite is "The Little Emperors" dealing with the end of Roman Britain circa AD 410.<BR/><BR/>Most of his Roman stuff is in the so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-60560552729374120412008-05-18T21:00:00.000+00:002008-05-18T21:00:00.000+00:00Pius---Thanks for the recommendation. I have a cop...Pius---Thanks for the recommendation. I have a copy of Count Belisarius, but I have not gotten around to reading it yet. I thought Shipway's book superior. Suetonius Paulinus really comes alive in Shipway's autobiographical novel. Breems book was really good, though I thought the ending not so good. But then the ending probably fits the actual ending of many famous, heroic Romans...suicide.Jeff Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943209290786814576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-13183415801700674082008-05-18T16:14:00.000+00:002008-05-18T16:14:00.000+00:00I loved Count Belisarius by Robert Graves when I r...I loved <I>Count Belisarius</I> by Robert Graves when I read it many years ago. <BR/>I confess that I haven't read Wallace Breem or George Shipway.Antoninus Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549656626308639986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710281.post-90820483457872080522008-05-16T10:44:00.000+00:002008-05-16T10:44:00.000+00:00Very interesting post Pius. Do we know where they'...Very interesting post Pius. Do we know where they're at on the filming?<BR/><BR/>And since your talking about novels, what is your best historical novel recommendation about ancient Rome? <BR/><BR/>My three favorites so far have been Eagle in the Snow, The Imperial Governor and The Ides of March. I am always looking for good novels about ancient Rome.Jeff Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943209290786814576noreply@blogger.com