Spring (1894) by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, depicting the Cerealia in a Roman street
Spring – awakening from winter sleep, the celebration of new life, blossoms and fertility. In many religions, the revival from the dead and a fresh start.
Until the arrival of Christianity, Easter did not exist as a festival for Romans. So […]
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Out into the rain this morning on my way to the British Museum to see the Vikings, I walked down Earls Court Gardens and spotted sets of bicycles chained artistically to the railings. I guess there’s nowhere else to store them.
After fairly mundane ride on the Picadilly Line, I arrived at the British Museum, […]
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Writing guest posts, emails and tweets about INCEPTIO, PERFIDITAS, SUCCESSIO and AURELIA, I’ve been asked why I write the titles in capitals. Some bloggers and respondees have written the book names with title case, e.g. Inceptio, Perfiditas and I’ve gently pointed out that it’s not quite correct.
So here’s the reason…I’m not SHOUTING, but following […]
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