Advantages: a wonderful insite into the beginning of the fall of Rome Disadvantages: none
If you are one of those people who view the Roman Empire as a unified entity defended by Imperial born and raised, Latin speaking , soldiers holding at bay the uncivilized barbarians beyond its borders, then this book is a must read. Originally published for an Italian audience but now translated into English , Alessandro Barbero's masterful book, shows the later Roman Empire for the chaotic and fluid world that is often less appealing to the modern reader than the slick and upright image of earlier times.
Based around the events that lead to the Gothic rebellion of the late fourth century and more specifically the overwhelming defeat of Valens Roman troops at Adrianople in 378, this book is a vivid account of not only the campaign but of the concept of the roman/barbarian relationship. Here it is the Goths that are under ...
It is a little known fact that on the sly the Nursey is a bit of a footie fan. Now for most people this might mean supporting their local team and cheering for England during European Championships and the World Cup. The Nursey however deviates from the norm here and has been known to check out the results of a little known team from Turin going by the name of Juventus. At European and World cup times the Nursey has risked near lynching from various quarters as she screams support for Italy.
It was one Saturday morning towards the end of 1995 that a rather hungover Nursey spotted the drop dead gorgeous figure of one Alessandro Del Piero.Rubbing the sleep from her eyes and trying to focus it soon became apparent that this rather gorgeous vision could score a goal or two! It was lust at first sight! From there on Saturday mornings ...
Advantages: Good positioning Disadvantages: lack of scoring
Alessandro Del Piero used to be in my opinion one of the best strikers in the world, but now he misses with more consistency than Andy Cole. He gets into some brilliant positions baut his finishing is appaling, and I think that this is why he is consistently left out of the team for Italy in favour of Francesco Totti- he gives much more to the team than Del Piero in that he can pass better and also hold up the ball. del Piero is a bit selfish, and although he plays for a brilliant team does not score as many as he should. i am sure that when he gets his confidence back he will start scoring again but when will it happen- hopefully sooner rather than later. ...
