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The old clichéd saying that ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ is true, but so was its ‘decline and fall’ equally slow. Going from its traditionally accepted date of foundation the Roman Empire in the West of 753 BC, it lasted 1229 years in the West until the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD. […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!November 8th, 2017 | Tags: maps, Roman Empire, Roman roads, Romans, Rome, street plans, Trajan | Category: Latin, Research, Roma Nova, Roman life, Roman military, Roman traditions, Travel | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Today, I’m delighted to welcome Ruth Downie back to the Roma Nova writing world. She’s talked before about historic truth and donkey poo, and wrote a poignant account ‘from below’ at the court of Boudica as part of A Year of Ravens. Of course, Roma Novans know her as the name on the endorsement for […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!October 6th, 2016 | Tags: blog tour, Characters, Crime, Historical Novel Society, Rome | Category: Authors, Books, Other people's websites/blogs, Roman life, Roman military, Romans | Comments are closed Twenty-first century Roma Nova military train with state of the art weaponry; their firepower and weapon handling are undoubted. But they also train on a ‘volunteer’ basis with a modern carbon steel version of the traditional Pompeii gladius, a short sword in use from at least AD 79 and not uncommon in the 4th century […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!September 24th, 2016 | Tags: fighting skills, gladius, heroines, historical, Pompeii | Category: Alternate history, AURELIA, Excerpts, INCEPTIO, Research, Roma Nova, Roman military, SUCCESSIO, Women warriors | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) |
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