Dr Vlasto reviews the early history of the various Slav peoples (from about AD 500 onwards) and traces their gradual emergence as Christian states within the framework of either West or East European culture. Special attention is paid to the political and cultural rivalry between East and West for the allegiance of certain Slav peoples, and to the degree of cultural exchange within the Slav world, associated in particular with the use of the Slav liturgical language. His examination of all the Slav peoples and extensive use of original source material in many different languages enables Dr Vlasto to give a particularly comprehensive study of the subject.

Comprehensive and detailed, this is the first ever study of ancient beer and its distilling, consumption and characteristics. Examining evidence from Greek and Latin authors, the book demonstrates the contributions the Europeans made to beer throughout the ages.

Judges and JuryDelta Green¿s Task Force T.I. screwed up. They were in Myanmar, deep in the undeveloped hinterlands. The operation went south, people died, and something monstrous escaped¿perhaps with the aid of an agent from the task force.Now they¿re the operation for a new team of agents. The players¿ Agents must hear testimony from the survivors of Task Force T.I., decide exactly what happened and who¿s responsible, and recommend a course of action to Delta Green¿s leaders. The testimony plays out scene by bloody scene. In each flashback, the players temporarily take the roles of the members of Task Force T.I. The players get tips on how to play them based on their individual personalities and prejudices¿and, more importantly, the ways that their teammates remember them behaving. Memories of overwhelming terror are rarely accurate. But memories are all Delta Green has to go on if a further horror is to be prevented.¿The Star Chamber¿ is a complete scenario for Delta Green, the role-playing game of Lovecraftian horror and conspiracy. It features six ¿secondary¿ Agents, ready to play in the flashback scenes. It is playable with the full rules in Delta Green: Agent¿s Handbook, or the quickstart rules in Delta Green: Need to Know, available from Arc Dream Publishing. Learn more at delta-green.com.