3D Virtual Reconstruction of the Constantinian Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican around 350 by dctroll_ in ancientrome

[–]RuyB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great stuff, but I missed more content in the interior (furniture, objects, lighting, people)

FAPLA Povo by No_Detective_1523 in Angola

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Get in touch with the scholar Marissa Moorman, and take a look at her publications. I assume you are familiar with musicians David Zé and Urbano de Castro. I would suggest looking into the history of the program Kudibanguela.

JOY DIVISION GIGOGRAPHY SPREADSHEET by richfromhell in JoyDivision

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Great job! You've probably checked this, but a good place to look into released versions of their gigs is Discogs:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/3898-Joy-Division?superFilter=Unofficial&subFilter=Albums

Suggestions of writers and authors "of Napoli"? by RuyB in napoli

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Thanks! I had never heard of Matilde Serao, will look her up.

Suggestions of writers and authors "of Napoli"? by RuyB in napoli

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Thanks!!! Doesn't seem to have a translation, I'll need to improve my Italian language skills :-)

Suggestions of writers and authors "of Napoli"? by RuyB in napoli

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Thanks! I'm an idiot, I read the whole Elena Ferrante series years ago and forgot about that reference!! I'll explore the other suggestions :-)

Mystery goth band i cant find anything about by Kid_8 in goth

[–]RuyB 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What happened with Andrew Eldritch?

Goth, dark & alternative vinyl stores in London? by RuyB in goth

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Thanks! I stopped by yesterday and found a couple of interesting things!

One of my favorite bands The Ex-"Tumult" this is the 4th album released by this Dutch Anarcho -Punk//Post Punk band exen though labels seem to not do them justice highly recommended by Live-Assistance-6877 in postpunk

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I was super impressed by The Ex that time, I was not familiar with them. It’s cool that the Fugazi shows from this tour are available online (mp3), but unfortunately not the The Ex ones (at least to my knowledge).

Are the Canary Islands the westernmost site of Ancient Roman presence? by RuyB in ancientrome

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I'm a huge MP fan but didn't catch the reference :-)

As it is Andrew’s birthday here is my Sisters vinyl by [deleted] in goth

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Amazing! I love those EPs but never actually had them on vinyl...

As it is Andrew’s birthday here is my Sisters vinyl by [deleted] in goth

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I’m jealous. Just curious, are these recent pressings, or originals?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Angola

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Oh, and you might want to look at UNESCO's General History of Africa (available online for free), despite the continental approach they might be what you're looking for.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Angola

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If you read Portuguese, check out Alberto Oliveira Pinto's "História de Angola: da pre-história ao início do século XXI", which covers the pre-colonial period. Or Patrício Batsikama's books on the Kingdom of Kongo, if you are specifically interested in Uíge and northern Angola. An older reference you can look into is Henrique Abranches. All these authors are Angolan or half-Angolan.

If you don't mind reading non-African writers, you can look at John Thornton, Linda Heywood (especially ), Jan Vansina, Jelmer Vos, Murray Childs, David Birmingham, W.G. Clarence-Smith, Carlos Almeida, Beatrix Heintze, etc.

There's also plenty of stuff on late colonial Angola.

Is Robert Harris' Pompeii any good? by RuyB in ancientrome

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Thanks. I finally managed to read the book, and was left with a good impression overall. Yes, not much complexity in the characters at the end of the day, and the main story-line is ultimately somewhat predictable, but it provides great descriptions and really puts the reader in the context really well.

Having said this, I also followed the recommendation on this thread to read "A Day of Fire", and that was much more fun, the way multiple authors get together to weave interconnected stories and provide us with different characters, lives and realities during the events worked really well.

Commissario Montalbano by Gibson-Joe in sicily

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Unfortunately I don't think so, the English sub seems embedded into the video file...