Legion - Life in the Roman Army

It’s that exhibition that Roman enthusiasts are clamouring to see.

The British Museum is rather good at themed exhibitions; the Nero one was terrific as were those featuring Pompeii, the Celts and the World of Stonehenge. When ‘Legion – Life in the Roman Army’ was first announced in the members’ newsletter, I wept bitter […]

Power grabs and dictators

A post from 2017 but updated for 2024 and again for 2025 as little seems to change…

The Death of Caesar, Vincenzo Camuccini, 1798 (public domain)

It’s March 2025 and here we are again. the war in Ukraine continues, the despot in the Kremlin is still trying to land grab like a gangster. […]

EXSILIUM published! What is it about a book launch?

EXSILIUM is the eleventh in the Roma Nova series, thirteenth fiction and fifteenth full book that I’ve written. I’m not counting the four contributions to collections, although I should. 😉

My first Roma Nova story, INCEPTIO, came out in 2013 to a packed (standing room only at one stage) upper floor at Waterstone’s in Tunbridge […]