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Lupercales, Andrea Camassei (1602-1649), Prado Museum Mid February, the time of roses and chocolate when romance is in the air… And isn’t it the quaint descendant of the old Roman festival of Lupercalia? Er, no. ‘Quaint’ is definitely not the word. In AD 495, Christian bishop of Rome, Gelasius, finally managed to […] Carina, the heroine of the first three Roma Nova books, has an honorary title of ‘Countess Carina’ as her grandmother’s heir. As the head of the family/tribe, Aurelia is called ‘Countess Mitela’. Now why do the descendants of Romans have these titles? And how does the relationship work between the imperatrix, the ruler of Roma […] 
Tarpeian Rock, site of execution of traitors in Ancient Rome Betrayal – personal, professional and political – is the theme of PERFIDITAS. How does betrayal change the individual? What are the underlying values of Roma Nova that Carina fears to betray? Some thoughts… Betrayal, treachery, treason, deceit, perfidy – all names for […] |
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