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Cicero accusing Cataline, Maccari Hall, Italian Senate (Public domain) Roman senators: men in white togas, lots of waffle, drama, hot air and the odd good speech. Such is the (often wildly inaccurate) impression that we gain from television and film of Rome’s Senate. The senatus romanus was one of the most enduring institutions […] 
Unwritten codes of behaviour, maintaining standards, behaving ‘properly’ are as old as the hills, at least as old as the Seven Hills of Rome. The mos maiorum, loosely translated as ‘ancestral custom’ was the unwritten code of ancient Rome. It included time-honoured principles, behavioural models and social practices that affected every aspect of life in […] 
I’m often asked this when I do interviews, talks or simply chatting to readers, but I don’t think I’ve ever put it all in one place on this my own blog. Well, three things! Ampurias mosaic The first was when I was on holiday in north-east Spain one summer. Here’s the story… A […] |
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