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Inventing a military unit like the 21st century Praetorian Guard Special Forces in my Roma Nova books was a risk. However, I chose to use the old Roman name because, although the original cohortes praetoriae became corrupt, they were the courageous, battle-hardened elite who guarded the Ancient Roman emperor’s life with theirs. Today in Roma […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!July 17th, 2026 | Category: Alternate history, Alternative history, History, Roma Nova, Roman military, Roman traditions, Women warriors | Leave a comment Statia Mitela who features in ‘The Idealist’, the third HEROICA story, a dual timeline story, is undoubtedly rash. But she’s also courageous and altruistic. Unlike the two other heroines featuring in HEROICA, she isn’t serving in the military, but is a senator and head of the powerful Mitela family in the mid 19th century. She […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!May 12th, 2026 | Tags: alternate history, Books, Characters, heroines, historical fiction, Italy, Mazzini, Roma Nova, Roman republic | Category: Alternate history, Books, Characters, HEROICA, History, New book, Roma Nova, Short stories, Women warriors | 2 comments In the second HEROICA story, Honoria Mitela is a Pretorian Guard soldier in 17th century Roma Nova. She’s achieved the rank of prefect (praefectus), a senior commander. Grades and ranks still reflect the classic Roman Empire ones, something that will change in the 19th century to a mixture of classic and the equivalents of other […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!May 11th, 2026 | Tags: 17th century, alternative history, Characters, heroines, historical, historical fiction, Roma Nova, Vienna | Category: Alternative history, Books, EXSILIUM, HEROICA, History, New book, Pre-launch snippets, Roma Nova, Short stories, Women warriors | Leave a comment |
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