We’re heading back into the province of Africa Proconsularis this week with a brief look at one of the best preserved ‘small towns’ of Roman North Africa – Thugga. I visited Thugga (also spelled ‘Dougga’) a few years ago, when I was doing research in Tunisia for Children of Apollo and Killing the Hydra. I […]
As with The World of Children of Apollo, this blog series will take a look at many of the people and places that the series protagonist, Lucius Metellus Anguis, encounters throughout his journey. So, let’s step back in time to the early 3rd century A.D., and explore the first place Lucius comes to in Book II. The […]
Greetings readers and history-lovers! I’m pleased to welcome you to the very first post in this new blog series about the ancient Olympics and Eagles and Dragons Publishing’s newest book, Heart of Fire – A Novel of the Ancient Olympics. Over the next ten weeks or so, we will be looking at all aspects of […]
In this fifth and final part of The World of A Dragon among the Eagles, we’re going to take a brief look at a city that has perhaps captured history-lovers’ imaginations more than any other – Alexandria. There were, of course, many Alexandrias in the world, stretching from Greece to India, but the one we […]
One of the great things about reading and writing historical fiction is that one is given the chance to journey to a time and place far away from the modern world. In this fourth part of The World of A Dragon among the Eagles, we’re going on location to some of the places where the […]
Part I Ancient Origins – The Mythological Beginnings of the Olympic Games Greetings readers and history-lovers! I’m pleased to welcome you to the very first post in this blog series about the ancient Olympics and Eagles and Dragons Publishing’s exciting historical fantasy novel, Heart of Fire – A Novel of the Ancient Olympics. In this […]
The Legions are marching! A Dragon among the Eagles – A Novel of the Roman Empire, the prequel book in the Eagles and Dragons series is now out. To celebrate the release of this action-packed novel, I’m posting a five-part blog series entitled The World of A Dragon among the Eagles. In this short blog […]
Part I – Leptis Magna: The Jewel of Roman North Africa As with The World of Children of Apollo, this blog series will take a look at many of the people and places that the series protagonist, Lucius Metellus Anguis, encounters throughout his journey. So, let’s step back in time to the early 3rd […]
Part I – The Roman Empire in A.D 197 In this short blog series, I’m going to look at the world in which A Dragon among the Eagles takes place, the Empire itself, the state of the army, Rome’s primary enemies, and the many places of the Middle East where most of the action takes […]
It’s been a while since I last posted in the Ancient Everyday series. Last year we looked at the ritual of going to the public baths, the interesting experience of using a public toilet, and the use of mirrors in the ancient world. Today, we’re going to take a very brief look at childbirth in […]