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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 2732708, member: 32619&quot;]A few months ago I brought to the attention of this board an ancient history magazine, <i>Ancient Warfare Magazine</i>. I used to buy it from the gas station at my last base, but it&#039;s unavailable on my new one, so I went ahead and subscribed to the digital version ($20 annually/6 issues). Anyway, while I was on the website I decided to check the other publications, and there is a magazine that would probably be of interest to the board, <i>Ancient History Magazine</i> and particular interest to me was Issue 2, titled <i>The Disastrous Reign of Caracalla: Tyrant, Traveler, and Administrator</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the first <i>Ancient History Magazine</i> I have read, but from reading the <i>Ancient Warfare</i> and <i>Medieval Warfare</i> magazines, I knew what to expect. From the publisher&#039;s website, &quot;<i>Ancient History Magazine</i> is written for an informed, but casual audience.&quot; The magazine is full of colorful illustrations with plenty of photographs. Each issue focuses on one subject with articles exploring different angles using primary sources and the latest research.&nbsp; Many articles have a section at the end called Further Reading which addresses primary and useful secondary sources.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The coinage of Caracalla is an area of concentration in my collection, so I immediately read the article &quot;Caracalla&#039;s Coins: The Advice of Severus as Reflected in Coinage&quot; written by Oliver Hoover, the Adjunct Curator of the American Numismatic Society. Using the advice of Severus to his sons to &quot;be on good terms with one another, be generous to the soldiers, and don&#039;t care about anything else&quot; Hoover illustrates how this advice, recorded by Cassius Dio, plays out in the coinage. I won&#039;t spoil it for you, but Hoover has some pretty harsh judgments about Severus&#039; advice.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The next article I jumped into was &quot;A Face for Caracalla: Reconstructing an Emperor&#039;s Facial Features&quot; by author Paul van der Heijden. From the beginning van der Heijden lists and evaluates the sources for Caracalla&#039;s face and appearance. He even neatly combined and summarized the primary written sources into one paragraph of 120 words. Combining the written sources, the sculptures, and contemporary paintings two artists provide their take on his actual appearance. After seeing the renditions, it’s hard to disagree with van der Heijden’s closing remark about the portraits that, “this brings the emperors closer to us, closer than otherwise would be possible.”</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the articles included in this issue are “A Palace for the People: Imperial Self-Promotion and the Baths,” “Unperson: Caracalla Erases the Past,” and “The Love of Julia Domna: Surviving and Saving the Severan Dynasty.” I would recommend this magazine to all lovers of ancient history, particularly if you’re looking for more than just warfare. As a collector of ancient coins and a student of history, these magazines help show me just exactly how numismatics are useful as a primary source.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-131-caracalla-asklepios.4480/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Link the website: <a href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/ancient-history-magazine" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/ancient-history-magazine" rel="nofollow">https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/ancient-history-magazine</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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