Hello history-lovers! It’s been a while since the last Ancient Everyday post back in April, so I thought it high-time for another one. Last time we looked at Childbirth in the Ancient World, but this time we’re going to be a bit more light-hearted. Today, I wanted to look at drinking cups in the Roman […]
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 […]
Showering, bathing and generally keeping clean is something that we take for granted today. For most people, washing is part of the daily routine. If you look at the Middle Ages, this was not the case. In fact, medieval people were pretty filthy. This isn’t surprising as bathing was considered a sin by many. This […]
Do you use a bathroom? Of course you do! Everybody does. They might vary in design or level of fanciness, sure, but every person on earth, and throughout history, has had to do their business. And they usually have done in a certain spot, be it a bush, a hole in the ground, a pot, […]
I thought I would try a new series of blog posts looking briefly at everyday items in the ancient world. Historical fiction is often about great battles, political events, and large-than-life characters. However, one of the things that anchors these stories more firmly in the past are the everyday items that decorate the homes of […]
Greetings Readers, Hellenophiles, and Romanophiles! Eagles and Dragons Publishing is proud to present an all new ‘World of’ blog series that will take a look at the research, people, and places related to the newest book in The Etrurian Players series, An Altar of Indignities: A Dramatic and Romantic Comedy of Ancient Rome and Athens. […]
Salvete Readers and Romanophiles! Welcome back to The World of Sincerity is a Goddess, the blog series in which we share the research for our latest novel, Sincerity is a Goddess: A Dramatic and Romantic Comedy of Ancient Rome. If you missed the second post on theatres in ancient Rome, you can read that by […]
Salvete Readers and Romanophiles! Welcome back to The World of Sincerity is a Goddess, the blog series in which we share the research for our latest novel, Sincerity is a Goddess: A Dramatic and Romantic Comedy of Ancient Rome. If you missed the first post on drama and actors in ancient Rome, you can read […]
Salvete, ancient history-lovers! Welcome back to the blog and the first post of the New Year on Writing the Past! Over the years, one of the main goals of this blog has been to share the research I have been doing, whether it is for a fiction work-in-progress, or a wish to share some added […]
When you enter the abode of the god Which smells of incense, you must be pure And thought is pure when you think with piety This was the inscription that greeted pilgrims who passed through the propylaia, the main gate into the sanctuary of the god Asklepios at ancient Epidaurus. Last week we looked at […]