Lottie Archer arrives in Rome excited to begin her new job as an archivist. When she discovers a valuable fifteenth-century painting, she is drawn to find out more about the woman who left it behind, Nina Lawrence. Nina seems to have led a rewarding and useful life, restoring Italian gardens to their full glory following […]
Historia Q&A: Lindsay Powell
Lindsay Powell is the author of several acclaimed books on battles, generalship and warfare. His speciality is the early Roman Empire and, in particular, the lives and times of the notorious extended family of Caesar Augustus. Among his books are two firsts – full-length biographies of Drusus the Elder and of his famous son Germanicus. […]
The Dark Legacy of Rome
“Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?” The classic comedy of Monty Python’s Life of Brian sums up the modern perception that the Roman empire was a force for good. But there are darker aspects […]
Saviour of Rome by Douglas Jackson
AD 72. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known as Vespasian, is Emperor of Rome – but his grip on power is weakening. Economic disaster threatens the city – and when Rome is threatened, so too is the Empire. Recently married and building a new home, Gaius Valerius Verrens thought he’d at last found a life away from […]
Historia Interviews: Ben Kane
Douglas Jackson chats to Ben Kane about Romans, research and the writing life. I’ve been fortunate to have been asked to interview historical fiction writer Ben Kane to celebrate the publication of his new novel, Eagles in the Storm, set in 15AD as Rome attempts to recover the eagle standards lost in the disastrous battle […]
She Wolves, Night Moths and Tomb Whores
Elisabeth Storrs explores the complex rules of prostitution in Ancient Rome. Prostitution is
Historia Interviews: Lindsey Davis
Robert Fabbri talks to bestselling author Lindsey Davis on the publication of her 30th novel. I thoroughly enjoyed Lindsey ’s new book, The Graveyard of the Hesperides, and finished it in two sittings over a weekend. Because I don’t normally read other books set in the same time that I write, so as not to […]