Roman doesn't mean one thing

Traditionally, ancient Rome was founded in 753 BC. It grew into one of the largest empires in the ancient world with roughly 20% of the world’s population and an area of 6.5 million square kilometres at its height.

Plagued by internal instability and attacked by various migrating peoples, the western part of the empire broke […]

Romans and steampunk?

Today, I don’t only have a guest, I’m actually swapping blogs with Daniel Ottalini, another ‘Roman nut’ but with a difference…

Daniel Ottalini is the author of The Steam Empire Series, a fantastical Roman and steampunk story brought to life in his debut novel, Brass Legionnaire. Daniel has been an avid reader all his […]

Roman dating essentials

With Julius Caesar (He’s the one on the plinth.)

Watching the countdown calendar to the publication day of INCEPTIO reminded me that the first of the month in the Roman system – the Kalends – ended up as our word for measuring the whole thing – calendar.

In my Roma Nova thrillers, I […]