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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 […] 
Whatever your take on midwinter, there’s always a celebration and authors love to party! Historical fiction author Helen Hollick has arranged a terrific bash. When you’ve read my contribution below, hop over and take a virtual glass with some of the others – list and links below. But don’t hop off before you’ve read […] 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 […] |
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