Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Wind back 2000 years to Ancient Rome

Campus Martius Rome, AD 300 (reconstruction)

Shopping is a national obsession in many countries and December is the peak of the frenzy. In a way, it’s a sign of the relative wealth of 21st century people, but in another it plays to the instincts of acquisition and, somewhere in the lizard brain, survival. […]

EXSILIUM cover reveal!

Here it is! I’m delighted with this cover by Jessica Bell Design for EXSILIUM, the sequel to JULIA PRIMA.

It’s always exciting talking through the cover concepts and considering the first ideas that Jessica produces. She always happy to work through any changes or adjustments, but also saves me from having mad ideas!

EXSILIUM […]

Colchester Roman Festival - wind and all

Lindsey Davis, Alison Morton, Ruth Downie

Yes, they let us back to the second Roman festival in Colchester (Camulodonum for Romans) on 29 and 30 July.

The ‘old crowd of authors – Simon Turney (S J A Turney), Ruth Downie, Alex Gough, Harry Sidebottom, L J Trafford, Mary Jarratt, Robin Price and I from last year were enhanced by historian, […]